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Osun 2026: APC, PDP clash over Adeleke’s screening

Tension is rising in Osun State politics as the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, disagree over the screening process of Governor Ademola Adeleke ahead of the 2026 governorship election. Both parties exchanged accusations as the election season begins to take shape. The APC alleged that the PDP government is trying […]

Osun Kingmaker Refuses to Dethrone Jailed Apetumodu Amid Pressure

Plans to declare the Apetumodu throne vacant after the conviction of Oba Joseph Olugbenga Oloyede in the United States ended in confusion. Princes of Ipetumodu met on Tuesday to discuss the monarch’s fate, but the gathering turned rowdy after some demanded that Governor Ademola Adeleke be asked to remove Oba Oloyede. Oba Oloyede, the 27th […]

Aregbesola vows to unseat Adeleke in Osun 2026 election

Rauf Aregbesola, the former Osun State Governor and ex-Minister of Interior, has made it clear that his new political mission is to remove Governor Ademola Adeleke from office in 2026. Aregbesola now serves as the interim National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and he believes his party is ready to win the next […]

Atiku backs Gov Adeleke on conducting Osun LG election despite AGF, police warning

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has praised Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke for holding the local government election despite opposition from security agencies and legal authorities. Before the election took place on Saturday, opposition parties raised concerns about possible violence. The Nigeria Police Force, in a statement on Friday, advised the state government to suspend […]

Governor Adeleke meets British diplomats, accuses IGP of colluding with APC

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has accused Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, of working with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to enforce a non-existent court order. The alleged order aimed to reinstate local government chairpersons and councillors who were removed by a Federal High Court ruling in November 2022. Governor Adeleke made […]

My vehicle riddled with bullets, Gov Adeleke wants to burn down Osun State – Omowaiye

The political atmosphere in Osun State has become tense following violent clashes between supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The conflict, which centers around control of local government secretariats, has already claimed at least eight lives. Remi Omowaiye, the Executive Director of Projects Implementation at the Federal Housing […]

Adeleke Asserts, ‘Success is My Only Option’ While Addressing Critics in Osun

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke is determined to deliver quality governance and fulfill his campaign promises. He recently shared his thoughts with journalists in Lagos after giving a talk at a memorial lecture for St. Moses Orimolade, the founder of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church. Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, released a statement highlighting the governor’s […]