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Tinubu Urges Osun APC Aspirants to Unite Behind Consensus Candidate
President Bola Tinubu has asked All Progressives Congress leaders and governorship aspirants from Osun State to unite and support a consensus candidate ahead of the party’s primary. The appeal was shared in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The meeting was held at the State House in Abuja. […]
PDP Chairman Turaki Says Party Is United
PDP National Chairman Tanimu Turaki (SAN) has denied claims that the party is divided, saying the Peoples Democratic Party remains fully united. Turaki said this after 29 state chairmen met with the National Working Committee in Abuja and confirmed its authority. He noted that PDP governors supported the Ibadan convention that produced him and other […]
Governor Adeleke Joins Accord Party, Declares Bid for Second Term
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has officially announced that he is now a member of the Accord Party and will seek re-election for a second term on the party’s platform. The Governor made this known during an event at the Government House banquet hall, with national and state leaders of the Accord Party present. The […]
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 […]
Rivers Assembly Speaker, 16 Lawmakers Defect from PDP to APC Amid Party Crisis
Sixteen members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaker Martin Amaewhule announced the mass defection during plenary, declaring that he too has left the PDP and is now an APC member. Amaewhule said his decision was influenced by internal divisions […]
BREAKING: Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola (FRYO) Wins PDP Ticket for Osun 2026 Governorship Election
Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola, popularly known as FRYO, has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the 2026 Osun State Governorship Election. According to the poll officials who announced the results, Adebayo secured a sweeping victory with 919 votes out of the 957 valid votes cast by accredited delegates at Tuesday’s primary election in […]
Adeleke’s Name Appears on PDP Ballot Despite Resignation as Osun Governorship Primary Begins
Despite announcing his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke’s name appeared on the ballot paper as 957 delegates commenced voting in the party’s governorship primary on Tuesday in Osogbo, the state capital. The Secretary of the Primary Election Committee, Sunday Solarin, declared the voting open shortly after the accreditation of […]
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 […]