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The All Progressives Congress, has announced that interested aspirants for the Osun State governorship primary would pay N50m to procure the nomination and expression of interest forms. The schedule was signed on Tuesday by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Suleiman Argungu. According to the schedule, the expression of interest form is fixed at N10m while the nomination form is pegged at N40m. Female aspirants and persons with disabilities are to obtain the expression of interest form free of charge, while youths between 25 and 40 years are entitled to a 50 percent discount on the nomination form. The timetable shows that the notice of election to the state chapter will be issued on Friday, October 3, 2025, while the update of membership register will commence on Monday, October 20, 2025, and close on Friday, October 31, 2025. The sale of nomination and expression of interest forms will run from Wednesday, November 12 to Wednesday, November 26, 2025. The deadline for submissio...

Osun State House of Assembly Deputy Speaker (7th Assembly), Right Honourable Olufemi Popoola, has described the 71st birthday celebration of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola, as a reflection of his lifelong commitment and dedication to the masses. ‎ ‎In his congratulatory message, Right Honourable Olufemi Popoola said the former Governor of Osun State is a true product and perfect example of transparency, justice and accountability. ‎ ‎According to him, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy is a man whose antecedents as a former Governor of Osun State and as the incumbent Minister of Marine and Blue Economy stand as a testament to his work ethic and unwavering ability to contribute to the growth of the nation and the development of individual lives. ‎ ‎The ranking lawmaker also highlighted the performance of Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola in his current national assignment, reiterating that the significant successes and economic breakthroughs he has recor...

The Springtime Development Foundation (SDF), in collaboration with the Veronica Adeleke Empowerment Initiative and the Osun State Ministry of Women Affairs, has trained about 500 women drawn from 30 local government areas of Osun State in domestic farming and entrepreneurship skills. As part of the programme, the state government also provided financial support, giving each beneficiary a grant of N50,000. The empowerment exercise, which took place on Thursday at the Springtime Foundation headquarters in Ede, was designed to teach women practical ways to engage in farming within their home compounds. The Chairman of Springtime Development Foundation, Dr Deji Adeleke, who was represented by his deputy, Banji Adesuyi, disclosed that the empowerment programme was packaged under the Veronica Adeleke Women Empowerment targeted at making women economically independent. According to Dr Deji,“This women empowerment scheme is the first of its kind in the state and participants were drawn from th...

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, Osun State chapter has commenced the resumption of suspended strike action. This is as the union directed all its members statewide to withdraw their services and refrain from reporting to work immediately. The notice of the strike action was contained in a statement signed by the Osun JUSUN chairman, Comrade Idris Adedayo on Friday in Osogbo. Adedayo in the statement disclosed that the resumption of the earlier suspended industrial action became inevitable after the expiration of a three day ultimatum earlier issued on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. He also said, the decision to downtool was also as a result of the Chairman of the Judicial Service Commission and Chief Judge of Osun State, Justice Oyetola Adepele Ojo failing to engage with the leadership of JUSUN. The statement read in part, “It is with great regret that we announce the escalation of our industrial action. Despite our letter of September 3, 2025, and the subsequent three-day u...

BREAKING: OSUN GOVT ISSUES DIRECTIVE ON TEXTBOOK USAGE IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS, BAN GRADUATION CEREMONIES OPEYEMI AKINYEMI, OSOGBO  The Osun State Government has issued a directive to all proprietors and proprietress of faith-based and private schools to approve and maintain a consistent list of textbooks to be used by pupils and students for three consecutive academic sessions. The State Government also placed a ban on graduation ceremonies for nursery and kindergarten pupils across public and private schools in the state. The move, according to the government, is aimed at reducing financial burdens on parents and guardians, and to ensure uniformity and stability in learning materials across schools. The directive was contained in a circular signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, M.A.K. Jimoh, and addressed to key stakeholders in the education sector. According to the circular, the decision followed concerns over the financial burden placed on parents, loss of instru...

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Osun State Branch, has decried what it described as worsening neglect of judiciary workers’ welfare in the state, warning that a suspended strike may be resumed if urgent steps are not taken. In a statement signed by its chairman, Comrade Idris Adedayo Adeniran, and made available to journalists in Osogbo on Wednesday, the union accused the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and the state government of failing to address long-standing issues affecting staff morale and productivity. According to the union, the non-payment of impress and statutory allowances since 2015, alongside the non-implementation of staff promotions and entitlements for 2024 and 2025, has crippled efficiency within the judicial system. “The judiciary, as the last hope of the common man, cannot effectively and efficiently discharge its constitutional responsibilities without motivated staff and adequate resources,” the statement read. JUSUN listed its key demands to inclu...

Ambassador Olatunji Awodiran Leovest Rallies Massive Support for Governor Adeleke’s Re-election,Declares 2027 Assembly Ambition ‎ ‎Residents and supporters of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Obokun Local Government Area converged on the Ibokun Township Roundabout to express their readiness and commitment to work diligently for the re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke. ‎ ‎The enthusiastic crowd gathered in support of a leading hopeful for the Obokun State Constituency seat in the 2027 general elections, Ambassador Dr. Olatunji Awodiran Leovest, who has, for months, been actively mobilizing and galvanizing grassroots support across all wards in Obokun for Governor Adeleke’s second-term bid. ‎ ‎In his address, Ambassador Leovest described the Governor’s re-election as a collective project requiring unity and dedication, which prompted his consistent organization of ward meetings over the past months. ‎ ‎At the grand finale of his week-long ward tour,Ambassador Awodiran prese...