•NLC The Nigeria Labour Congress has directed workers in Osun State to embark on a three-day sympathy strike beginning at midnight yesterday to press for the release of statutory allocations due to local government areas in the state. In a statement signed by the Osun NLC Chairman and Secretary, Christopher Arapasopo and Victor Amusan, respect...
•Tinubu and APC logo A fresh crisis has erupted within the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following the rejection of the recently released list of the State Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) by some members of the party’s State Executive Committee. The aggrieved party officials expressed strong dissatisfaction with...
•Building collapse Three people have been killed, and four others injured after a two-storey shopping complex under construction collapsed in Owode-Ede, Osun State. The incident occurred late yesterday, trapping workers who were reportedly staying in the building to continue their work the following day, reports Saturday PUNCH. The Osun State ...
•European Union (EU) The European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) Election Observation Hub has said vote trading during the Ekiti and Osun states governorship elections was rampant, with voters rewarded heavily for selling their votes. The Hub, established for election monitoring, is made up of the Kukah Centre (TKC...
Palpable tension gripped Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, after a Ponzi-style food investment scheme was rumoured to have crashed. It was learnt that the scheme, named Global Food Initiative, had been operating in the state since early in the week of August 2026, aiming to subsidise the prices of food items for its subscribers, […]
Osun State Chapter of Accord Party has accused the factional National Chairman of NURTW, MC Oluomo and certain elements within Osun APC of plotting another round of violence by taking over motor parks in the state. The party noted that the action was aimed to foment another round of a statewide breakdown of law and […]
•Tinubu and Adeleke President Bola Tinubu has urged Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State not to shame his opponents in the recently concluded governorship election in the state. Tinubu, who stated this when he received the governor at the Presidential Villa in Abuja yesterday, said that Adeleke did not conquer anybody but won an election. [&...
•Tinubu and APC logo A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State, Hon. Jonathan Vatsa, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to change the style of his administration and urgently reconnect with Nigerians if he hopes to secure victory in the 2027 presidential election. Vatsa, a former Niger State Commissioner for Informat...
•Armed policemen mount guard at INEC office, Osogbo in Osun State, today As Osun State prepares for Saturday’s governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office along the Gbongan-Ibadan Road in Osogbo has become a hive of activity, with a heightened security presence. Our correspondent sighted security agents ...
•The major contenders There is a security blanket over Osun State to forestall further violence and ensure a crisis-free electoral process in Saturday’s governorship election. The contest has been hot and volatile. The ruling Accord and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are locked in a fierce battle to control the government. This has led to...

