Tag: osun
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(JUST IN) Osun HoA Polls: PDP clears 25 seats out of 26
…one declared inconclusive The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has clinched 25 out of the 26 House of Assembly seats. According to monitored report, the only exception is that of Boripe/Boluwaduro State Constituency that has been declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In the results so far announced, the…
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Osun APC, PDP trade words over N90bn state fund
The APC in Osun has accused Gov Ademola Adeleke of mismanaging N 90 billion accrued to the state in the last 100 days of his administration. Mr. Tajudeen Lawal, the acting Chairman of the party in a statement on Wednesday in Osogbo, alleged that Adeleke had been spending government funds lavishly and frivolously without necessarily…
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Oyetola asks Appeal Court to declare Adeleke unqualified over alleged certificate forgery
Mr. Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday, asked the Court of Appeal, Abuja to declared Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun unqualified to have contested the July 16, 2022 poll in which he emerged as winner over alleged certificate forgery. Oyetola, whose candidacy in the poll was affirmed by a tribunal, made…
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Appeal Court begins hearing in Adeleke’s appeal against Osun tribunal judgment
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Monday, commenced sitting in an appeal filed by Mr. Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against a judgment of the tribunal which invalidated his election as governor of Osun. The three-member panel of justices led by Justice M.F. Shuaibu, began sitting in the appeal at about 10am.
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What we’ve done in 100 days – Osun gov, Adeleke
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun said that his administration, in its first 100 days, had redirected the government’s efforts toward meeting the needs of the people. Adeleke, who was sworn in on Nov. 27, 2022 as the sixth executive governor of the state, said this on Tuesday at a news conference in Osogbo, while rolling…
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BREAKING: Senate spokesperson, Bashiru loses senatorial seat
The Senate Spokesperson, Sen. Ajibola Bashiru, has lost his bid for re-election into the Senate from Osun Central on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bashiru lost to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Fadeyi Olubiyi, in Saturday’s election.
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Tragedy: Pastor, 2 others die in Osun well
A Pastor and two bricklayers on Friday died in a well at Owode-Ede, Osun, after one of the bricklayers reportedly went into the well to remove a water drawer that fell into it. It was learnt that the victims died after one of the bricklayers attempted to remove the
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Gov Adeleke dissolves Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has dissolved the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme (O-YES), and replaced it with ‘Imole Youth Corps’. This is contained in a circular issued by the Secretary to the State Government,
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We are not taking NIMET’s warning with levity, Osun, Ondo Ekiti govts.
The Osun, Ondo and Ekiti governments have assured residents in the states of proactive measures being taken to avert flood disasters in 2023, even as they solicited the support of the people to maintain a clean environment and refrain from dumping of waste in drains and waterways, In separate interviews officials of the states, stakeholders,…
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Tribunal judgement: I have faith in judiciary – Gov. Adeleke
Gov. Ademola Adeleke, of Osun says he has faith, trust and confidence in the judiciary to right the wrong as chamber of justice and remedy. A statement by Mallam Rasheed Olawale, spokesperson to the governor, issued on Friday in Osogbo