The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure has struck out a request by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to relist its appeal against the 2022 Federal High Court judgment that nullified local government elections held in Osun State. In a unanimous decision delivered virtually on Friday and read by Justice Peter Obiorah, the court declared…
Residents of 25 communities in Olorunda Local Government Area of Osun State yesterday protested against the deplorable condition of their road at Kelebe, Osogbo. The communities begged for the quick intervention of Governor Ademola Adeleke, noting that the road has become a death trap for the residents. The residents were carrying placards with several inscriptions…
A suspected rapist, Raji Ridwan, on Tuesday disclosed that cold weather lured him to attempt to rape a varsity female student in Osun State. Raji, 25, said he barged into the room of the 17-year-old 200-level student of Federal University of Health and Science on Thursday, May 29, after she declined an attempt to speak…
The lingering political crisis surrounding withheld Local Government allocations in Osun State has taken a new dimension as the State Government dragged the Nigerian Federal Government and the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN to the country’s Supreme Court. The case centers on the alleged non-release of allocation from the Federation Account due…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday, announced dates for the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States. Yakubu Mahmood, the chairman of the electoral body said the governorship election in Ekiti will be held on Saturday, July 20, 2026, while that of Osun will take place on Saturday, August 8, 2026. Mahmood made…
An Osun State High Court, sitting in Iwo, has sentenced an Islamic cleric, Kabiru Ibrahim, to death by hanging for the murder of his client, Lukman Adeleke. Ibrahim was charged with conspiracy, murder, and theft, contrary to Sections 324, 319(1), and 390 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 34, Laws of Osun State. Justice Lateef Adegoke,…
A suspected vandal (name not given) has been electrocuted, while making attempt to steal components of a transformer at 500KVA substation in Ede town, Osun State. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Regional Communication and Branding Officer, Kikelomo Owoeye, on behalf of the Management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc, Osun Region,…
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Ajibola Basiru, has called on the three senators from Osun State who endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term to do more by leaving their party, the Peoples Democratic Party, for the APC. Basiru, while expressing his excitement at the endorsement by the opposition party in…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) said it has launched an expansive manhunt for seven fleeing inmates following the rainfall that breached the security of its facility at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ilesa, Osun State. The spokesperson for the Service, Umar Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday night. The force majeure which occurred…
The All Progressives Congress has criticised Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, claiming he has failed in all aspects of governance. “It has been a failure in every aspect. The government lacks focus, and the leadership structure is unclear,” said the National Secretary of the APC, Ajibola Basiru, who spoke in an interview with Sunday…