Temper flares during a meeting of princes in Ipetumodu, Osun State, after a call was made for Governor Ademola Adeleke to declare the stool of the Apetumodu vacant following the conviction of Oba Joseph Oloyede in the United States. Oba Oloyede, the 27th Apetumodu, was recently sentenced to more than four years’ imprisonment in the […]
The Osun State Government has filed a suit at the Supreme Court against the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, over the alleged unlawful withholding of statutory allocations to its 30 local government councils since March 2025. The suit, filed on Monday, follows the withdrawal of an earlier one on the same issue. […]
According to a statement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio, the sentence was delivered on August 26, by U.S. District Judge Christopher A. Boyko. Oba Oloyede, 62, who holds dual Nigerian and U.S. citizenship and resides in Medina, Ohio, was also ordered to pay $ 4.4 million in restitution, forfeit […]
Speaking at the press conference held at the Vesti office in Osogbo before its launch, the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Vesti, Olusola Amusan, emphasized the company’s commitment to bringing structured migration support closer to underserved regions, including states in Nigeria. Amusan, who said that the vision of the company is to empower over […]
Also in the accident, three other people were injured and subsequently hospitalised. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, explained this during a chat with the news men, that the accident occurred around Oja Oba, a market located along the ever-busy Ikirun-Iree-Ila Road. Ojelabi further explained that a truck carrying granite lost control and […]
The demand for refund was contained in the defence filed by the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, in response to a suit by the state government before the Supreme Court. The state is challenging the Federal Government’s decision to withhold its local government allocations. The allocations were suspended following a political tussle […]
The former lawmaker gave the warning while addressing journalists in Osogbo. The APC chieftain said that the utterances and actions of many opposition leaders had started causing unnecessary tension across the country. Oyintiloye said that while the general elections were still almost two years away, the tension being generated in the country was becoming worrisome […]
Not less than 5 people have lost their lives while one is currently receiving treatment as two vehicles crashed along the Ife-Ilesa area of Osun State.
The Osun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has withdrawn from the local government election scheduled for Saturday, February 22.
Not less than 5 persons have died in Osun State as hooded gunmen invaded local government council secretariats following an attempt by the All Progressives Congress , APC, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to take over control. This comes after the Appellant Court verdict, which reinstated sacked chairmen and Councilors in the State.