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Osun State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, yesterday confirmed that hoodlums attacked the convoy of Governor Ademola Adeleke shortly after he left the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun Oyetunji Laaroye II.

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday, presented his certificate of return to President Bola Tinubu, following a closed-door meeting at the Aso Villa, Abuja.

Bishop Matthew Kukah has revealed that Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke repeatedly tried to reach him before the signing of a peace accord connected to the state’s governorship election, but he was unable to respond to the governor at the time.

Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti State, has weighed in on the political situation in Rivers State, warning that former governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, could encounter political difficulties similar to those faced by the current governor, Siminalayi Fubara.

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on Wednesday prostrated to pay homage to his elder brother, Adedeji Adeleke, over his role in his re-election.

Dele Momodu, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has reminded former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike that governors do not have unlimited political power. Momodu made the statement during an interview on News Central TV while reacting to Wike’s claim that he would have gone to Osun State and helped the All Progressives Congress (APC) win the governorship election if President Bola Tinubu had wanted victory at all costs. According to Momodu, Wike’s claim was an empty boast, arguing that his presence in Osun would not have made a difference because the Senate President and several APC governors had already visited the state to support the party’s candidate. He also recalled the political experience of the five governors who left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before the 2023 election and became known as the G5. Momodu pointed out that three of the G5 governors from Abia, Enugu and Benue later attempted to win senatorial seats in their respective states but failed....