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The All Progressives Congress has appointed former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adejare Bello, as Co-Director of its Directorate of Stage Organisation and Management for the 2027 presidential campaign. The appointment was contained in a fresh statement announcing the creation of a new directorate and…
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has paid glowing tribute to the late leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, who died on Tuesday at the age of 100. In a condolence statement issued on Wednesday by the palace Director of Media and Public Affairs,…
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The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone XI Command Headquarters, Osogbo, Bassey Ewah, has warned residents of Osun and Oyo States against scooping petrol from overturned or accidented tankers. Ewah issued the warning in a press release on Monday, signed by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, SP…
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Former federal lawmaker and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Olusola Adeyeye, has said President Bola Tinubu should not be blamed for the removal of fuel subsidy, insisting that the policy had been removed before his assumption of office. Adeyeye stated this while featuring on Western Spring Television’s Morning…
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The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Ajibola Basiru, has felicitated a former Deputy Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly and chieftain of the party, Rt. Hon. Akintunde Adegboye, on his 67th birthday. Basiru, in a congratulatory message, described Hon. Adegboye as a core progressive who…
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The Osun State Police Command has paraded six suspects over the murder of Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as Ajagungbade Emir. It would be recalled that Ajagungbade, a supporter of the Accord Party in Osun, was shot dead on September 13 during a clash involving him and a group led by…
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Accord Party chairman in Ogun State, Hon. Michael Rotimi Oke, has said Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State could face disciplinary action over his reported appointment as coordinator of President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 presidential campaign in Osun State, if it is established that he acted against his party’s interests. Oke,…
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Sunday received members of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council led by its Director-General, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, at his Ile Oodua Palace. A statement by the palace Director of Media, Moses Olafare, noted that Yari, while speaking during the…
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The Osun Amotekun Corps has arrested five suspects in connection with alleged theft, conspiracy, burglary, and fraud across the state. The suspects are Adebisi Olalere, 30; Isiaka Yinusa, 33; Farika Azeez, 30; Daniel Moses, 30; and Monday Lawrence, 30. Osun Amotekun spokesperson, Yusuf Idowu, in a statement on Saturday, said…
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The Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Owa Clement Haastrup, has reiterated that unlawful activities of Omo Onile and arbitrary use of community authority to harass, intimidate and extort landowners will not be tolerated in Ijesaland. Oba Haastrup stated this on Saturday while inaugurating the reconstituted 9-man Owa Committee on Land Matters…
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