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Dr. Deji Adeleke: An Umbilical Cord of Humanity — Lawmaker representing Atakunmosa East and west state constituency Celebrates the Foremost Son of Osun ‎ ‎The lawmaker representing Atakunmosa East and West State Constituency Hon. Sanmi Areoye has described the 69th birthday celebration of the iconic son of Ede,an accomplished energy expert and CEO of Pacific Holdings as a milestone that ushers in an influx of immense opportunities for Osun State and Nigeria as a whole. ‎ ‎In his congratulatory message personally authored by the Atakunmosa East and west lawmaker Hon. Sanmi Areoye profusely lauded and commended the indelible and hallmark impact of the Osun-born business mogul and astute figure who has dedicated his resources and energy to serving and uplifting humanity in a bid to liberate and empower people. ‎ ‎Hon. Areoye noted that the 69th birthday of Dr. Deji Adeleke marks his approach towards the ladder of septuagenarian years, a phase that reflects his enduring service to mankind ...

The 25 members of the Osun State House of Assembly have dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the August 15 governorship election in the state. The lawmakers, who are loyalists of Governor Ademola Adeleke, have reportedly joined the Accord Party. Confirming the defection through a social media post, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Duties and Protocol, Omofadipe Olawale, wrote:“Breaking News: 25 Osun PDP Lawmakers Dump Party, Join Accord. Details later........

The Independent National Electoral Commission has revised the timetable for the 2027 General Election, moving the presidential and National Assembly polls to January and the governorship and state assembly elections to February. The commission also shifted the Osun State gubernatorial election to August 15, 2026. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Malam Mohammed Kudu Haruna, said the commission approved a Revised Timetable and Schedule of Activities following changes in the electoral law. INEC had earlier fixed Saturday, February 20, 2027 for the Presidential and National Assembly elections and Saturday, March 6, 2027 for the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections under the Electoral Act, 2022. However, the commission said the repeal of the Electoral Act, 2022 and the enactment of the Electoral Act, 2026 necessitated a review of the schedule. Following the repeal of the Electoral Act, 2022 ...

‎The Matriarch of the Adeleke dynasty, Yeye Modupeola Sanni Adeleke, has described the Commissioner for Rural Affairs and Community Development, Aree Ganiyu Ayobami Olaoluwa Asejere, as a political pundit in Osun Central Senatorial District whose humanitarian engagements are second to none. ‎ ‎Yeye Modupeola Sanni Adeleke made this declaration in Osogbo while speaking at the annual Ramadan lecture and cash empowerment programme organized by the Osogbo-born former Chairman of Olorunda Local Government Area and incumbent Commissioner for Rural Affairs and Community Development, Aree Ganiyu Ayobami Olaoluwa Asejere. ‎ ‎Aree Ganiyu Ayobami Olaoluwa, otherwise known as Asejere, recently held his annual Ramadan Lecture and Cash Empowerment Programme, which cuts across all wards in Olorunda Local Government Area as part of his yearly rites. ‎ ‎The lecture hosted an array of Islamic scholars, including Sheikh Yusuf Abajaoro, as well as Alhaji Ganiyu Ayobami Olaoluwa Asejere’s political associa...

The management of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Osogbo, has rejected in strong terms the classification of 250 of its staff members, including the Vice-Chancellor, as “ghost workers” in the 2023 Osun State staff audit conducted by Sally Tibbot Consulting Limited, describing the report as unprofessional and malicious. Addressing journalists at a press conference on Saturday, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Odunayo Clement Adebooye, said the institution was compelled to set the record straight in the interest of truth and institutional integrity. “We have invited you in the spirit of transparency, accountability and respect for truth to address a matter that has generated public concern,” Adebooye said. “This briefing is a measured institutional response grounded in facts and professional standards. It has no sensational, emotional or political coloration.” The Vice-Chancellor disclosed that during the May/June 2023 statewide personnel verification exercise, the consultant reportedly c...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has demanded an independent probe into the alleged N13 billion payroll fraud rocking the state’s civil service, insisting that key figures within Governor Ademola Adeleke’s inner circle must answer critical questions. At an emergency press briefing on Friday, the party leadership accused the administration of failing to provide clarity over the outcome of a staff audit reportedly conducted by Sally Tibbot Consulting Limited. Speaking during a emergency World Press Conference on Friday, the party chairman, Tajudeen Lawal expressed concern over reports that the audit findings were presented outside formal government channels, describing the development as a breach of due process. According to the party, allegations that thousands of ghost workers and pensioners were discovered during the audit point to systemic lapses in payroll management. It also cited claims that an estimated N13.7 billion may have been siphoned annually through fraudu...

Ondo residents commend EU for support to social protection accessibility, call for fairness in beneficiary’s selection A prominent traditional ruler in Ondo, His Royal Majesty Oba Owoseni Alopos Korolo of Kelema Community in Igbokoda, Ilaje has commended European Union and consortium of the Act Naija! Action- Bread for the World, African Network for Environment and Economic Justice and New Initiative For Social Development for creating a right home for the people of community in accessing social protection programmes of the Federal and the State Governments through Community outreach and other sensitization initiatives. The monarch stated this at the Community Outreach organized by the New Initiative For Social Development (NISD) gearing towards public enlightenment on social protection interventions in the State.  According to him “I am extremely happy that this kind of Initiative is coming to our community at this time, because we have never experienced such an impactful engageme...

