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By Tunde Olamilekan In commemoration of Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has granted amnesty to 36 convicts currently serving sentences at the Nigerian Correctional Service facilities in Ilesa and Ile-Ife. This was disclosed in a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on Wednesday. According to…
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The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress will win the 2026 governorship election in Osun State. Oyetola, who spoke in Iragbiji, Osun State, on Monday at an event to mark his 71st birthday, attributed his optimism to the current unity…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Sheriff Akintunde, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on on Bureau of Social Services, to Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has described President Bola Tinubu as a pretentious moralist who does not practice what he preaches. Akintunde in a post on his Facebook page, claimed Tinubu…
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By Tunde Olamilekan An X user, DON “Tobechukwu” Ade @Row_Haastrup, has alleged that a serving Commissioner in Osun State duped his family to the tune of N350,000 in 1995. The X user said the Commissioner, whom he did not mention, partnered with his father and allegedly duped him. He stated…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has called on politicians, regardless of their political parties to reject division and embrace unity for the development of the state. The governor made the appeal on Saturday during the 2025 Olojo Festival in Ile-Ife. Represented by his deputy, Prince Kola Adewusi,…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The All Progressives Congress in Osun State has slammed the state chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Christopher Arapasopo, describing him as a “monumental misfit” for the leadership of the labour union in the state. The APC accused Arapasopo of turning himself into the political…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has urged the newly sworn-in members of the National Youth Service Corps in the state to leave lasting footprints of service in the communities where they will be posted. Adeleke stated this on Friday at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Batch…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The wife of Osun State Governor, Mrs Titilola Adeleke, has reaffirmed the state’s commitment to advancing women’s and children’s empowerment through targeted initiatives in education, health, and agriculture. Mrs Adeleke made the call at the High-Level Summit on Economic, Trade, Empowerment, Investment, and Cultural Exchange, held during…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has slammed Governor Ademola Adeleke over the approval of the sum of N678 million for the reconstruction of the Sango-Timi Shrine and Groove in Ede. The party equally accused Adeleke of concentrating projects in his hometown at the expense…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Residents of Kajola community in Iwo, Osun State, have appealed to the state government to urgently intervene in their lingering power crisis. The residents said they have been in total blackout since the breakdown of their electricity transformer five months ago. Other areas affected by the blackout…
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