Tag: Osun State

OSUN: ‘Sally’ and the politics of staff auditingĀ 

At the beginning, 'Sally' was once a ā€˜nice’ weapon of revenge. In their pursuit of data and results…

“Bloody Politics”: A Long List of Unresolved Political Killings in Osun State (2006 to 2026)

Killings have, in some ways, shaped the political landscape in Osun State, WITHIN NIGERIA gathered. The targeted and…

EFCC and the rise of ritual based fake currency fraud in Lagos and Osun

On the morning of December 7 2025, the atmosphere inside parts of Osun State was deceptively calm. Shrines…

Can Osun PDP survive next governorship election without Adeleke’s political machinery?

The question has been jumping around ever since Governor Ademola Adeleke’s resignation letter became public in December 2025.…

RAUF AREGBESOLA: Meet Tinubu’s ally and confidant who’s plotting his removal from office

The rosy relationship between Rauf Aregbesola and Bola Tinubu, which started in the early 1900s, has gone sour.Ā …

Meet Oba Joseph Oloyede, the Osun Monarch jailed for four years in the US over COVID-19 fraud

The Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede has been sentenced to four years and six months imprisonment by…

FLASHBACK: In 2024, Osun APC asked Nigeria Police to Investigate ‘New Member Sanya Omirin’ Over Political Killings

Lawmaker representing Ijesa South Federal Constituency, Hon. Sanya Omirin, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party…

DSS Lagos Assembly Invasion, Osun State Violence, IBB’s Autobiography: Events That Shaped February

Some events have rocked the month of February, becoming topical issues. Within Nigeria has analysed some of these…

COCOA-CRAZY: “Gains, Crime, Newer Opportunities,…” – How the ‘dollar rate’ is driving young Nigerians to farms

Cocoa-crazy is more than just a word; it's a way of life. Many young people have entered the…

Anxiety as battle for Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland tears Ruling House apart

The battle for the seat of Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland intensifies as families, particularly Ofukutu and Ajimoko, also known…

10 months without cult attacks in Ilesa: The police magic

More than 18 individuals were reportedly killed between June 2023 and February 2024 as a result of cult…

OBALOGUN FESTIVAL: Inside Nigeria’s town where king, natives strike each other with burning sticks (PHOTOS)

In the face of the violent infiltration of modernity through religion, which resulted in the annulment of rites…