Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Sunday alleged that the engine of an aircraft carrying him might have been tampered with. Last Tuesday, a private jet – Bombadier Global Express 6000 owned by billionaire businessman, Chief Adedeji Adeleke – caught fire at take-off point at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Chief Adeleke is the father of Afrobeat superstar, …

The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru has called on members of the party to resolve their differences, work towards a stronger party and sack the current governor of the state, Senator Ademola Adeleke from office in 2026. At a reception organised for him by the APC leadership of Osogbo federal constituency on Saturday in …

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Sunday hosted Super Falcons duo Rasheedat Ajibade and Rofiat Imuran in Ede, his hometown, after their outing at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Nigeria exited the tournament last week, after a 4-2 penalty shootout defeat against England in the round of 16. Ajibade and Imuran were among …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, through its elected local government chairmen and councilors, has dragged Governor Ademola Adeleke before a Federal High Court, Osogbo over plans to appoint caretaker committees for the state’s 30 local government councils. Last Wednesday, Adeleke, alongside the leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), announced plans to appoint a local government …

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has urged the state civil servants to ignore a viral post on an alleged new salary scale. Adeleke said the information in the post is fake. A statement on Monday by the governor’s spokesperson, Mr. Olawale Rasheed explained that the viral information circulating on social media did not come from the state government. Rasheed noted …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has blasted the state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke for appointing himself as Commissioner of Works. The party maintained that the assignment of the commissioners to different ministries was disastrous as it showed clear cases of putting some square pegs in the round holes. In a statement by its state Chairman, Hon. Tajudeen …

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has said his administration is considering adjusting working days for civil servants, to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal. Adeleke made the disclosure at the stakeholders’ meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party held at the party’s secretariat in Osogbo on Friday. At the meeting attended by former governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola, the deputy …

The Osun State Government has stated that it is unaware of any plans to subvert the death sentence on Dr. Rahman Adedoyin. In a statement by the state government on Monday, the governor’s spokesperson, Mr. Olawale Rasheed described the media reports as false. It affirmed that Governor Ademola Adeleke has no plan to pardon Adedoyin. Rasheed also said that the …

A civil society group, World Institute for Peace(WIP) has urged Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke to reinstate three suspended monarchs in the state and to stop playing politics with Yoruba tradition. Adeleke had recently slammed suspension on three monarchs – Akirun of Ikirun, Owa of Igbajo, and Aree of Iree – appointed by immediate past governor, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola …

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has dissolved the state’s seventh Assembly and made a proclamation for the sixth  Assembly. Adeleke conveyed the dissolution and the proclamation to the Clerk of the State Assembly, according to a statement by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed. In two separate letters to the clerk, the governor cited relevant sections of the constitution to …