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29 Aug 2024
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has said there are ongoing plans for his administration to generate electricity for the use of the state. The governor made this known on Thursday while flagging off the Obokun 33kV Feeder Line from Osunjela to Ilesa-West Local Government Secretariat in Ilesa. Adeleke said that Osun has a draft electricity…
23 Aug 2024
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has issued a series of policy directives targeted at alleviating residents' economic pains and hardship following the food inflation plaguing the country amid a hike in the pump price of petrol.
15 Aug 2024
The Akwa Ibom State Government has confirmed that the WhatsApp account of Governor Umo Eno was compromised in a recent cyberattack. Reports indicate that many of Governor Eno's phone contacts received messages from his WhatsApp number on Tuesday, asking them to transfer a specified amount of money to an account with a promise of reimbursement…
I’ll bring perpetrators of Esa-Oke killings to justice, Adeleke
14 Aug 2024
Governor of Osun State and Chairman of the National Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the forthcoming off-cycle governorship election in Ondo State, Ademola Adeleke, has stated that some leaders of the party who defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are inconsequential. Adeleke, who stated this at the PDP's secretariat…
13 Aug 2024
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of gagging the opposition, saying such efforts would fail as they are at variance with the dictates of democracy globally. This allegation followed the questioning of the opposition party chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, by the Osun State Police Command over the…
Osun appeals ruling voiding government’s White Paper on Igbajo monarch
8 Aug 2024
A fresh crisis has erupted within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State following a struggle for party tickets ahead of the local government election slated for February 22, 2025. Some prominent figures alleged the imposition of candidates ahead of the primaries, saying some party leaders have been affirming and endorsing candidates. They said…
7 Aug 2024
• Lament Tinubu's insensitivity to agitations • Group seeks immediate release of arrested innocent protesters, details of suspected hijackers The #EndBadGovernance protesters in Osun State have announced stoppage of their demonstration, saying that the decision is to ensure a successful Osun-Osogbo festival to be held in Osogbo, the state capital. Coordinator of the Coalition of…
Osun governor imposes curfew on Ifon, Ilobu communities
6 Aug 2024
Akinyelure hails Ondo youths for shunning rallies Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has said that some "evil political forces" made efforts to hijack the ongoing #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests but protesters in the state shunned them. He commended the protesters for not allowing themselves to be used to create unrest in the state. In a statement,…
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2 Aug 2024
The Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB) has announced the postponement of its 2024 examination. The board’s registrar, Prof. Ademola Adeleke, made the announcement in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday in Lagos. According to him, the postponement is in view of security concerns in some states across the country, following the ongoing #EndBadGovernance…
31 Jul 2024
The Ojoo Roundabout in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, was heavily militarised, yesterday, with well-armed security agents, which include the army, police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Federal Road Service Corps
30 Jul 2024
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered immediate disbursement of bursary stipends to about 3,800 students who are indigenes of the state in various tertiary institutions.
I’ll bring perpetrators of Esa-Oke killings to justice, Adeleke
29 Jul 2024
The Osun State Government has said it has started receiving the expected 43 trucks of food palliatives of garri and corn from the Federal Government as part of efforts to cushion the effects of hardship currently experienced by Nigerians across the country. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday by the state Commissioner…

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