The Executive Director of Project Implementation at the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Remi Omowaiye, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on Monday along the Osogbo/Ilesa road in Osun State. Henzodaily learnt that the attack occurred around 2:05 p.m. in front of the Ilesa West Local Government Area as Omowaiye, a former Osun State Commissioner for Works, … Read more
Chaos erupted in Osun State on Monday after some unknown gunmen reportedly storm local government council secretariats amid efforts by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to assert control. TheNewsGuru reports that both parties have been asserting their claims over the third tier of government. The APC contends that a … Read more
Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has announced its withdrawal from the forthcoming local government polls in Osun. The party’s Chairman, Mr Wale Adebayo, announced this in a statement issued on Saturday in Osogbo. Adebayo cited what he called lack of transparency exhibited by Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) as the reason for its withdrawal. He … Read more
The Osun State Government has claimed it has been vindicated following the release of the Certified True Copy of the judgment on the state’s Local Government Area election. Henzodaily reports that tension escalated in the state on Tuesday after the local government chairmen elected under the All Progressives Congress (APC) vowed to reclaim their offices following … Read more
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun, on Thursday, raised alarm of an alleged plot by some people to attack local government secretariats in the state. A statement in Osogbo by Malam Olawale Rasheed, quoted Adeleke as saying he had received credible reports of the plan to also attack leaders of the Peoples Democratict Party (PDP) and … Read more
Osun government has stated that the Court of Appeal judgment in Akure on Monday did not reinstate the sacked All Progressives Congress (APC) local government chairmen and councillors. Mr Kolapo Alimi, Osun Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, explained in a statement that the dismissed case was the PDP’s summons challenging the validity of the … Read more
Hoodlums on Monday allegedly shot and injured seven police officers on their way to restore peace in Ido-Ajegunle community, in Obokun Local Government of Osun. CSP Yemisi Opalola, the Police Spokesperson in Osun, made the disclosure in a telephone interview in Osogbo. Opalola explained that the police received distress call that hoodlums were … Read more
Former Minister of Interior and ex-Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, on Sunday, met with a man who allegedly attempted to assassinate him during the 2006 Oroki Day Celebration in Osogbo. The man, identified as Sikiru Olaboye, sought forgiveness from Aregbesola after reportedly calling a local radio station in Osogbo to request a meeting with … Read more
An Osun High Court sitting in Ile-Ife, on Thursday, reinstated Oba Adegboyega Famodun as the Owa of Igbajo and nullified the state government’s revocation of his appointment. The court overturned the White Paper and Executive Order issued by Gov. Ademola Adeleke regarding the Owa of Igbajo chieftaincy title. Recall the Osun State Government … Read more
The Osun state government has set a target of N109.8 billion as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to finance its N427 billion budget for 2025. The Commissioner for Economic Planning, Budget and Development, Prof. Moruf Adeleke, disclosed this during the analysis of the state’s 2025 budget, on Thursday in Osogbo. Adeleke said while the … Read more