Opeyemi Akinyemi, Osogbo  The Osun State House of Assembly on Sunday has accused former governor and current Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, alongside the United Bank for Africa (UBA) and alleged APC associates, of orchestrating the illegal handling and diversion of local government funds running into over N50 billion. The Assembly raised the alarm during a world press conference held in Osogbo, the state capital, warning that all illegally disbursed funds would be recovered and those involved prosecuted. The Speaker OSHA, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, alleged that funds belonging to Osun local governments were paid out to court-sacked APC chairmen and councillors, despite subsisting court judgments nullifying their elections. According to the Assembly, the alleged illegal disbursements include: N25 million each to the 30 sacked APC local government chairmen, N12 million each to the 30 vice chairmen, 10 million each to the 332 councillors, 130 million each to sele...

OSUN 2026: AMBO is the best man to Unseat the Incumbent. By: Afeez Oyinmomo, Osogbo It is no longer news that Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO) is a strong and dependable leader, widely seen as a guiding light for the people of Osun State. As the Osun State gubernatorial election draws closer, the excitement is growing. The current administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke and his team may be enjoying the moment now, but a new political dawn is approaching. By August 8, 2026, it will no longer be business as usual. The All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, AMBO, are fully prepared to restore Osun State to its rightful position of progress and development. The level of backwardness currently being experienced in the state is deeply concerning and calls for a change in leadership. The occupant of the Bola Ige House must be replaced with a capable, progressive, and visionary leader. AMBO stands ready to take up this responsibility. Osun State will rise again. AMBO is ...

GLOBAL PRESIDENT, GREAT IFE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION IS SWORN IN AS A NOTARY PUBLIC BY OSUN STATE CHIEF JUDGE The Global President, Great Ife Alumni Association; Barr. L.B Falode was today elevated to the enviable position of Notary Public by the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He was sworn in by the Hon.Chief Judge of Osun State, Hon. Justice Oyebola Adepele Ojo, alongside eleven (11) other lawyers across the five (5) NBA branches in Osun State at the Osun State High Court premises in Osogbo, Osun State. Bar. Leye Falode, served as  Chairman of the Osun State Rent Tribunal between June 2013 to October, 2017 sitting both at Ilesa and Osogbo Rent Tribunals.  He was appointed as a member of the Osun State Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Disputed Chieftaincy Declarations and Other Allied Chieftaincy Matters set up by the  Osun State Government in July, 2016  under the Chairmanship of Hon. Justice A.B Abdulkareem.  The  Chief Judge of Osun State, Hon. Justice Adepele O...

Olayomi Koiki, spokesman for embattled Yoruba nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, says all arrangements have been concluded for his principal’s return to Nigeria after prominent monarchs persuaded President Bola Tinubu to remove Igboho’s name from the list of wanted persons. According to Koiki, the traditional rulers who intervened include the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja; the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi; and the Olugbon of Orile Igbon, Oba Francis Alao, among others. Igboho fled Nigeria on July 1, 2021, following a raid on his Ibadan residence by a combined team of the Department of State Services and the Nigerian Army over allegations of stockpiling arms and ammunition. The raid came amid Igboho’s campaign to evict armed Fulani herdsmen from the South-West in response to attacks on farmers. During the raid, three of his aides were killed and 13 others were arrested. Igboho fled to Benin Republic, intending to fly to Germany, but was arrest...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun recorded a major boost in Odo-Otin Local Government Area on Saturday as Hon. Francis Eniade Damilare led a massive mobilisation drive that saw hundreds of members defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Accord Party to the APC. The event, described by party faithful as a political earthquake, saw Mrs. Maria Akolade and Pastor Atewogbade Adeyemi lead hundreds of defectors who publicly renounced their former parties and pledged total allegiance to the APC, further weakening the opposition in the Osun Speaker’s Ward. Addressing the new members, Eniade urged the decampees to work in unity and synergy with existing party faithful to ensure a resounding victory for the APC governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), at the August 8, 2026 governorship election. He assured them that Osun State would experience a new dawn of purposeful leadership and people-centred governance under an AMBO administration. Eniade furthe...

Abubakar Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has defected from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), pledging to work for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 general election. The defection, which has sent ripples across Nigeria’s political landscape, was formally announced on Thursday at the National Assembly, where Abubakar, popularly known as “Abba,” was received by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin (APC, Kano North), alongside APC leaders from the North-East geopolitical zone. Speaking at the event, Abba announced his resignation from the PDP and declared his full alignment with the APC, describing the decision as both personal and historic. He also directed all coordinators and members of his political structure, formerly known as the Haske Atiku Organisation founded in 2022, to immediately join the APC and support Presid...

