The local government election in Osun on Saturday witnessed poor turnout of the electorate in the state despite previous controversy. It would be recalled that the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi and the Nigeria Police Force had called for the suspension of the exercise. While the AGF...
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The Labour Party (LP) in Osun has announced its withdrawal from Saturday’s local government election in the state. The Chairman of LP in Osun, Mr Adebayo Bello, made the announcement while speaking with newsmen on Friday in Osogbo. Bello said that the party was withdrawing from the election due...
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has urged Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun to respect the recent judgment of the Court of Appeal, Akure Division, which restored local government officials removed in 2022. Fagbemi made the call in a statement in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has said that the local government election slated for Saturday would hold. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, on Thursday advised Adeleke not to proceed with the election. Fagbemi urged...
A member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), Sen. Olu Alabi, has said nobody’s political ambition is worth the blood of any citizen in the ongoing local government crisis in Osun. Alabi, in a statement on Thursday in Osogbo, said the tragic loss of six lives...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to prevail on Gov. Ademola Adeleke not to go ahead with the conduct of the Saturday’s local government election. Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker, made the appeal in a chat with...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the Osun local government crisis which has claimed no fewer than six lives in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the resolution followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Rep. Bamidele Salam (PDP-Osun) and nine other...
Police Command in Osun has confirmed that six persons lost their lives in the crisis over the control of local government secretariats in Osun on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the crisis erupted between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),...
Suspected thugs inside buses and on motorcycles on Monday invaded Olorunda Local Government Secretariat, Igbona, in Osogbo wielding machetes and other dangerous weapons The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the development is coming barely days to Saturday’s local government election coming up across the state. NAN gathered...
There were pockets of violence in some local governments on Monday as members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) engaged in skirmishes over control of local government secretariats. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who was at Ife East Local Government...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Osun Chapter, has instructed all members working in Local Government Areas (LGAs) to withdraw their services from Monday midnight. Osun NLC Chairman, Mr Christopher Arapasopo, issued the statement in response to the political tension following a Court of Appeal judgment in the state. He...
Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has announced its withdrawal from the forthcoming local government polls in Osun. The party’s Chairman, Mr Wale Adebayo, announced this in a statement issued on Saturday in Osogbo. Adebayo cited what he called lack of transparency exhibited by Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) as...
Members of the Omoluabi Progressives, a political group of a former governor of Osun, Rauf Aregbesola, said they had agreed to quit the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is contained in a statement signed by the group’s organising and publicity secretary, Oluwaseun Abosede, and made available to the News...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, has urged Nigerians, especially members of the opposition parties to desist from making statements that could incite the masses against the government. Oyintiloye said that, while it is the right of the opposition parties to act as watchdogs to...
A young Nigerian man has been sentenced to death by hanging for stealing a fowl in Osun. This was revealed in a statement posted on the X account of the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke on Wednesday. The governor, however, said he had ordered an investigation into the matter,...
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to setup a probe panel on the incessant national grid collapse. Oyintiloye, while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo, said the incessant collapse of the grid was becoming...
Osun State Government and labour leaders in the state have agreed for the new minimum wage of N75,554 to officially take effect from Dec. 1. The Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr Kolapo Alimi, made this known in a statement on Friday. Alimi said the implementation date was...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced the tracking of more than N10 billion constituency projects executed by federal lawmakers in Osun. The head of the ICPC team, Mrs Mary Oke, disclosed this on Saturday during the tracking of federal constituency projects in Osogbo,...
The Head of Lagbaja Family of Ilobu kingdom, Mr Demola Lagbaja, has said it is regrettable that the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoheed Lagbaja, did not enjoy life outside the military. The family head spoke on Monday while receiving the St. Charles Grammar School, Osogbo, Old...
The Osun Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended Mr Rauf Aregbesola, the immediate past Minister of Interior, over alleged anti-party activities. The suspension is contained in a letter signed by Tajudeen Lawal and Alao Kamoru, the party’s Chairman and Secretary, respectively. The letter was addressed to...