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  With the efforts of the opposition parties to oust Governor Ademola Adeleke out of office come August 8th, 2026 , his outstanding performance has rubbished their efforts. Leading opposition party in Osun State , All Progressive Congress kicked starts their grass root mobilization, framing negative sides of the incumbent governor to change minds of the electorates. As memory of their twelve years in office still fresh, people of Osun State vowed never to return APC back to the state. Memory of half salaries , promotion without money, stagnation in service , using of thugs against students , retirees and abuse of power, abandon projects. Sampling the opinions of the masses across the state shows that Governor Ademola Adeleke will surely return as the governor of Osun State. Part of what the masses said are the provision of drinking water to remote villages (rural) which for twelve years of APC things like this was not done, Adeleke dug 332 boreholes and provided 332 generators ...

  By Olayinka Awofadeju  As only thing that's permanent in life is change, the tenure of Comrade Wasiu Ajadosu as Osun State NUJ Council Chairman ended and election was conducted to bring in the new executive on Tuesday 17th February, 2026 at the Osun State NUJ Press Center . The voting started around 10:00AM between Alhaji Sofiu Abdulganiyu from Ministry of Information and Dr. Aboderin Adeyemi from Osun State Broadcasting Corporation (OSBC) for the post of Chairman and Mr. Akindoju Olalekan from RAVE FM and Mr. Lateef Dada from Correspondence Chapel for the post of Secretary, while Mr. Saheed Adegboje the only candidate for the post of Treasurer who won on opposed. To commence the exercise, 233 members were accredited to cast their votes for the candidates of their choice. Dr. Aboderin won with 126 votes against Alhaji Sofiu Abdulganiyu who had 98 votes and was declared winner and the new Chairman of Osun State NUJ Council . While Mr. Akindoju Lekan won with 122 vote...

 Tobiloba Taiwo-Awofadeju The Osun State Asset Management Agency ( O-SAMA ) has celebrated two of its former Executive Secretaries, Alhaji Lukman Adedeji and Alhaji Oyesiku Adelu , describing their service to the agency as exemplary and worthy of emulation. The celebration, which was organised under the leadership of the Special Adviser to the Executive Governor of Osun State on Asset Management, Hon. Mrs. Fausat Sarumi-Adebanjo , to honour the invaluable contributions of the retired officials to the growth and stability of the agency. Alhaji Lukman Adedeji, who retired from the agency three years ago, and his immediate successor, Alhaji Oyesiku Adelu, who retired few weeks ago, were commended for their dedication, discipline and commitment, which significantly strengthened the operational capacity of O-SAMA. Speaking at the event, Hon. Mrs. Sarumi-Adebanjo expressed deep appreciation for the humility, wisdom and leadership qualities displayed by the two former Executive Secreta...

  The Principal, Aagba Methodist High School , Mr. Mr. E.O. Odewuyi has commended the Elites Club of Aagba for payment of WAEC Fees for 14 Senior Secondary School students of the school  for the 2025/2026 academic session. The Principal, in a letter he addressed to the Club's President, Mr. Femi Aboderin stated that the club paid a sum of Five Hundred and Eighty-Eight Thousand Naira (N588,000) for Fourteen indigent students of the Methodist High School, Aagba as WAEC Fees". The Principal noted that, through the payment, the Club has invested into the lives of the students. The letter reads in part, "Your kindness has made a huge difference in these young lives, giving them a chance to pursue their education and future dreams. "Your commitment to education and community development is truly inspiring. This act of generosity did not only ease the financial burden on the students’ parents but also motivates the students to strive for excellence."  While thanki...

 By Olayinka Awofadeju  Several issues are coming out when August 8th, 2026 governorship election is drawing nearer. One of the December 2017 retirees who spoke under anonymity cleared air on the payment of the retirees, he claimed that Governor Ademola Adeleke has neglected retirees who retired in the year 2017 till date.  According to him, they have contacted the commissioner for information, Hon. Kolapo Alimi over the matter, but his response degenerated into another issue as he claimed that local government fund seized by the federal government was the cause of the non payment of their funds. The group said "if that was the cause, where is the administration seeing money used in roads and bridges construction? Should a father tell the children to wait till he complete his house building before he pays their tuition fees?" The affected are teachers from both primary and secondary schools and other civil servants who retired that year (2017). They emphasized that "...

 By Olayinka Awofadeju  Mr. Governor Sir, campaign time is just at the corner, Osun people are waiting like to know who to follow. Leaders of various parties are preparing to engage the masses to plead for their votes and while some have even started engaging the masses. Sir, many members with many followers are decamping these days, which some of them said it was effect of work without proper reward which is reducing our population gradually. When a leader leaves the party, some will call him/her paper weight politicians . Now, opposition are getting stronger day by day and we are seeing nothing wrong in it. We need to reconcile with the aggrieved members so as to be stronger than before, remember that politics is a game of numbers. My governor Sir, at this time, kindly lias with the leaders of the party at all levels, success or failure of the governor and the party is in the hands of the party leaders. How responsible are they to the members count in this coming election,...