Excitement on Friday gripped the ancient town of Ilesa in Osun as Prince Adesuyi Haastrup was about to be crowned as the 41st Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland. As early as 8.00a.m, residents of the town trooped out in different attires heading to the venue of the coronation ceremony. The News...
Governor Ademola Adeleke
A young Nigerian man has been sentenced to death by hanging for stealing a fowl in Osun. This was revealed in a statement posted on the X account of the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke on Wednesday. The governor, however, said he had ordered an investigation into the matter,...
Osun State Government and labour leaders in the state have agreed for the new minimum wage of N75,554 to officially take effect from Dec. 1. The Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr Kolapo Alimi, made this known in a statement on Friday. Alimi said the implementation date was...
The Governor of Osun, Ademola Adeleke, on Tuesday said the creation of the state in 1991 was not merely a political event, but the fulfilment of hope and aspirations of the people. Adeleke said this during a state-wide broadcast on the 33rd Anniversary of the creation of the state...
Barring unforeseen circumstances, the 2026 Ekiti and Osun governorship elections are less than 27 and 28 months respectively. In Osun State, it is believed in the All Progressives Congress (APC) family circle that former Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s tendency worked for the then Candidate, now Governor Ademola Adeleke and the People’s...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has said his agenda is always designed to meet the needs and aspirations of the masses in the state. Adeleke said this when the management team of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) led by its Managing Director, Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, visited...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has set up a seven-man committee to resolve the ongoing strike by the state branch of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN). The governor’s media aide, Malam Olawale Rasheed, in a statement on Sunday, said that the governor had also written a letter...
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the appointment of Dr Jimoh Lasisi Ayanda as the acting Provost of the Osun State College of Education, Ila Orangun. Governor Adeleke gave the approval in a statement issued by his media aide, Mallam Olawale Rasheed...
The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Ile-Ife Branch, has expressed concern at the prolonged strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria JUSUN, Osun chapter. The union had embarked on the strike to protest alleged high handedness by the leadership of the judiciary headed by Justice Adepele Ojo, the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Government has ordered full investigations into the reported cases of food poisoning at St James primary School B ,Owoope Osogbo The State Governor , Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke directed immediate action when the matter was reported to him by...
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria ( JUSUN ), Osun Chapter, on Wednesday, declared an indefinite strike following tear gas fired at protesting workers by the police . JUSUN chairman, Mr Oluwagbemiga Eludire, who announced the strike, said it was necessary in order to put a stop...
Members of Osun chapter of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) embarked on a peaceful protest on Monday in Osogbo, picketing the office of the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Adepele Ojo. They demanded reasons for the delay in the payment of their wardrobe allowances since 2021,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Government of Osun State has opened up on the leadership issue within the Osun State Judiciary, informing the public that the petition and preliminary actions on the Osun state Chief Judge have been sent to the National Judicial Council (NJC), affirming...
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – Osun State Government has declared that it was unaware of any plot against the state Chief Judge, Honourable Justice Adepele Ojo even as it affirms its commitment to due process and stipulated regulations across the arms of government. The Commissioner for Information and...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Osun State Government has debunked reports making the rounds on social media that it will be disbursing N25,000 allowance to workers in November. The Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Osun State, Oluomo Kolapo, stated this in a statement issued on...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke is to submit the 2024 budget proposals to the State House of Assembly this Thursday by 10am. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Osogbo by the governor’s spokesman, Malam Olawale Rasheed. The statement...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has reiterated his resolve to complete the Osun Airport as a way of fast tracking the economic development of Osun state. Governor Adeleke spoke on Tuesday evening at the inauguration of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the revival...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Chinese company to create employment opportunities for over 50,000 indigenes of the state. Ooni signed the MoU with China Overseas Energy Development Technology Ltd on Tuesday in Ile-Ife under Community and...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Osun state government has an infrastructure plan that has a sustainable funding model and which targets facilitation of economic growth and development of the state. Commissioner for Information, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi made this clarification in response to advocacy of non governmental...
Opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) engaged in a war of words on Tuesday over the state’s finances. While the APC accused Gov. Ademola Adeleke of messing up the finances of the state, the PDP said the governor had...