Gov Adeleke imposes 24-hour curfew on Igbajo community as tension escalates between supporters of late Famodun and Oba Makinde

*Makinde says Oba of Igbajo not dead Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Igbajo following violent clashes over the commencement of passage rites for the late Owa of Igbajo, Oba Adegboyega Famodun. This is as Oba Makinde clarifies that he is the authentic monarch, the Owa of igbajoiloro, and he…

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Omisore joins Osun guber race, gets key support

Omisore Senator Iyiola Omisore, former national secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has officially joined the race for the 2026 Osun State governorship election, attracting strong backing from his kinsmen in Ile-Ife. The development is seen as a major setback for Governor Ademola Adeleke, whose re-election bid may now face stiff resistance from the…

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Davido sets social media abuzz over Osun governor’s defection rumour

Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has thrown himself into the fray of defection rumour surrounding his uncle, Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke. The afrobeat icon stirred conversation online following his response to political tensions in Osun State arising from the alleged plans of Adeleke to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party,…

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Osun LG election: Adeleke defies AGF’s advice to halt election, vows to go ahead

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has vowed to go ahead with the local government election scheduled for February 22, (tomorrow, Saturday) despite advice from the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN. The Minister had advised the governor against going ahead with the election considering a subsisting Court of…

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