President Bola Tinubu has called for deeper collaboration between the traditional institutions and government at all levels towards ensuring all-round development in the country. Tinubu made the call at the coronation ceremony of Oba Adesuyi Hastruup as the 41st Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland in Ilesa, Osun, on Friday. The President...
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A political group, Osun Leaders of Thought (OLT), has urged Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun not to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The group said this in a statement issued by its Chief of Public Affairs, Mr Adesola Adigun, in Osogbo on Friday. It said rather than...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has condemned the arson attack on Ilesa High Court building by yet-to-identified persons, describing the act as a criminal attack on the state judiciary. This is contained in a statement by Malam Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson for the governor, on Monday in Osogbo. Adeleke...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has said the government will remove from office any traditional ruler that fails to sustain peace in their community. Adeleke, in a statement by his Media Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed on Monday, said that action would be taken against traditional rulers of Ifon and...
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on Ifon and Ilobu/Erin-Osun Communities, in Orolu and Irepodun Local Government Areas. Governor Adeleke announced this in a statement issued by the spokesperson, Mr Olawale Rasheed on Friday in Osogbo. He directed that...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has directed security agencies to arrest the perpetrators of the violent communal clash that occurred in Ifon, Ilobu, and Erin-Osun communities in the state. Adeleke issued the directive during a visit to the affected communities on Monday, where he conducted an on-the-spot assessment. The...
The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has advised Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke to recognise the chairmen of local government councils reinstated by the Court of Appeal to restore peace in the state. The APM Chairman in Osun, Mr Adewale Adebayo, gave the advise in a statement made available to...
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has imposed a new 6.00p.m to 6.00a.m curfew on Ifon and Ilobu communities in Orolu and Irepodun Local Government Areas, respectively. The State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr Kolapo Alimi, announced the governor’s directive in a statement...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has swore in the newly elected local government chairmen and councillors in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) had announced the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates winners of the 30 chairmanship and 332 councillorship...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has cast his vote in the ongoing local government elections in the state. Adeleke voted at Unit 9, Sagba Abogunde Ward 2, Ede North Local Government Area at about 7:56a.m. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor arrived at the polling...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement within the state from 5:00a.m., to 5:00p.m., during the local government election on Saturday A statement on Friday by Malam Olawale Rasheed, the governor’s spokesman, quoted Adeleke has reiterating his commitment to peace and security in the...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke of Osun has called on the electorate in the state to peacefully exercise their voting rights at the local government election slated for Saturday. Governor Adeleke, in a statewide broadcast on Thursday in Osogbo, also urged politicians to abide by the rule of law....
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has withdrawn from the local government election scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 22. This is contained in a letter dated Feb. 17, signed by the APC state Secretary, Alao Kamoru, addressed to the Secretary of the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC). A copy...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has said that contrary to the interpretation in some quarters, the Court of Appeal has not reinstated the sacked local government chairmen and councillors in the state. Adeleke made the clarification while addressing a news conference on Sunday in Osogbo. The governor explained that...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday, raised alarm of an alleged plot by some people to attack local government secretariats in the state Governor Adeleke in a statement by his spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed, said he had received credible reports of the plan to also attack leaders of...
An Osun High Court sitting in Ile-Ife, on Thursday, reinstated Oba Adegboyega Famodun as the Owa of Igbajo and nullified the state government’s revocation of his appointment. The court overturned the White Paper and Executive Order issued by Gov. Ademola Adeleke regarding the Owa of Igbajo chieftaincy title. The...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke of Osun has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for the arrest of 10 suspected members of Boko Haram/Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Ilesa-Osun. In a statement by Malam Olawale Rasheed, the Governor’s Spokesperson, made available to newsmen in Osogbo on...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has assented to the N427,746, 925,170 budget passed by the legislature for year 2025 into law. Adeleke after signing the budget directed the state’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure its full implementation for the benefits of the people. “We are here to...
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has approved the appointment of Prince Adesuyi Haastrup as the new Owa Obokun of Ijesaland. The governor’s approval was contained in a statement issued on Friday in Osogbo by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr Kolapo Alimi....