Tag: Osun State
Policeman fires shots to disrupt NSCDC official’s wedding
A policeman attached to Osun State Police Command allegedly fired live bullets to disrupt a wedding ceremony of an officer…
In Pictures: Osun PDP Legal Adviser Defects to APC
Barrister John Abolarinwa Abidoye, legal adviser, Peoples Democratic Party has defected to the All Progressives Congress in an elaborate welcome…
Auto crashes claim 31 in Osun
Muhammad Husaini, Osun Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission, said on Monday that 31 deaths were recorded from…
Ogbeni: On His Mandate They Firmly Stood
By Peter Claver Opara Nothing can best demonstrate the danger stalking democracy in the land, with PDP’s desperation to retain…
Osun projects improved revenue from tourism
The Special Adviser on Culture and Tourism to Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, Oladipo Soyode, on Friday said that tourism…
FRSC issues 1,389 driver’s licenses in Osun
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Osun issued 1,389 driver’s licences to motorists in the state between June and…
Fallout Of Osun Gov Election: 50 APC Members Still In Detention
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said at least 50 of its members are still…
Nigerians Condemn Militarisation Of Elections
Nigerians have continued to condemn the militarisation of elections. The condemnation followed the deployment of at least 73,000 security personnel…
Undue Militarisation Of Elections
The gross abuse of power and the undue militarisation of the just concluded Osun State governorship election and that of…
PDP hails Jonathan over peaceful Osun guber election
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday described the Osun governorship election as “a clear testimony of President Goodluck Jonathan’s…
Aregbesola reelected governor of Osun State
Rauf Aregbesola has been reelected governor of Osun State. The All Progressives Congress candidate beat his closest rival Senator Iyiola…
APC Decries Arrest Of Its Members
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over the mass arrest and intimidation of its members in Osun…
Osun Election in Pictures: Voters brace up for a long day
Photos By Idowu Ogunleye and Emmanuel Osodi/ Ile-Ife
In Pictures: Security operatives prepare for Osun Election
By Idowu Ogunleye and Emmanuel Osodi/Osogbo
Lai Mohammed, Tinubu’s Media Aide Arrested In Osun
By Eromosele Ebhomele The tension in the State of Osun, western Nigeria heightened Friday night, just few hours to the…
Illegal election materials intercepted in Osun State
By Simon Ateba, Gbenro Adesina and Jethro Ibileke/Osogbo Police in Osun State have intercepted alleged illegal election materials and some…
Osun Election: 2 Men Nabbed With Ballot Papers
Simon Ateba, Jethro Ibileke, Gbenro Adesina/Osogbo & Adebobola Alawode Two officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Obokun…
Osun Poll: Survey Gives It To Aregbesola
Barring unforeseen circumstances, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola will be returned as governor of Osun State. This is according to the latest…
INEC registers 1.4m voters for Osun guber poll
A total of 1,407,222 voters, comprising 661,394 males (47 per cent) and 745,828 females (53 per cent), were registered by…
The bigotry against Aregbesola
By Yemi Osibajo I was greatly saddened to read the material written by Mr. Eyieyien urging “The Remnants” to vote…
Omisore’s Bus Gift Tears OAU Students Apart
Damilare Okunola Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State, have described their union leaders as gluttons for receiving…
Secret ballot papers smuggled to Osun – APC
By Simon Ateba, Jethro Ibileke & Gbenro Adesina/Osogbo Despite assurances by President Goodluck Jonathan and Professor Attahiru Jega that…
Soldiers, Police take over Aregbesola’s support rally venue
Simon Ateba & Jethro Ibileke/Osogbo Men of the Nigerian Army and mobile policemen on Wednesday morning took over the Nelson…
State Of Osun, The Land Of Chief Bola Ige Will Speak Loudly On August 9
By Joe Igbokwe History has shown that we forget things easily in Nigeria. We do not remember things easily, we…
Osun Agog For APC Mega Rally
Osun State was agog today as the All Progressives Congress, APC, organised a mega rally ahead of Saturday’s governorship election.…
FRSC Deploys I,550 To Osun For Aug. 9 Election
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Osun, Mr Muhmmad Husaini, says the commission will deploy 1,550 officers…
Osun PDP Rally, A Show Of Shame, Says Jide Jimoh
Yisa Jamiu The Chairman of Yaba Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, Jide Jimoh, has described the Peoples Democratic…
All Eyes On Osun State
Six days to the 9 August governorship election in Osun State, the political atmosphere is charged and tension is sky…
Osun Election: APC mandates members to converge in Osun
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has mandated all its elected members at state and national levels to converge on Osun…