Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has insisted that the local government elections scheduled for Saturday will proceed as planned despite an appeal from the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, to suspend the polls. In a statement on Friday, Adeleke’s spokesperson, Mr. Olawale Rasheed emphasised that democracy is guided by the rule of …

A violent clash over a chieftaincy dispute in the Esa-Oke community of Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State has reportedly left one person, identified as Clement Ajayi, dead, while several others sustained gunshot injuries. The conflict erupted following Governor Ademola Adeleke’s appointment of Prince Timileyin Ajayi as the Olojudo of Ido Ajegunle, a neighbouring community to Esa-Oke. However, residents …

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and his Kwara State counterpart, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, have declared Monday a work-free day for teachers in both public and private schools across the states in commemoration of this year’s World Teachers’ Day. In a statement by the Osun State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr. Kolapo Alimi, Governor Adeleke said the gesture was meant …

Nigerian-born mixed martial artist Israel Adesanya has visited his country home, Osun, with the UFC star set to be honoured by the people of Esa-Oke in the state. The Sajuku of Esa-Oke, Chief Akin Onifade, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that Adesanya would be honoured at the Esa-Oke Day celebration later this year. NAN reports that …

Osun state government has denied recording 13 cases of cholera, describing the report of the confirmed cases in the state as inaccurate. In a statement on Sunday, 23 June, the Osun government through the special adviser to the governor on health matters, Adekunle Akindele hinted that the state is yet to record any confirmed case of cholera. He explained that …

The immediate past Chairman of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority, Alhaji Sola Lawal died on Thursday following a brief illness, according to a statement by the families of Ogunyemi and Lawal. An accomplished journalist, respected politician and astute administrator, Lawal was 61 years old last 5 April. The Otun-Aare Adeen of the Source at Ile Ife Muslim Community in …

The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke said he inherited more than 80 per cent infrastructural deficit from the immediate past administration of the state. Adeleke disclosed this at a programme organised by the Osun Development Association in Lagos on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the programme was,  ‘A celebration of Founding Members, …

Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Friday in Osogbo declared that the fortune of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State had nosedived in the state with the gale of defection that hit its rank. The immediate past governor of the state, Oyetola spoke at a rally organised to receive PDP ex-National Deputy Chairman, Alhaji …

The Osun State Government, on Saturday, said it had obeyed the order of an Osun State High Court, which restrained Governor Ademola Adeleke from presenting staff of office to the new Aree of Iree, Oba Muritala Oyelakin. In a statement obtained in Osogbo, the state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi clarified that Oba Oyelakin had been appointed …

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State says he has not taken any loan since he assumed office on 27 November 2022. Adeleke said this at the second edition of “Ipade Imole”, a forum where he gave stewardship to the people of the state on Tuesday in Ilesa. The governor said his decision not to take any loan to finance projects …