The Executive Director of Project Implementation at the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Remi Omowaiye on Monday escaped assassination by a whisker along Osogbo/Ilesa road. The Nation gathered that the incident occurred around 2:05 PM on Monday in front of Ilesa West local government area when the ex-Commissioner for Works was en route to Osogbo. According…
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has issued directives following the deadly violence that erupted in local government (LG) secretariats across the state. He confirmed that five members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were killed during the crisis, while several others were injured. The violence escalated on Monday when loyalists of the All Progressives Congress…
Afrobeat star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has publicly criticized the Osun State Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Abba, over the ongoing political crisis in the state. Osun, currently governed by Davido’s uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke, is facing heightened tensions between members of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress. The crisis…
The purportedly reinstated Chairman of Irewole Local Government, Osun State, Mr Remi Abass was reportedly killed by hoodlums working for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, after taking over the council secretariat in Ikire. It would be recalled that both parties have been laying claim to control of the third tier of government as the…
There is palpable tension across 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. It would be recalled that both parties have been laying claim to control of the third tier of government, as the APC…
Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke, has raised alarm over what he described as the hijacking of the state’s security apparatus to enforce a misinterpreted Appeal Court verdict on the reinstatement of sacked local government executives. The Appeal Court had recently reinstated All Progressives Congress (APC) council executives elected in 2022 but removed by Adeleke after…
In a bid to contribute towards the development of education in Osun state, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ademola Adeleke On Community Engagement Hon. Sulaimon Musa Olalekan visited schools in Irepodun local government. The SSA visited LA Primary School Ilobu and AUD Primary School Erin Osun on a working visit. Hon. Sulaimon disclosed the…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has declared that he dismantled the influence of political godfathers who previously exploited the state’s resources, ensuring that Osun’s finances are now channelled directly into development projects. Speaking in an interview with Channels TV, Adeleke disclosed that his administration’s strict financial discipline and aggressive revenue generation strategies had enabled him…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Osun Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has officially launched and inducted 10,000 youths into the Imole Youth Corps. The inauguration of the youths took place at a grand ceremony at the Freedom Park, Osogbo, the State capital. During the event, Adeleke, explained that the 10,000 youths were spread across the 332 political…
Residents of Esa-Oke in the Obokun local government area of Osun State were on Monday thrown into anxiety as gunmen invaded the town in buses shooting sporadically in the town. This is as police and the community traded blame over the alleged shooting which reportedly led to the death of four persons in the town….