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The Oyo State Government has declared Thursday, August 20, 2026, a work-free day to enable residents across the state to commemorate this year’s Isese Day celebration. The declaration was contained in a memo signed by Professor Musibau Babatunde, Secretary to the Oyo State Government, on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. According to the statement, Governor Seyi Makinde approved the work-free day to allow workers, residents and adherents of African Traditional Religion to fully participate in the celebration of the state’s cultural and traditional heritage. Governor Makinde also extended his felicitations to adherents of African Traditional Religion across Oyo State, Nigeria and…

The Onibaasi of Baasi land, His Highness Oba Sunday Azeez Babatunde Asunmo, has assured settlers and residents of Baasi land of adequate security and protection of their lives and property following a recent kidnapping attempt that claimed the life of a Gbari settler. The monarch gave the assurance at a peace meeting held today to commiserate with members of the Gbari community over the death of their loved one during a kidnap attempt that occurred on Sunday night. Addressing leaders of the Gbari settlers, Oba Sunday Azeez said the incident did not portray Baasi as the peaceful community it is…

Unknown gunmen have killed a woman and seriously injured her husband during an alleged attempt to abduct the man at Baasi in Atisbo Local Government Area of Oyo State. The incident occurred at about 11:30 p.m. on Sunday when about three armed men reportedly invaded the residence of their target, 46-year-old Alhaji Saleh Seidu, a native of Siroro Local Government Area of Niger State who had settled in Baasi. According to an eyewitness, the attackers gained access to the house through the back door and attempted to abduct Seidu. However, Seidu reportedly resisted the attempt and struggled to escape from…

Speaking after an infrastructure inspection, Governor Ademola Adeleke openly backed President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. He warmly referred to him as “our own son, father and leader.” He went further to declare: “I am the governor of the ancestral birthplace of Mr President. How can I have my own in the saddle and think twice before embracing him?” Yet, even as those words echoed, in the election that was held yesterday in Osun State, Governor Adeleke’s fate and that of Osun State were being systematically framed, for better or worse. As we speak, spanning from Friday through the entire…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Ademola Adeleke, the incumbent Governor of Osun State and candidate of the Accord Party, the winner of the 2022 Osun State governorship election. Adeleke was declared winner by the Returning Officer for the election, Professor Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole, after the collation of results from the state’s 30 local government areas. According to the results announced at the state collation centre, Adeleke secured 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, who polled 444,815 votes. The result gives Adeleke a winning margin of 66,252 votes over…

Governor Ademola Adeleke has established a commanding lead in the Osun State governorship election as the official collation of results enters its final stages at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) State Collation Centre in Osogbo. Data collated from polling units and Local Government Areas through the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) indicates that the incumbent governor is maintaining a comfortable margin over his closest challengers, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Dr. Najeem Folasayo Salaam of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Adeleke Leads as Collation Continues Results processed from the IReV platform across Osun State’s 30…

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested 10 suspected dealers in human parts and recovered suspected human body parts and assorted charms from their hideouts in Iseyin and Saki areas of the state. The arrests followed several months of sustained intelligence gathering and discreet surveillance carried out by operatives of the command’s monitoring unit. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Saturday in Ibadan. According to Ayanlade, the 10 suspects were apprehended at separate locations in Iseyin and Saki, after which police operatives conducted searches of their hideouts. The…

Former Vice President and 2027 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has issued a strong warning to President Bola Tinubu, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies ahead of the Osun State governorship election. Atiku gave the warning on Wednesday, August 12, 2027, while addressing thousands of young Nigerians who gathered at the Eagle Square Annex in Abuja for the ADC 2027 Youth Summit. The former Vice President, who took the podium amid heightened expectations, began his address by drawing attention to what he described as the troubling security build-up ahead of the Osun…

Confusion has gripped the Nigerian football community after Katsina United player Chinedu was reportedly declared dead, only for mortuary staff to later discover signs of life in his body. The development has sparked widespread concern among football fans and the player’s former and current clubs, after Katsina United initially issued a condolence statement announcing his death. Other clubs, including Heartland FC and Kano Pillars, also joined in mourning the player on social media following the announcement of his supposed death. However, the situation took a dramatic turn when mortuary staff at Katsina General Hospital reportedly noticed movement in Chinedu’s body.…

Immediate Past Chairman of Saki-West Local Government, Hon. Ahmed Sarafdeen Omirinde, has celebrated Senator Agboola Hallelujah on the occasion of his 66th birthday, describing him as a visionary and selfless leader whose followers have never had cause to regret their loyalty. In a birthday message, Omirinde described the celebrant as a man of vision, integrity and selfless service whose leadership has continued to inspire and uplift many people. According to him, Senator Agboola Hallelujah remains a leader whose purposeful leadership and commitment to the well-being of others have made a positive impact on his followers and the wider community. Omirinde…