By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – Osun State Police Command has deployed personnel to provide security and monitor a protest embarked on by certain groups in Osogbo, the state capital. The Take It Back Movement had announced a nationwide peaceful protest against economic hardship, rallying support from Nigerians and other...
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BY OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has commended the political acumen of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, describing his inclusion in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet as a phenomenon worthy of academic study. Oba Ogunwusi spoke on Thursday during the 2025 OAU Distinguished Personality Lecture titled:...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states for Saturday, June 20 and Saturday, August 8, 2026, respectively. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, made this known on Friday, during the swearing-in of six newly appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners, recently confirmed by the...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says young people are being engaged in the anti-corruption war to equip them with knowledge and empowerment against the temptations of corruption. The ICPC Resident Anti-corruption Commissioner in Osun, Mr Yusuf Olatunji, made the remarks on Wednesday in Osogbo...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Friday met with former Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola. Aregbesola, a former close ally of President Bola Tinubu, received the former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in his apartment in Osun State. Atiku posted a video of the meeting on...
Excitement on Friday gripped the ancient town of Ilesa in Osun as Prince Adesuyi Haastrup was about to be crowned as the 41st Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland. As early as 8.00a.m, residents of the town trooped out in different attires heading to the venue of the coronation ceremony. The News...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has announced a cash reward of N5 million for credible information leading to the rearrest of inmates that recently escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesha, Osun. The Service’s Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Umar, disclosed this in a...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Osun Command, says it is working with Department of State Services (DSS) to re-capture seven inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the command declared the inmates missing due to rain which...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- )The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has commenced a manhunt for seven inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ilesa, Osun, following damage to the facility’s perimeter wall caused by heavy rainfall. The Service’s spokesman, Abubakar Umar, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, has urged APC members in Osun to focus efforts on unseating the ruling PDP. Oyetola, the immediate past Governor of Osun, made the appeal during a strategic meeting with key party stakeholders on Friday in the state. This is...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Osogbo branch, has condemned the arson of the Osun High Court in Ilesa on Monday. The NBA, in a statement by its Chairman, Mr Yemi Abiona, on Tuesday in Osogbo, described the incident as a “heinous attack that poses a serious threat to justice...
The Management of the University of Ilesa, Osun, on Saturday announced the death of a 100 level student of the institution who was electrocuted while charging his mobile phone. In a statement issued by the University’s Registrar, Mr Funso Ojo, the deceased student, Gbolahan Ojolo was a 100 level...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has called on the security agencies to take swift action to restore peace and prevent alleged planned attacks on local government secretariats in the state. The party specifically called on the Inspector-General of Police, the Director-General of the Department of State Services(DSS)...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to investigate Justice A .A. Aderibigbe of the Osun High Court for granting an order recognising vacancies in the local government areas. Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker, made the call while...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Osun Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to comply with the Court of Appeal ruling reinstating APC Local Government chairmen and councillors. The party’s Osun chapter Director of Media and Publicity, Mr Kola Olabisi, made the call in Abuja on Sunday. He spoke at a...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the Local Government election conducted last Saturday by Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), labelling it illegal and unconstitutional. APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, issued the statement on Sunday in Abuja, describing the election as...
The newly elected chairmen of the 30 local government councils in Osun State have received their Certificates of Return. On Saturday, the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) swept all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the South-Western state. A day later, the...
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – An Osogbo based pro-democracy group, Osun Democrats for Democracy (ODD) has poured encomiums on the Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Mr Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi, the entire leadership of the service and its personnel in Osun state for their display of...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in all the 30 local government areas (LGAs) in Osun State. The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Hashim Abioye, announced this at a press conference on Saturday. More to follow…