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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has urged politicians and their supporters in Osun State to shun violence and embrace peace ahead of the August 15 gubernatorial election. The monarch gave the charge on Friday at his palace while receiving the reelection campaign team of Governor Ademola Adeleke. The…
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Members of the Osun State chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have accused the Osun State Government of deliberately instigating crises over the control of local government councils in the state. Addressing a press conference in Osogbo on…
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Mr Jamiu Olawumi, a former Special Adviser on Education to ex-Governor Gboyega Oyetola, has stated that Governor Ademola Adeleke will defeat the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the August 15 gubernatorial election in Osun State, Mr Bola Oyebamiji. This was as he claimed that Oyetola, who was defeated…
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The Special Adviser to Osun State Governor on Innovation, Science, Technology and Digital Economy, Mr Azeez Badmus, has condemned the attack on the office of his elder brother and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Engr. Lekan Badmus, at Isale-Osun, Osogbo. In an official release signed by his media…
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The political structure of Senator Iyiola Omisore has pitched its tent with Governor Ademola Adeleke, declaring “total support” for his reelection bid. The declaration was posted on Tuesday on Omisore’s Facebook page, ending weeks of speculation about where the former Osun deputy governor would pitch his tent for the August…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke, on Tuesday, launched his re-election campaign, declaring that he will secure a second term on August 15. Speaking at the programme, the governor said all legal steps were being taken to ensure the Accord Party’s presence on the ballot and to protect the voting rights of residents….
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A former Commissioner for Youth and Sports under ex-Governor Gboyega Oyetola, Mr Yemi Lawal, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress with immediate effect. Olayemi announced his exit in a resignation letter dated June 15, 2026, addressed to the APC leadership in Osun State. He said the decision followed wide…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has faulted the Federal High Court judgment deregistering five political parties, saying it violated a subsisting order of the Court of Appeal. Justice Peter Lifu, in a ruling on Monday, directed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to deregister the African Democratic Congress, ADC; Accord, A; Action…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has urged members of the 2026 Batch B, Stream I of the National Youth Service Corps deployed to the state to remain apolitical ahead of the Aug. 15 governorship election. Adeleke gave the charge on Monday while declaring open the 2026 Batch B, Stream I Orientation Course…
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The Osun State Muslim Community (OSMC) has called on electorates in Osun to vote for a competent candidate in the August 15 gubernatorial election. The President of the Osun Muslim Community, Alhaji Mustafa Olawuyi, who made the call on Sunday during a press conference to mark the New Islamic Year,…
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