Tag: osun
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Oyetola’s tribunal victory, triumph of light over forces of darkness – Tinubu
APC Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu says the election tribunal judgment that upturned the election of Sen. Ademola Adeleke of the PDP in favour of Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, is triumph of light over forces of darkness. Tinubu, in a congratulatory message to Oyetola through his spokesperson,
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BREAKING: Tribunal sacks Adeleke as Osun governor
The Election Petition Tribunal chaired by Justice Tertse Kume has sacked Osun Governor Senator Ademola Adeleke. The majority judgement of two judges against one ordered that Certificate of Return should be withdrawn from Adeleke and issued to Adegboyega Oyetola.
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Alleged N40m Adeleke’s Christmas gift: No plan to impeach Osun Speaker – Aide
Mr Kunle Alabi, the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Osun House of Assembly, Mr Timothy Owoeye, says there is no impeachment plot against his principal over an alleged misappropriation of fund. Alabi spoke against the backdrop of the report in a section
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How 20 passengers escaped death in Osun
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun said no fewer than 20 passengers escaped death in a lone accident that occurred on Iwo-Ibadan expressway on Friday. The Sector Commander, Mr. Paul Okpe, disclosed this in a statement issued by t
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SAD! Ex- governor of Osun, Colonel Obi is dead
Ex-military governor of Osun state, Colonel Anthony Uzoma Obi (rtd), is dead. His passage was announced via a statement by his family on Monday. According to the statement, Uzoma died around 6 pm. on Sunday, January 1, 2023. The statement reads: “We, the Family of His Excellency, Rtd Colonel Anthony Uzoma Obi, humbly announce the…
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Gov. Adeleke approves suspension of two agency executive heads
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has approved the immediate suspension of Dr Niyi Oginni, Executive Secretary, Osun Health Insurance Agency (OHIS) and Dr Adebukola Olujide, the Head of the Primary HealthCare Development Board in the State. This is contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed, on Saturday in Osogbo. Adeleke…
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Ex-govs, deputies can go with official vehicles – Osun Speaker replies Adeleke
Speaker of Osun House of Assembly, Mr. Timothy Owoeye, on Wednesday said the state law empowers governors, their deputies, and some top public officials to go with their official vehicles when they retire from office. Owoeye made this known during plenary while reacting to the call made by Gov. Ademola Adeleke,
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Gov. Adeleke vows to recover monies owed by mining operators
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun on Monday said his administration would recover all monies owed by mining/gold companies operating in state fields. Adeleke said this on the sideline of the inauguration of solid minieral sector committee in Osogbo.
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Osun PDP stalwart petitions AIG, alleges threat to his life by Adeleke’s loyalists
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in Osun State, Akin Adeyi has petitioned the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone XI over alleged threat to life by loyalists of Governor Ademola Adeleke. The PDP chieftain, in a petition titled,
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Osun 2022: Appeal Court validates Oyetola’s nomination, dismisses PDP’s case
T he Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the candidature and nomination of the governorship candidate of APC in the July 16 governorship election in Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, and his running mate, Benedict Alabi. Oyetola and Alabi are the immediate past governor and deputy governor of Osun.