Owoeye stated this while addressing the Tinubu/Shettima campaign office in Osogbo during the inauguration of 393 youths as gubernatorial canvassers for the Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji. He further expressed his believe that the party primaries will not cause rancour among the aspirants that they all understand that […]
Recall that the report has it that the 45-year-old Abdulkabir was on April 21 suspended indefinitely by the Palace of the Timi of Ede, Oba Munirudeen Lawal, over alleged disregard for the authority of the monarch and involvement in land grabbing. The defendant, who was arraigned on four-count charges of defamation, cyberbullying, and threat to […]
Ige, alongside other notable Nigerians, was last week honoured by the President at a ceremony held at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. A former governor of the old Oyo State, late Ige, was murdered in his Ibadan home by yet-to-be-identified assailants in December 2001. In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, Oke, who represents […]
The spokesperson for the corps, Yusuf Idowu, during an interview with newsmen, explained that Ogundiran suddenly took ill and could not be revived. Idowu said Ogundiran, who until his death served as the Provost of the B Division at the Ila-Orangun Command, “Collapsed unexpectedly and was later confirmed deceased,” noting that the death left a […]
The protest, according to the organizers, is held to mark the 32nd year since the fateful June 12, 1993, presidential election, which they adjudged was won by the Social Democratic Party presidential candidate, Bashorun MKO Abiola. Speaking with the newsmen, one of the organizers of the protest and Osun State Chairman for the Committee for […]
One of the governorship aspirants under the All Progressives Congress, APC in Osun State, Rasheed Adegoke, K-RAD, has hinted that he has the support of the Ataoja of Osogbo, Ọba Jimoh Olanipekun Oyetunji, ahead of the party primaries for the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the State. K-RAD made this known while featuring on Rédíò Afínjú’s […]
Osun State local government allocations for the months of February, March and April 2025 are reportedly withheld, while that of May has not yet been determined. The suit dated 23 April 2025 marked SC/CV/379/2025 filed by Musibau Adetunbi, SAN, counsel for the Attorney General of Osun State (plaintiff), has the Attorney General of the Federation […]
An Osun-based Civil Society, The Osun Masterminds, has called on all political parties in the State not to toy with people’s lives and properties ahead of the forthcoming gubernatorial election, following the announcement of the 2026 election date by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The Society made this call through its Executive Director, Wasiu […]
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has donated three acres of land to the International Council for Ifa Religion for the construction of the World Ifa Temple. This was aimed at promoting its activities and establishing the largest pilgrimage site for Yoruba traditional worshippers across the world. The ICIR announced this in […]
This was contained in a press statement released by the Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, highlighting Oba Haastrup’s illustrious journey through public service, business, and now traditional leadership. Tinubu described the new monarch as “a prominent businessman” and “a former politician and deputy governor of the state” whose life […]