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The newly elected chairmen of the 30 local government councils in Osun State have received their Certificates of Return. On Saturday, the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) swept all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the South-Western state. A day after, the commission presented the winners with […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in all the 30 local government areas (LGAs) in Osun State. The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Hashim Abioye, announced this at a press conference on Saturday. The commission defied warnings by the police and the Attorney […]
Voting is underway in the Osun State local government election on Saturday morning as scheduled despite prior controversy. The exercise commenced in some local governments as early as 8am, including Ede North Local Government Area where Governor Ademola Adeleke voted. The governor after casting his vote, described the exercise as peaceful, calling on the […]
The Osun State High Court in Ilesa has ordered the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, (OSSIEC), to conduct elections for the vacant positions of local government chairmen and councillors in all the 30 local government areas and the area office in Osun State. This order was made on Friday, 21st of February, 2025, sequel to […]
Despite an appeal from the Federal Government, Osun Governor, Ademola Adeleke, insists there is no going back on the local government election in the South-West state. The governor made this known in a statement on Friday by his spokesman, Olawale Rasheed, despite an appeal from the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, […]
The Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State has accused the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, of colluding with the All Progressives Congress to enforce what it described as a “non-existent” court order aimed at reinstating former local government chairmen in the state. The Chairman of Osun PDP, Sunday Bisi, made the allegations while addressing […]
The All Progressives Congress in Osun has withdrawn from the local government election scheduled for Saturday, February 22. This was contained in a letter dated February 17, signed by the APC State Publicity Secretary, Alao Kamorudeen, and addressed to the Secretary of the State Independent Electoral Commission. A copy of the letter obtained by […]
Chairmen and councilors elected in the October 15, 2022, local government elections in Osun State have officially resumed duties across 14 LGA secretariats in the state on Wednesday. Checks by newsmen revealed that the chairmen and councilors, accompanied by many All Progressive Congress, APC members of 10 a.m. on Wednesday, have resumed at Ila, Ede […]
The Osun State Police Command, on Tuesday, began a manhunt for those responsible for the violence that erupted across the state, resulting in multiple deaths. This came as the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission dismissed reports that its office had been sealed by military personnel, insisting that the local government election scheduled for […]
The management of Osun State Independent Electoral Commission has dismissed insinuations that its premises had been sealed by military personnel. This was contained in a statement by the commission’s Information Officer, Sadiat Isiaka, obtained in Osogbo on Tuesday, in reaction to the information circulating on the social media that OSSIEC office in Osogbo had been […]
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