Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Osun residents of a credible and peaceful governorship election on August 15, warning that anyone involved in vote buying, electoral violence or attempts to disrupt the poll will face the full weight of the law. The event, organised by the National Peace...
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Osun State Police Command has arrested the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Teslim Igbalaye, and five others during an operation at a property linked to him in Osogbo. The police said the raid followed intelligence reports that suspected criminals were hiding in the Oroki Estate area of the...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its readiness to conduct a free, fair, credible and peaceful Osun State Governorship Election on August 15, 2026, assuring stakeholders that all critical preparations have been concluded. Speaking at the Osun State Governorship Election Stakeholders’ Forum in Osogbo, the Chairman of INEC,...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the composition of its National Campaign Council and its Sub-Committees for the Osun State Governorship Election scheduled for Saturday, 15 August, 2026. As contained in a Notice signed by the Party’s National Secretary, Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru, Ph.D., BL, the National Campaign Council...
Police have arrested Adeniyi Adeyemi, who presented himself as the Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), in Osun State following a court-issued bench warrant. Confirming the development, Force Public Relations Officer, Okokon Iniedu, said, “We have just confirmed the arrest of Mr. Adeniyi Adeyemi by...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has charged media practitioners in Osun State to treat vote buying as a frontline investigative priority ahead of the August 15, 2026 Governorship Election, urging journalists to document incidents with the specificity needed to trigger prosecution. This charge was contained in a keynote address...
Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has ordered a decisive security response to halt the wave of political violence and killings in Osun State as preparations intensify for the August 15 governorship election. The directive was delivered by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the South-West, Adegoke Fayoade,...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has boosted the Nigerian Army’s operational capacity with the graduation of more than 8,000 newly trained soldiers from the Depot Nigerian Army, Osogbo. The soldiers passed out on Saturday at the Depot during a ceremony that marks another phase in...
Oyo/Osun Customs Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced it has achieved a major operational success, intercepting three pump-action rifles followed by the arrest of three suspects. Speaking at a press briefing in Ibadan on Thursday, 18 June 2026, the Acting Customs Area Controller of the Command,...
More accolades have continued to pour in appreciation to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for the numerous impactful intervention projects spread across the beneficiary institutions. Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke is one of such beneficiaries, relishing the successful skills development intervention and the attendant significant improvements in...
As Muslims across the world celebrate Eid-el-Kabir, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has urged Nigerians to embrace sacrifice, patriotism, patience, and national unity, saying the values symbolised by Eid-el-Kabir remain critical to national growth and stability. The Customs boss made the call shortly after observing Eid prayers...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has commended the speedy and qualitative ongoing remodelling of Osogbo stadium, announcing that the sitting capacity of the modernised and upgraded stadium is to increase from 4000 to 15,000 upon completion. Speaking after an early morning daily project review session which started since last...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced a consequential adjustment to the campaign timeline for the Osun State governorship election, following the earlier shift in the election date. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, in a press statement on Thursday, said the deadline...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash O. Amupitan, SAN, has called on the Commission’s nationwide workforce and the Nigerian public to translate the discipline of the Holy Month of Ramadan into a renewed commitment to electoral integrity. In a special Eid-el-Fitr message issued from the...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has shifted the date for the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections which was earlier fixed for February 20, to Saturday, January 16, 2027. The Commission also announced that governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections will now hold on Saturday, February 6, 2027....
Osun State Government has again strongly refuted allegations of N13 billion payroll scam by Sally Tibbot limited, describing the renewal of the allegation as an All Progressives Congress (APC) sponsored fake news. The government insisted that there was no N13 billion naira payroll fraud as verification of the controversial...
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has reduced public servants work hours for the Ramadan and Lent period. Announcing the approval, Governor Ademola Adeleke stated that the adjustment is intended to support workers during the fasting season. The Governor further explained that the new schedule will take effect from...
National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Ajibola Basiru, has charged the Executive arm of government to champion constitutional obedience, the Legislature to enhance its oversight functions, the Judiciary to guard its independence, and citizens to conscientiously demand transparency and accountability. Dr. Basiru gave the charge while...
Sequel to the complaint received from the Local Government Chairmen, in Osun State, by the Osun State Attorney General that unauthorized accounts have been opened for the Osun state LGs allocation, so as to allow the authorized persons to operate and maintain the accounts, in the United Bank for...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is determined to make the 2027 General Election a turning point for Nigeria’s democracy and a model for election management in Africa. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, stated this on Friday in Lagos while speaking at the commission’s 2026 Induction and...