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Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has pledged the full support of the state government for ongoing search and recovery operations following the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of the state. Aiyedatiwa made the commitment while receiving a briefing from the Director of Search and Rescue at the National ...
Politics
By Ismail Azeez The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Osun Central Senatorial District, Kunle Adegoke, SAN, has called for urgent and coordinated measures to tackle youth violence, cultism, drug abuse and political thuggery in Osun State. Adegoke warned that the state could not afford to allow violence and the exploitation of young people for ...
Politics
Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has described the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, as one of his subjects, insisting that the Minister has no choice but to work with him as governor of the state. Aiyedatiwa stated this while featuring on Channels Television's Politics Today, where he also dismissed concerns over the strength of the ...
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has signed the Osun State Park Management Bill, 2026 into law, providing a new legal framework for the administration of motor parks and transport-related activities in the state. The legislation, signed in Osogbo, is aimed at restructuring the management of motor parks, improving accountability in the transport sector and addressing ...
Energy
The Senator representing Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Fadahunsi, has donated and energised a 500KVA transformer for residents of the Peace Highland Community in Arimoro, Ilesa West Local Government Area of Osun State. Speaking on behalf of Fadahunsi, the lawmaker’s Head of Media and Public Enlightenment, Omole Olusegun Omo-Osodi, urged residents to protect the transformer ...
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The CityBoy Movement has inaugurated its state executives and coordinators across the 30 local government areas of Osun State, with a target of registering 250,000 youths as members. Speaking on Sunday at the inauguration held in Osogbo, State Coordinator Engr. Kayode Sowade reaffirmed support for President Bola Tinubu, urging members to intensify grassroots mobilisation ahead ...
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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed deep concern over the rising rate of extra-judicial killings in Osogbo, the state capital, and other parts of the state. In a statement signed by its Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, the party stated that it is worrisome that Osun has ...
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A fresh dispute has erupted over the position of Iyaloja General of Osun State, following conflicting claims by the state government and the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, regarding who should occupy the office. The development has produced two claimants to the influential position, with the Ataoja declaring the return of Chief Awawu Asindemade, ...
Crime
Three persons were killed on Friday in a suspected cult-related clash in the Owode-Ilesa area of Osogbo, Osun State. The victims have been identified as Adebayo Taoreed, popularly known as “Small Rugged”; another man known simply as “Osha”; while the identity of the third victim remained unconfirmed as of the time of filing this report. ...
Politics
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the August 15 gubernatorial election in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji, has felicitated Nigerians at home and in the diaspora on the occasion of the nation's 66th independence anniversary. Oyebamiji saluted the country's founding fathers, patriotic leaders, and nationalists for the rare virtues, indelible imprints, commitment, ...
Energy
The Federal Government has begun construction of a new ultra-modern National Control Centre for the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) in Osogbo, Osun State, replacing a 64-year-old facility that no longer meets the demands of running Nigeria's grid. The groundbreaking ceremony of the new National Control Centre of the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) in ...
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Persistent rainfall has triggered flooding in several parts of Osun State, forcing residents to flee their homes and seek shelter with friends and relatives as floodwaters continue to rise. The affected areas in Osogbo, the state capital, include Ijetu, Oke-Ayepe, Aregbe/Abija, Baruwa, Omigade in Ogo-Oluwa, and Koledowo along the Ilesa Garage axis, where residents have ...
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Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, has said the Federal Government is unlocking Nigeria’s vast marine resources to drive job creation, economic growth and environmental sustainability. Oyetola disclosed this while speaking at an event marking his 72 birthday in his hometown, Iragbiji, headquarters of Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State, where he ...
Health
The Osun State Government has inaugurated a Special Task Force on Environmental sanitation aimed at strengthening the enforcement of environmental laws so as to sustain a clean, healthy and habitable environment throughout the state. The Task Force is to be chaired by the state Head Of Service, Mr Samuel Ayanleye Aina and deputised by the ...
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has hailed the state’s strong performance in the 2026 National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination, describing the result as a positive reflection of ongoing efforts to reposition education in the state. Osun placed fifth nationally in the 2026 NECO ranking, with 74.31 per cent of candidates recording at ...
Politics
The Tinubu Progressive Advocates (TPA) has commenced plans for a nationwide mobilisation campaign in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The group is set to formally unveil its national leadership structure and advocacy programmes on Wednesday, September 30, at the National Merit House, Maitama, Abuja. The group ...
Crime
Some residents of Osogbo, the Osun State capital, and its environs were thrown into tears on Monday after allegedly losing millions of naira to a suspected food investment scheme operated by Global Food Initiative, which abruptly closed its operations. The food investment scheme allegedly collected advance payments from customers for food items sold at prices ...
Crime
The Osun State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the alleged burglary of a mobile phone shop in the Oja-Oba area of Osogbo, during which devices valued at approximately ₦5 million were stolen. The suspects were identified by police authorities as Afeez Arole (30), Salami Wahab Idowu (49), Akanmu Afeez (37), and ...
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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the newly passed Integrated Transport, Traffic and Park Management System Bill by the state House of Assembly, describing it as unconstitutional and "dead on arrival." The party, in a statement signed on Thursday by its Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, said ...
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Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar has approved the composition of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general elections. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Phrank Shaibu said the campaign ...
