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 …

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved the elevation of 29 civil servants in the state to the post of permanent secretaries. The list of the newly appointed Permanent Secretaries was contained in a statement by the Head of Service, Mr Leye Aina on Monday evening. The statement read: “The Governor of Osun State, His Excellency, Senator Ademola Jackson …

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has dedicated his victory at the Supreme Court to God. In a unanimous judgement, the Supreme Court affirmed Adeleke’s election, which has been a matter of prolonged litigation between him and former Governor Gboyega Oyetola, whom he toppled in the election last 16th July. Adeleke reacted: “This is a historic landmark in the history …

The Supreme Court will deliver judgement on Tuesday in the 16th July governorship election tussle in Osun State. A five-member panel of Justices, led by Justice John Okoro, fixed the after all the parties involved adopted their written briefs in the matter after. The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, had set aside the decision of the Osun State Governorship Election …

The Asiwaju of Ijesaland, Chief Yinka Fasuyi, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State have described the selection of principal officers of the University of Ilesa by Governor Ademola Adeleke as a breach of universal best practice. In a letter to the governor on Friday, the Ijesa leader noted that the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor should have emerged from …

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has assured the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola to feel free within the state, saying nobody can chase him away. “Mr Minister, I am assuring you, that this is your state, nobody can chase you away”, Adeleke told Aregbesola on Tuesday when he joined the former governor of the state to launch the …

It’s decision day for former Osun State governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, delivers judgement in the election dispute before it. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Adeleke winner of the last 16th July governorship election, ousting …

All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday assured the people of Osun State and his party supporters of his commitment to create jobs for the unemployed and make credit available for business owners in the state. Tinubu made the comment while speaking in Yoruba to a mammoth crowd who thronged the venue of the campaign …