The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Executive Committee has directed the technical crew of the Super Falcons to step down with immediate effect following the team’s disappointing 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) campaign and failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The federation announced the decision on Monday, August 17, 2026, […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has congratulated Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on his re-election, urging him to remain focused on good governance and the delivery of democratic dividends to the people. Obasanjo made the call on Sunday night when he paid a surprise congratulatory visit to Adeleke at his country home in Ede. The former […]
Tension has gripped residents of Ilesa, Osun State, following an alleged attack by suspected unknown gunmen on supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Imo and Igbogi areas of Ilesa East Local Government Area. The attack, which reportedly occurred ahead of the party’s final campaign rally, allegedly claimed the lives of about three […]
Privileged youths in Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun State have been urged to deliberately invest in the development of their community and avoid blindly following mentors without embracing values that promote growth and progress. The call was made at the maiden edition of the Ejigbo Youth Summit 1.0, organised by the Ejigbo Youth Network. […]
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Electoral Committee has released the timetable and guidelines for the 2026 Executive Committee elections, with the sale of nomination forms set to begin on Saturday, August 1. Under the schedule, interested candidates are expected to obtain and submit their completed nomination forms on or before Wednesday, August 12, ahead of […]
An Osun-based civil society, The Osun Masterminds (TOM), has raised concerns over what it described as worsening insecurity, political interference and threats to democratic institutions in Osun State ahead of the August 15 governorship election. Speaking during its July 2026 State of the State Address in Osogbo, the group warned that the state was approaching […]
The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Osun State, Rt. Hon. Najeem Salam, has promised to provide free education from the elementary to the secondary school level if elected governor in the August 15, 2026, governorship election. Salam, a former two-term Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, also pledged to […]
As preparations intensify for the August 15, 2026 Osun State governorship election, the Osun Development Association (ODA), through its Leadership and Governance Committee, on Thursday, July 16, 2026, convened the Peace Charter Summit in Osogbo, bringing together key electoral stakeholders to reaffirm their commitment to peaceful, credible and issue-based elections. The summit, held at the […]
The Executive Director of the World Institute for Peace, Lamina Kamildeen, has defended the institute’s public support for the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, dismissing claims that the organisation has abandoned its neutrality amid the recent security concerns and politically related killings in the state. Speaking during an interview on Afinju 90.7fm’s current […]