Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has approved the establishment of a Joint Security Task Force (JTF) to strengthen security coordination and improve rapid response to threats across Osun State. The decision followed a State Security Council meeting chaired by the Deputy Governor, Prince Kola Adewusi, where security chiefs reviewed...
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has banned the activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Osun State following the killing of Mr. Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as Ajagungbade Emir. National Accord reports that Oyeyemi was shot dead on Sunday in Ile-Ife by suspected hoodlums during a violent...
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the recently concluded Osun State election, Bola Oyebamiji, has disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for a stronger, more united APC in the state following the outcome of the poll. Oyebamiji made this known after meeting with President...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has congratulated Mr. Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan on his appointment as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, describing the development as a well-deserved recognition of years of dedicated service to Nigeria. In a message shared on his official X account on...
On Saturday, August 16, 2026, the big story was the governorship election in Osun state. And the incumbent, Sen. Ademola Jackson Nuruddeen Adeleke, of the Accord Party, was re-elected. He polled 511,067 votes against his closest rival, Chief Bola Oyebamiji, of the APC, who netted 444,815. It wasn’t exactly...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for congratulating him following his victory in the August 15 governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officially declared Adeleke the winner of the poll on Sunday, securing him a second term in office after defeating...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said the re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke in the just-concluded Osun election is a fitting assurance that democracy will continue to flourish in our country under the All Progressives Congress administration. “I called Governor Ademola Adeleke earlier today to congratulate him on his election victory...
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – Incumbent governor and flagbearer of the Accord Party, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has been declared winner of Saturday’s Gubernatorial election in Osun State, south-West Nigeria. Declaring the results on in Osogbo on Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said Senator Adeleke polled a total...
Osun election: Davido urges INEC to explain delay as 471 Polling Unit results remain pending on IReV
Osun election: Davido urges INEC to explain delay as 471 Polling Unit results remain pending on IReV
Nigerian Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to provide an explanation for the delay in uploading the remaining polling unit results from the Osun State governorship election. The singer, who has been actively commenting on the election process,...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has cast his vote in the ongoing governorship election, expressing confidence that he would secure another four-year mandate. The governor voted on Saturday at Sagba Abogunde Ward 2, Unit 9 in Ede North Local Government Area, arriving at the polling unit at about 8:32...
President Bola Tinubu has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission and the security agencies to ensure a peaceful and transparent election in Osun State. The people of Osun State will go to the polls on Saturday, August 15, 2026, to elect their governor in an election where 15 candidates...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has thrown its support behind the governorship candidate of the Accord Party, Governor Ademola Adeleke, for Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, despite securing a Court of Appeal judgment affirming the nomination of its own candidate. The decision was announced in a statement on Friday by...
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has alleged that there is a plan to arrest leaders of the Accord Party ahead of Saturday’s election, urging the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to ensure that security agencies remain impartial throughout the electoral process. Addressing journalists during an emergency press briefing on...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has expressed appreciation to traditional rulers in Ile-Ife and Modakeke for their prayers and support, saying the endorsements reflect growing confidence in his administration’s developmental strides across Osun State. In a post shared on his X account on Tuesday, Adeleke described his visit to...
Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has urged political leaders in Osun State to shun violence ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. IPAC National Chairman, Yusuf Dantalle, expressed concern over rising political tension and reported incidents of violence in parts of the state. He said it was wrong for politicians to attack...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has announced the completion and opening of the 10-span Oke Fia Flyover in Osogbo, describing the project as a major milestone in his administration’s commitment to improving infrastructure and easing traffic congestion in the Osun State capital. The governor made the announcement in a...
The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations on Human Rights, Democracy and Good Governance in Nigeria has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his intervention in the controversy surrounding the freezing of the Osun State Government’s accounts, describing the President’s reported directive to unfreeze the accounts as a timely step...
President Bola Tinubu has informed Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke that he has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to vacate the court order freezing the state’s account. The latest development was disclosed on Thursday in an update from the Presidency, which confirmed that the President personally...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – The Osun State Government has instituted a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging the freezing of its Federal Statutory Allocation Account by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), while seeking N2 billion in exemplary and aggravated damages. In the suit...