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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has disengaged 17 permanent secretaries appointed during the administration of his predecessor, Adegboyega Oyetola and named replacements. Oyetola appointed 30 permanent secretaries in 2022. A statement by the Head of Service (HoS), S.A. Aina last night disclosed that Adeleke has approved the appointment of new PS in the state Civil Service. Read Also: Why we ...

A group, The Osun Masterminds, TOM, has advised the Osun State Government to avoid acting in ways that can undermine the integrity of any other arm of government. The group also revealed that there were reports of Governor Ademola Adeleke’s insistence on installing a certain person as Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly. Condemning the alleged planned move ...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday shared in the joy of the occasion as Governor Ademola Nurudeen Adeleke of Osun State celebrates his 63rd birthday, May 13, 2023. Buhari urged Adeleke, to place the interest of the State and the welfare of the people above all else and seek God’s guidance to deliver on his mandate. He affirms that the Senator, ...

President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has congratulated Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke for his victory at the Supreme Court, urging him to move quickly to unite the state. The President-elect said everyone must respect the Supreme Court’s judgment being the final court in the land giving its verdict on the Osun governorship election. Tinubu also praised the immediate-past governor, Alhaji Adegboyega ...

The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the last governorship election in Osun State. A five-man panel, in a judgment a moment ago, dismissed the appeal by former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) for lacking in merit. The apex court affirmed ...

There is heavy police presence in major junctions and roundabouts in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Tuesday morning. Areas of the town with police presence include, Olaiya junction, Oke-Fia and LAMECO roundabouts, Old Garage/Freedom Park, Ayetoro roundabout, Osun State High Court premises, among others. The presence of the policemen armed to the teeth may not be unconnected to the ...

The Supreme Court has scheduled judgment for 2pm on Tuesday in the appeal filed by former Osun Governor, Gboyega Oyetola against the election of Ademola Adeleke. Oyetola is, by his appeal, seeking the reversal of the March 25 judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja which affirmed Adeleke’s victory in the last governorship election in Osun State. Read Also: ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has called on Governor Ademola Adeleke to stop treating with levity, security issues affecting the state. The Party also noted that it was worried over the insecurity in Osun, particularly before, during and after the general elections across the country. The party in a statement by its acting chairman, Tajudeen Lawal on ...

The Osun Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in January held that Oyetola was able to prove that there was over-voting in some of the polling units. But in its judgment on Friday ,the Appeal Court overturned the ruling of the petition tribunal. Speaking during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Adeleke said, “The Appeal Court has cleared everything and affirmed ...

The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in an appeal filed by Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against a judgment of the tribunal which nullified his election as governor of Osun. The three-member panel led by Justice M. F. Shuaibu, after listening to counsel to Mr Adeleke, Onyechi Ikpeazu; and Lateef Fagbemi, who appeared for the immediate-past ...