The National Judicial Council (NJC) chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, rose from its 104th meeting of December 6 and 7, 2023, affirming that Justice Adepele Ojo is still the recognised Chief Judge of Osun State. The Council directed Osun State to revert...
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By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – In pursuance of his infrastructure expansion agenda, Governor Ademola Adeleke has launched road dualisation construction activities at Ede and Osogbo while documentation processes are almost completed on planned flyovers across the three senatorial districts. The roads which is a total of 11.17km...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has concluded plans to extend the life span of the Ilesa water financing agreement with the Islamic Development Bank (ISDB) which is due for closure by December ending. This is contained in a statement sent by the Spokesperson of the Governor, Mr Olawale...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has embarked on a short working vacation to Europe and Asia to finalise partnership deals with investors and development partners. The Governor, who has not gone on a break since assuming office a year ago, is billed...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Osun State Government has debunked the purported conversion of the Social Development Goals Skill acquisition Centre in Iragbiji to a campground of Osun United Football Club. Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, stated this in a statement issued...
Osun Government has said Governor Ademola Adeleke has neither removed the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Adepele Ojo, nor appointed anyone in an acting capacity. This is contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mr Kolapo Alimi, on Sunday in Osogbo. ...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke of Osun has announced the appointment of Justice Olayinka Afolabi, as the acting Chief Judge of the state with immediate effect. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the appointment of Afolabi was in spite of the order of the National Industrial...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has directed all public officials, appointed and elected, to start wearing Adire Osun every wednesday to boost the industry and enhance cultural strengths of the state. In a circular issued by the Head of Service, Mr...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has rolled out four enabling actions elected leaders across Africa must take to save African democracy from ongoing regression and disruption. The Governor represented by the Commissioner for Federal Affairs, Mrs Adenike Adeleke spoke today in Abuja at...
Osun State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Ifon and Ilobu, in Orolu and Irepodun Local Government Areas of the state respectively over ongoing communal clash in the area. The Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr. Kolapo Alimo, disclosed this in a statement on Friday...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has ordered the seizure of the disputed land between Ilobu and Ifon Communities, both in Orolu and Irepodun Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. Adeleke, who gave the order in an interview with newsmen on the sideline of the “Ipade Imole” programme...
If there is any recent evidence that placed the Osun state Governor, His Excellency, Senator Narudeen Ademola Adeleke Jackson, among the few public office holders in the country that their sense of nationhood is stronger than their tribal loyalty, it is the recent news report that he (the Osun...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has cancelled celebration of independence day earlier slated for Sunday October first. Governor Adeleke in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, urged Osun people to pray for the continuous peace and prosperity of Nigeria....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has sought for the support of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to strengthen the infrastructural development of tertiary institutions in the state. The call came during a courtesy visit on the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono...
The Director General of the National Council on Climate Change, Dr Salisu Dahiru has described the Osun State Climate Agenda as “an unprecedented model for subnational entities in Nigeria” Speaking while receiving a delegation of the Osun State Governor’s Climate Advisory Council in his Abuja office, Dr...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Spokesperson to the Osun State Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed has confirmed the reported aircraft incident involving Governor Ademola Adeleke but clarified that there are strong indications that the two aircraft engines were tampered with before boarding. Reacting to news reports on the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun state Governor, Ademola Adeleke has directed security agencies to launch special operations to arrest and prosecute cultists engaging in rivalry war across Ijeshaland. Reacting to spate of violence and attacks in parts of the Eastern senatorial district, Governor Adeleke in a statement...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has lauded Governor Ademola Adeleke for proving his critics wrong by being a dancing but hard-working Governor in the governance affairs of the state. During his address at the 16th Harvest Anniversary and Thanksgiving Service held at...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Sunday acknowledged the unforgettable determination of the founding fathers of Osun State which culminated into creation of the state on August 27, 1991 by the then Military Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamosi...