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Osun 2026: Najeem Salam not ADC’s adopted Governorship candidate – Adabanija
The media Coordinator of the Osun State Chapter of the African Democratic Congress, Kamorudeen Adabanija, has debunked viral claims that the ADC has adopted a candidate for the 2026 Governorship election in Osun State. Adabanija, who spoke in an interview on Redio Afinju’s political progamme, Gbagede Oro, clarified that it was the leadership of the […]
Osun Assembly Passes Bill to Control Local Government Finances
The Osun State House of Assembly has approved a new law to regulate how local government bank accounts are opened and managed. The bill aims to improve financial transparency and ensure better control of public funds in all 30 local government areas and area councils. According to a statement from the Chief Press Secretary to […]
Supreme Court Strikes Out Osun Government’s Suit on Withheld Local Government Funds
The Supreme Court has struck out a case filed by the Attorney General of Osun State, Oluwole Jimi-Bada, against the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, over withheld funds belonging to Osun’s 30 local governments. In a split decision of six justices to one, the court ruled that the Osun Attorney General had no […]
Osun Governor Officially Resigns From PDP
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has officially resigned from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, with immediate effect. The spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed disclosed this after a letter signed by the governor was addressed to the PDP Chairman for ward 2, Sagba Abigunde of Ede North Local Governmnet, Osun State. According to the […]
Adeleke Withdraws Interest in PDP Governorship Ticket
Osun State Government has announced that Governor Ademola Adeleke may no longer be interested in seeking the PDP’s nomination for the 2026 Osun Gubernatorial Election. The state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Sunday Bisi disclosed this at a press briefing in Osogbo, Osun State. Speaking on developments relating to the party’s upcoming Governorship primaries, […]
Gov Adeleke Imposes 24-hour Curfew on Osun Community
A 24-hour curfew has been imposed on Igbajo, Boluwaduro Local Government Area of Osun State, following a disruption of law and order in the community. The State Governor Ademola Adeleke in a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, oredered the immedaite lockdown of the town until calm is […]
15-year-old Boy Missing in Osun, Police Calls for Assistance
The Police Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, made the call, saying Oladosun Abdulmalik left his home in the Ilo Grammar School area on November 6, 2025, and has not been seen since. “This is to inform the general public that the male person whose photograph shown on the screen left home since 06/11/2025 to an […]
Osun Princes at War Over Jailed Monarch’s Throne
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 […]
Osun Drags FG to Supreme Court Over Withheld LG Allocations
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. […]
Osun Monarch Jailed for $4.2m COVID-19 relief fraud In US
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 […]