The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the candidature and nomination of the governorship candidate of APC in the July 16 governorship election in Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, and his running mate, Benedict Alabi. Oyetola and Alabi are the immediate past governor and deputy governor of Osun. The court...
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The Palace of Aree of Iree in Boripe North Local Council Development Area of Osun, was on Thursday evening vandalised and set on fire by angry youths in the town. The palace was said to have been burnt by youths who were not pleased about the arrest of the...
Sen. Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was sworn in on Sunday at Osogbo as the sixth executive governor of Osun. He immediately ordered the freezing of the state’s accounts in banks and in other financial institutions. Chief Judge of Osun, Justice Adepele Ojo, administered the oath...
Out-going Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun approved the appointment of 30 Permanent Secretaries on Thursday to fill existing vacancies in the state’s civil service. This is contained in a statement issued by the Head of Service, Dr Festus Oyebade. In a spontaneous reaction, the governor-elect, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, said...
Dr Mutiu Agboke, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), for Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun, says the commission is no longer in possession of Sen. Ademola Adeleke’s Form CF 001 used in the 2018 governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that the tribunal had earlier granted...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, nullified the nomination of Governor Isiaka Oyetola of Osun as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate in the July 16 governorship election. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, nullified Oyetola and his deputy governorship candidate, Benedict Alabi, on grounds that Gov. Mai...
PRESS STATEMENT On July 18, 2022, two days after a governorship election was conducted in Osun State, the APC candidate and Governor Adegboyega Oyetola reportedly applied for the Certified True Copies (CTC) of the BVAS Report for the election. The world had commended the conduct of the election on...
Popular Nigerian singer, Davido has reacted to a tweet suggesting his family will use Osun’s money to build mansions in Atlanta. Recall that a Twitter user had tweeted “Las las Adeleke will use Osun state money to build Atlanta Georgia. What a pity for the people of Osun state.” The accusation is...
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) says data from its Election Analysis Centre (EAC) shows that 97 per cent of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) poll staff arrived polling units in Osun by 8:30 a.m. Dr Ayomola Oluranti, an analyst at CDD-EAC and a Senior Lecturer at Babcock...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and other officials on Thursday arrived in Osun State in honour of the party’s candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke. This is coming two days to the governorship election in the state where Adeleke has once...