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Osun: Action Alliance Guber candidate, Farinloye empowers supporters

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Osun: Action Alliance Guber candidate, Farinloye empowers supporters  The governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) in the August 15 gorvernorship election in Osun State, Hon Lanre Farinloye has empowered no fewer than 2,000 members of the party and supporters drawn across the 30 Local Government Areas of the state. The gorvernorship candidate at the empowerment programme presented different items including foods to the party faithful and loyalists. The programme held at the state secretariat of the party in Osogbo, the state capital had the presence of the national leaders of the party and members of the State Working Committee of the party led by the state chairman, Prince Araoye Oyewole Kazeem. Speaking at the programme, the gorvernorship candidate said his decision to empower the party faithful and his supporters across the state was a way of giving back to the society. He expressed his willingness to serve the state with the fear of God and use his wisdom,...

Osun ADC holds ward, local government congresses, elects new party executives

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Osun ADC holds ward, local government congresses, elects new party executives The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Thursday held its ward and local government elections where new set of executives were elected for the part At all the wards and local government areas in the state the election was held peacefully without any rancour or acrimony. It was reliably gathered that the new party executives were overwhelmeingly chosen by members of the party at bot the unit and local government levels  The chairmen and other executive members of the party at the unit and local government levels took the oath of office administered on them by some some of the party. The election which was supervised by leaders of the party across the 30 Local Government Areas of the state went peacefully from the beginning to the end. At the end of the congress, which was preceded by various political activities, past antecedence of the various contestants was brought to the fore. Some of the ...

Easter: Eburu felicitates with Christians

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Easter: Eburu felicitates with Christians A prominent traditional ruler and renowned educationist, the Eburu of Iba land, Oba (Prof) Adekunle Adeogun Okunoye Oyedeji 11 has felicitated with Christians on the occasion of this year's Easter celebration. The foremost traditional ruler in his Easter message released by his Chief Press Secretary, Bamigbola Gbolagunte charged Christians to emulate Jesus Christ in their day to day activities. The monarch urged christians to see the sacrifice made by Jesus Christ which culminated  in his death and resurrection as a huge one which was for the benefit of mankind. Specifically, Oba Okunoye called on the people of Iba to also make sacrifice for the town in anyway they can like Jesus did for the whole world. He said the sacrifice of Jesus is seen in the world today after many years that he laid down his life, saying that the sacrifices of today will pay off in the future. The traditional ruler enjoined the people of Iba in particula...

Easter: Action Alliance National Chairman, Omoaje felicitates with Christians

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Easter: Action Alliance National Chairman, Omoaje felicitates with Christians National Chairman of the Action Alliance (AA) Aare (Dr) Adekunle Rufai Omoaje has felicitated with Christians on the occasion of this year's Easter celebration. The foremost politician in his Easter message released on Sunday charged Christians to emulate Jesus Christ in their day to day activities. Omoaje also urged christians to see the sacrifice made by Jesus Christ which culminated  in his death and resurrection as a huge one, which was for the benefit of mankind. Specifically, the ace politician called on Nigerians to also make sacrifice for the country in anyway they can like Jesus did for the whole world. He said the sacrifice of Jesus is seen in the world today after many years that he laid down his life, saying that the sacrifices of today will pay off in the future. He enjoined Nigerian leaders to also sacrifice their time, resources and wealth among other things for the development ...

Insecurity: Parents Teachers Association calls for govt intervention

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Insecurity: Parents Teachers Association calls for govt intervention  The National Parents Teachers Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) has condemned the escalating insecurity in some parts of the country. Also, the association, which is the umbrella body of all the parents of both public and private school students in the country called on the Federal Government to address the hike in the prices of petroleum products. The National Publicity Secretary of the association, Dr Ademola Ekundayo in a statement urged the Federal Government to intervene in the harsh economic situation in the country. He expressed worry on the debilitating impact of the continuous rise in fuel prices on Nigerian families and the alarming resurgence of insecurity across the nation.  Ekundayo stated that "the agony faced by Nigerian parents has reached an unbearable threshold. The ripple effect of escalating fuel costs has made daily school commute an arduous and often impossible task for millio...

Artistes, cultural icons, traditional rulers, others converge on Osun for Asa Day 2026

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Artistes, cultural icons, traditional rulers, others converge on Osun for Asa Day 2026 Cultural icons and artistes from different parts of the country on Tuesday converged on Osogbo, the Osun State capital for this year's Asa Day. This year's Asa Day organized by the Asa Day Worldwide under the leadership of the Oloro of Oro in Kwara State, Oba Joel Olaniyi Oyatoye was the first to be hosted by Osun State government through the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Renowned artistes including Chief Dele Odule and other prominent personalities in the entertainment industry graced the well attended ceremony. Also, traditional rulers from both Osun and Kwara States including the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi and Akire of Ikire-Ile, Oba Azeez Olatunbosun Ilufemiloye graced the occasion. Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke in his speech at the ceremony assured of his administration's commitment to the development of tourism sector in the state. The Gov...

Action Alliance elects new executives in Osun

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Action Alliance elects new executives in Osun Osun State chapter of the Action Alliance (AA) on Saturday elected Prince Araoye Oyewole as the state chairman of the party. Other executive members of the party were also elected at the party's congress held at its state secretariat, Ogo-Oluwa in Osogbo, the state capital. The newly elected executives of the party include Agboola Oluwasina (Deputy Chairman), Ilufoye Fayoyiwa (Secretary, Solomon Gold (Deputy Secretary), Olarinoye Adedamola (Organizing Secretary), Olagunju Oyinlola (Deputy Organizing Secretary) and Akinboboye Daniel (Public Relations Officer). Others are Oyelami Adeyemi (Treasurer), Aniyikaye Kunle (Auditor), Sunkanmi Dada (Financial Secretary), Akinyemi Kabiru (Protocol Officer), Rufai Adeola (Welfare Secretary),  Jamiu Kehinde (Youth Leader) and Anisere Taiwo (Women Leader) among others. Participants at the congress, which was supervised by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) u...