The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has commended the judgement of the Supreme Court on the Osun governorship election, saying it further vindicates the judiciary as unbiased, independent and impartial. Mr Tinubu gave the commendation in a statement entitled “Supreme Court Verdict on Osun: Testimony that Judiciary is on Course,” … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed shock over the Supreme Court judgment which validated the election of Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State. The party disclosed this in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Friday in Abuja. Mr Ologbondiyan said the fact that the Supreme Court had a split … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has lambasted former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, over his reaction to the Supreme Court ruling affirming the election of Mr Gboyega Oyetola as governor of Osun State. In a statement, Atiku who spoke on the defeat of the PDP candidate, Ademola Adeleke said: “I … Read more
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Gboyega Oyetola as the duly elected governor of Osun State, dismissing the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Ademola Adeleke. Adeleke had gone to the tribunal to contest the declaration of Oyetola, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as Osun State … Read more
An Islamic cleric Habeebulah Abdurrahman has been arrested by the Osun State Police Command for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl learning Arabic in his school in Ede. Abdurrahman’s arrest followed a petition by the Crescent Chamber, Ibadan, dated June 13, 2019, addressed to the Commissioner of Police, which detailed how the cleric allegedly molested the … Read more
Some gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, on Wednesday, unleashed mayhem on travellers at the Ikire axis of the Ife-Ibadan Expressway and shot dead an employee of the Atakumosa West Local Government Area of Osun State, Samson Adenipekun. It was gathered that the deceased was travelling to Ibadan, Oyo State, in an unregistered Toyota Corolla … Read more
Residents of Ifewara town the headquarters of the Atakumosa West Central Local Council Development Authority of Osun State was, on Tuesday, became apprehensive following a violent clash between some Yoruba and Hausa youths in the town. The Sabo Market in the town populated by Hausa traders was razed in the clash while there was no … Read more
Members of the 1976/’81 set of Muslim Grammar School, Ede, (now Muslim High School 1, Ede), Osun State, yesterday, confirmed that the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), candidate in the 2018 governorship election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke was a member of the set and also sat for the West African School Certificate Examination(WASCE), and finished … Read more
Ademola Adeleke Campaign Organisation, yesterday, vowed to appeal the judgment of a Bwari High Court on allegation of certificate forgery against Senator Ademola Adeleke and his qualification to contest in governorship election of Osun State. In a statement by Mr. Niyi Owolade, the organization said: “We received with bewilderment the judgment of a Bwari … Read more
… as witnesses deny seeing him in exam hall Hearing on the examination malpractice charge the Police levelled against Senator Ademola Adeleke has been adjourned till June 10 by the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, yesterday. The Police had, in a seven-count charge it entered before the court, alleged that Adeleke, the … Read more
Days after the Osun State Election Tribunal declared him winner of the 2018 governorship election in Osun State, a High Court sitting in Abuja today nullified the nomination of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The ruling, following a case filed by two chieftains of the … Read more
There was palpable tension in Osogbo, the capital of Osun state on Monday, April 1, when a contingent of anti-riot policemen stormed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s state secretariat, located around Biket area of the town. Journalists reports that though the policemen did not enter the premises of the 3-storey building, their presence caused apprehension … Read more