Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has denied withdrawing N5 billion from the state’s accounts as well as awarding the reconstruction of the road leading to the Adeleke University in Ede, In a statement by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed on Wednesday, he said the allegations being peddled on social...
Osun State
The Palace of Aree of Iree in Boripe North Local Council Development Area of Osun, was on Thursday evening vandalised and set on fire by angry youths in the town. The palace was said to have been burnt by youths who were not pleased about the arrest of the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has tasked the members of the panels and committees to track all looted public assets belonging to the state. A statement issued by the governor’s spokesman, Malam Olawale Rasheed, said Adeleke gave the charge after inaugurating four panels in...
The Osun Police Command on Monday said it had arrested 10 suspects over the attacks across some motor parks in the state on the premise of forceful takeover of the parks. SP Yemisi Opalola, the Command’s Spokesperson, in a statement, said five guns, nine live and four expended cartridges...
The Osun House of Assembly has dismissed the order of Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun reversing the state’s name to the constitutionally recognised one. The legislative insisted that the state anthem, crest and flag are an enactments of law and therefore could not be changed, but by process of...
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun, on Monday, issued six executive orders reversing appointments made by former governor Gboyega Oyetola, including appointments of workers and installation of traditional rulers. This is contained in a statement by his Spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed. The governor signed the executive orders on Monday, including...
Osun civil servants working at the State Secretariat in Abere, Osogbo, on Monday received the newly sworn in Governor, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, to his office amidst pomp and pageantry. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the workers who had been waiting at the entrance of the State...
Out-going Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun approved the appointment of 30 Permanent Secretaries on Thursday to fill existing vacancies in the state’s civil service. This is contained in a statement issued by the Head of Service, Dr Festus Oyebade. In a spontaneous reaction, the governor-elect, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, said...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Southwest on Saturday reiterated their commitment to the victory of Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, in 2023 presidential election. They spoke at the inauguration of meeting of Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) Grassroots Engagement and Civic Orientation (Southwest), on...
Unknown assailants, on Thursday, set ablaze the office of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ede South Local Government Area of Osun. INEC Spokesperson in Osun, Mrs Oluwaseun Osimosu, confirmed the attack to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Osimosu said that the Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in the...
Kingmakers in Iree, Boripe Local Government Area of Osun, have called on the state government to reconsider the process that produced Prince Raphael Ademola, as the new 16th Aree of Iree in the town. One of the kingmakers in the town, the Aogun of Iree, Chief Saliu Atoyebi, who...
President Muhammadu Buhari says the indices of development in the mining sector has improved as Nigeria, for the first time, has a world-class goldmine in Segiola, Osun State. Buhari disclosed this on Tuesday in his address at the 6th Edition of the Nigerian Mining Week at the International Conference...
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has suspended political activities for the week following the death of Ifeanyi, son of David Adeleke (Davido). NATIONAL ACCORD had earlier reported that Davido, who is a nephew of State Governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke, lost his son...
Osun State Government has launched a N20- million monthly social support scheme in Osogbo on Friday to tackle poverty and to protect vulnerable persons. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the initiative targets 4,000 beneficiaries to widen the state’s social inclusion net, empower the less privileged and...
Osun Governor-elect, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, says his administration will be accountable to the people of the state, vowing that he will not betray the trust reposed in him. Adeleke made this known while receiving the report of the Transition Committee on Thursday in Ede town. Adeleke, who lauded members...
The Osun Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) has declared all the 69 chairmanship and 393 councillorship candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as winners of Saturday’s local government election in the state. The Chairman of OSIEC, Mr Segun Oladitan, while announcing the official results, as well as issuing...
The Osun State Police Command have discovered the decomposing body of an aged landlord, Oladepo Asaolu, after about four days of disappearance. It was gathered that Asaolu, an indigene of Ora-Igbomina, Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun State, was the Babaloja of the ancient town. It was gathered that...
The Ekiti State Police Command has paraded 19 suspects on Tuesday at Ado-Ekiti one of whom allegedly broke into a church in Osun and stole N600,000 offerings. Police spokesman, DSP Sunday Abutu, said the suspect already confessed to the crime and would be arraigned after completion of investigation. He...
Insecurity will be brought to an end before the end of the year, President Muhammadu Buhari assured in Ile-Ife, Osun, on Saturday. He gave the assurance at the grand finale of the 2022 Olojo Festival. The Olojo Festival is an ancient festival celebrated annually in Ile-Ife. It was once...
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to embrace farming to enhance the country’s food security. Buhari made the appeal in a message to the annual Olojo festival in Ile-Ife, Osun. Represented by Minister of Interior, Rauf ArAregbèsola, the president said farming remained the bedrock of Nigeria’s economy and necessary...