Wild jubilation engulfed Araromi-Okeodo, a community in Ife-South Local Government Area of Osun State, following supply of electricity to the town for the first time, after 91 years in total darkness. Residents of the agrarian community trooped out en masse…
6 die in Osun road accident
The Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC ), Osun Command, said six persons lost their lives in an accident that occurred on Imesi- Ile highway. The Sector Commander, Mr Henry Benamesia, said this in a statement by the command’s spokesperson,…
New book chronicles the history of Osun State as it marks 32nd anniversary
A new book that tells the definitive history of Osun State, from its creation in 1991 to the end of Rauf Aregbesola’s administration in 2018, is set to be launched on 27 August, the same day the state celebrates its…
Isese Day: Osun govt declares Monday public holiday
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has declared Monday a public holiday in commemoration of the annual Isese Day. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Kolapo Alimi, the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, on Saturday in…
Court sentences Ramon Adedoyin to death by hanging
Osun State High Court has found Ramon Adedoyin, the founder of Oduduwa University, guilty of the murder case of Timothy Adegoke. The court, under the ruling of Judge Adepele Ojo, sentenced Adedoyin, who is also the owner of the Hilton…
Man docked for allegedly assaulting medical doctor
A 22-year-old man, Olajide Babatunde, was on Monday docked in a Magistrates’ Court in Ile-Ife, Osun for allegedly assaulting a doctor at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Sunday Osanyintuyi, told the court that…
Buhari salutes Gov. Adeleke at 63, urges him to seek God’s guidance
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun State as he celebrates his 63rd birthday, May 13, 2023, urging him to seek God to deliver on his mandate. The president’s congratulatory message was issued by his spokesman, Mr…
Supreme Court upholds Adeleke’s victory
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the appeal by Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the election of Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Osun State Governor. The apex court, in its judgment…
Appeal Court sets aside tribunal judgement, upholds Adeleke as Osun governor
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has set aside the decision of the Osun State Governorship Tribunal and has upheld the election of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the governor of the state. Following the governorship polls in the state,…
PDP wins 25 Osun assembly seats, APC clinches 1
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun has declared 25 candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winners out of the 26 seats in the state’s house of assembly. The commission also declared that the All Progressives Congress…