Chief Adebisi Akande: A Soul of Progressivism.Right Honourable Popoola celebrates Baba @87 ‎ ‎The immediate past Deputy Speaker and incumbent Member representing Boripe/Boluwaduro State Constituency, Right Honourable Olufemi Popoola, has described the 87th birthday anniversary of the former Governor of Osun State, Chief Adebisi Akande, as a celebration of a living legend whose indelible contributions to the development and growth of Nigeria remain impeccable, historic, motivational and enduring. ‎ ‎In his congratulatory message,tagged "BABA AKANDE'' A SOUL OF PROGRESSIVISM" Right Honourable Olufemi Popoola highlighted and commended what he described as Chief Akande’s selfless service, marked by dedication and commitment to the advancement of Osun State and Nigeria at large. ‎ ‎Right Honourable Popoola used the occasion to praise and eulogise the divine and exceptional brilliance and capacity of Baba Akande in nation-building, stating that at both national and state le...

...names Governing Council Chair as Patron  The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANs), Southwest zone, has commended the management of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, over the reinstatement of students who were previously expelled from the institution. The commendation was given on Saturday during a meeting held at Akogun Hall, Federal Polytechnic, Ede, where NANs executives presented an Award of Excellence to the institution's management team. Speaking at the event, the Rector of the polytechnic. Engr. Dr. Sanni Manyaya, disclosed that the reinstatement of the affected students followed the intervention of the Chairman of the Governing Council, Prof. Taiwo Akanbi According to the him the decision to recall the rusticsted students was taken after the Chairman of the Governing Council, Prof. Taiwo Akanbi, encouraged the management to give the students another opportunity. "Yes, we were once students and now we are staff. Some of our students were expelled, ...

Emotion ran high at the burial of slain Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officer Lasisi Oluwamayokun and her daughter, Adesewa, as they were buried in Osogbo, Osun State capital.

Security beefed-up as Osun LG workers resume after 11- Months strike Opeyemi Akinyemi, Osogbo  Local government workers in Osun state have resumed duties at their various councils in accordance with the directive of the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE after eleven-month strike. The workers returned to their offices after the prolonged local government crisis between the elected council executives of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People's Democratic Party (PDP). Police were seen maintaining law and order at most of the council Secretariats visited while the environment in the councils across the state remain peaceful. Speaking, APC Chairman of Olorunda local government, Kunle Kudaisi, said he is elated about the resumption as he expressed optimism that it will improve service delivery at the grassroot levels. "We are all from this state, and we are all working for the progress of the state. With the resumption of workers today,...

APC Confident of Reclaiming Osun in 2026 as Progressives e-Group Hosts End of the Year Dinner and Political Discourse. Osogbo - Osun State. The Progressives e-Group, widely regarded as the leading online media advocacy group in Osun State, on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, held its End-of-the-Year Dinner, Awards Presentation and Political Discourse in grand style at the popular Alubarika House, Akinlade Street, Alekuwodo, Osogbo. The well-attended event brought together top leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), media practitioners, party stakeholders and grassroots mobilisers, as part of strategic preparations ahead of the 2026 Osun governorship and the 2027 general elections. In his welcome address, Prince Abiodun Collins, who is National Coordinator of group, expressed gratitude to God and warmly welcomed party leaders, guests and members. He traced the history and evolution of the group, highlighting its commitment to media engagement, party supremacy and progressive ideals. ...

OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, BOLA AHMED TINUBU GCFR OSOGBO, OSUN STATE  DATE: 2/1/2026 Your Excellency Sir,  APPRECIATION FOR YOUR REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS ON FUEL SUBSIDY REMOVAL AND FOOD ITEMS REDUCTION IN NIGERIA  I, AKINYEMI OPEYEMI aka COMMISSIONER write this open letter with deep appreciation and commendation for your outstanding efforts and achievements in stabilizing the fuel pump price and ensuring a significant reduction in the prices of essential food items across the country, especially during the year 2025 Christmas and 2026 New year festive period. Your administration’s bold steps in addressing key economic challenges have brought relief to millions of Nigerians, especially the vulnerable and less privileged. The reduction in fuel prices, food items and other commodities has not only eased the burden on standard of living and transportation costs but also positively impacted meaningful development in the life of the masses nation...

The Osun State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, has arrested three suspects for their alleged involvement in the theft of ninety-seven (97) goats in Ila-Orangun, Osun State. The suspects, identified as Ajayi Tope (34), an indigene of Ila-Orangun; Babalola Afeez (46), an indigene of Ado-Ekiti; and Tajudeen Isiaka (46), also from Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, were apprehended in the midnight of December 31, 2024, by operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps, Ila-Orangun Command. The arrest followed a complaint lodged by residents of Ila-Orangun over the persistent disappearance of goats in the community. Acting swiftly on the report, Amotekun operatives placed the suspected perpetrators under surveillance. The suspects were eventually caught in the act when they returned to the town late at night to steal more goats and were arrested on the spot. Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects confessed to the crime, admitting that the operation was not their first. Accordi...