The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Osun State has restated its readiness to collaborate with other political parties to end the reign of the current governor, Ademola Adeleke, in the next governorship election. The party also offered to mobilise for any candidate with the capacity to win in the poll, urging parties to work together and support the right …

Members of the Osun State Executive Council have reiterated their loyalty to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its leader, Governor Ademola Adeleke. The cabinet members, comprising commissioners and special advisers, also discarded rumours that the governor would leave the PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing newsmen on behalf of the forum of commissioners and special advisers at …

Members of the House of Representatives from Osun State on Friday assured the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor Ademola Adeleke of their continued support and loyalty. The lawmakers, eight in number, dismissed a statement credited to their colleague, Oluwole Oke, who earlier in the week, resigned his membership of the PDP and claimed that other PDP lawmakers were planning …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osun Sector Command, has confirmed the death of five persons in an accident that occurred on the Ife-Ilesa highway on Saturday. This is contained in a statement by the FRSC spokesperson in the state, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, in Osogbo. Ogungbemi said that the accident was a result of reckless driving. She explained that the …

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has said he has already met his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde, to seek an amicable resolution to the boundary disputes involving the two states. The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, recently raised the alarm over violent clashes between the people of Oke Oba in Iwo and those from Lagelu Local Government Area of …

Residents of Ikire, Osun State, were thrown into panic on Sunday after a corpse was discovered at a deserted bus stop along the Ife/Ibadan Expressway. The unidentified body was reportedly dumped at the location in the early hours, raising fears among locals who avoided the area. The abandoned bus stop, where the corpse was found, is situated near a Divisional …

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 …