Uproar As APC Calls For Emergency Rule In Osun 

Pelumi Olajengbesi, an Abuja-based lawyer, has condemned calls for President Bola Tinubu to impose emergency rule in Osun state. Ajibola Basiru, national secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had urged the president to extend emergency rule to Osun, citing Ademola Adeleke, the governor’s refusal to reinstate APC-backed council chairpersons despite a court order. Basiru…

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Governor Adeleke Drags Tinubu’s Minister To EFCC, Alleges $20m, N1.5bn Theft

The Osun State Government has officially petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate former governor and current Minister of Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, over allegations of mismanaging a $20 million World Bank health grant. The government led by Governor Ademola Adeleke accused Oyetola of financial misconduct, money laundering, and violations of the…

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OSUN LG Poll: OSSIEC Chairman Drags IGP Egbetokun To Court Over Staff Arrest, Office Sealing

The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission and its chairman, Mr Hashim Abioye, have filed a lawsuit against the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, at the Federal High Court in Osogbo over the alleged illegal detention of the commission’s staff and the sealing of its office. Also joined in the suit, numbered FHC/OS/CS/41/2025, is the…

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Stay Away From LG Secretariats To Avoid Clash, Adeleke Tells Chairmen, Councillors 

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed chairmen and councillors elected in the Saturday local government election not to resume yet at their various council areas. The governor said the admonition was given to prevent a clash with “those whom the police had aided to forcefully occupy the local government secretariats.” Adeleke, who spoke in…

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OSSIEC Presents Certificate Of Return To ‘Elected’ Osun LG Chairmen

The newly elected chairmen of the 30 local government councils in Osun State have received their Certificates of Return. On Saturday, the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) swept all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the South-Western state. A day after, the commission presented the winners with their…

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‘Emulate Gov Adeleke’s Visionary Leadership’, Hon. Sulaimon Olalekan Congratulates, Charges Osun LG Chairmen-Elect

Hon. Sulaimon Musa Olalekan, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Osun state on Community Engagement has congratulated the newly elected Chairmen, Councillors across the state. Reacting to the victory, Hon. Sulaimon hailed Gov. Adeleke exceptional maturity and leadership before, during and after the LG election. He furthered urged the new office holders to…

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