•Policemen No fewer than seven policemen were shot during a violent communal clash between residents of Ido-Ijesa and Esa-Oke in Osun State, following the appointment of a new monarch for the Ido-Ajegunle community by Governor Ademola Adeleke. Governor Adeleke had approved the installation of Prince Timileyin Ajayi as the Olojudo of Ido-Ajegun...
The push for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to zone its 2026 governorship ticket to the West Senatorial District of Osun State has ignited disagreements among interest groups. The Osun Progressives Independent Forum (OPIF) has rejected the idea, arguing that the agitation for zoning is driven by personal interests, reports The Nation. In ...
•Rampaging youths (Photo for illustration purposes only) Pandemonium erupted yesterday evening in the Hallelujah community of Egbedore Local Government Area in Osun State when angry youths assaulted the newly installed Ajeniju of Hallelujah, Oba Jelili Olaiya, while he was attempting to conduct Jumat prayers in the area. The youths, disregardi...
•Governors Adeleke and Makinde The Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, might have been a bit distracted when he said that his party would capture Osun and Oyo states. The governor maintained that the statement, which came on the heels of the [&hel...
•Protesters in Osun State today Protesters in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, took to the streets today to express their grievances regarding the current economic hardships facing the country. The demonstrators called on President Bola Tinubu to reverse the removal of fuel subsidies in an effort to curb the rising cost of living, including ...
•An accident scene No fewer than four people were burned to death and twenty others injured in a multiple-vehicle accident along the Osun/Ondo road in Ikeji-Arakeji, Ori-Ade Local Government Area of Osun State. Investigations revealed that the accident, which occurred three days ago, involved a head-on collision between two buses and a truck, ...
Several members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Iwo, Osun State, publicly renounced their membership and joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday. The event took place at Ansar-ul Deen Primary School, Araromi, Iwo, and the defectors were welcomed by Hon. Sunday Bisi, the PDP state chairman, reports Nigerian Tribune. The de...
•Mpox The Osun State Government has announced the confirmation of a monkeypox (Mpox) outbreak in the Ilesa-West local government area of the state. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Health, Barrister Jola Akintola, in a statement released through the Ministry of Information bulletin today. While confirming the outbreak, Akintola reass...
•Governor Adeleke of Osun State The Osun State Government has informed teachers in public schools across the state who have served for over five years in their current positions to expect a transfer to another school. The government hinted at the upcoming transfers in a circular addressed to all teachers in the state, reports The […]
•Protesters in Osun today Protest organisers in Osun say they will meet to decide the next line of action, after President Bola Tinubu appealed to protesters to suspend their protest and come for dialogue. Mr Ajala Adetunji, the Osun Coordinator of Coalition of Concern Nigeria Citizens, the group spearheading the protest, said that the preside...

