Osogbo – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Wed, 11 Oct 2023 20:40:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Osogbo – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Osun APC Crisis worsens as ‘Omoluabi Progressive Caucus’ drags State Party Chairman to Court https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-apc-crisis-worsens-as-omoluabi-progressive-caucus-drags-state-party-chairman-to-court/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-apc-crisis-worsens-as-omoluabi-progressive-caucus-drags-state-party-chairman-to-court/#respond Wed, 11 Oct 2023 20:40:24 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=356706 The Political crisis rocking the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken another dimension as a member of the “Omoluabi Progressives Caucus” had approached the Osun State High Court, Osogbo Judicial Division to seek redress over what they termed as illegal and criminal attacked of the alleged expulsion members of the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-apc-crisis-worsens-as-omoluabi-progressive-caucus-drags-state-party-chairman-to-court/feed/ 0 PDP presidential rally: Osogbo residents lament traffic congestion, hardship https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-presidential-rally-osogbo-residents-lament-traffic-congestion-hardship/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-presidential-rally-osogbo-residents-lament-traffic-congestion-hardship/#respond Wed, 07 Dec 2022 15:24:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=337448 As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign train arrives in Osun State, residents of Osogbo have lamented the untold traffic hardship it has imposed on them. The PDP presidential rally is holding on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Osogbo. Most routes in the town have been blocked as both commercial [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-presidential-rally-osogbo-residents-lament-traffic-congestion-hardship/feed/ 0 Osogbo Action Group, ODAG Warns Adeleke Over Comment https://www.theinfostride.com/osogbo-action-group-odag-warns-adeleke-over-comment/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osogbo-action-group-odag-warns-adeleke-over-comment/#respond Thu, 30 Jun 2022 18:00:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=327684 An action group in Osogbo, capital of Osun State has warned the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) gubernatorial candidate, Ademola Adeleke, against comments that are capable of threatening the peace of the state, especially at this crucial period. The Osogbo Development Action Group (ODAG) knocked Senator Adeleke for an alleged rejoinder credited to him that if [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osogbo-action-group-odag-warns-adeleke-over-comment/feed/ 0 Osun Guber: Defeat Never An Option — Oyetola Boasts Of Victory https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-guber-defeat-never-an-option-oyetola-boasts-of-victory/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-guber-defeat-never-an-option-oyetola-boasts-of-victory/#respond Sun, 26 Jun 2022 14:00:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=327372 Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, has boasted of victory in the coming July 16 governorship election, saying defeat is never an option for him in the contest. Oyetola said that various efforts his administration had put into the development of the state would make the victory at the poll a landslide one. He said this [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-guber-defeat-never-an-option-oyetola-boasts-of-victory/feed/ 0 Osogbo Shootout: Gov Oyetola Clears Air On Alleged Plot To Kill Aregbesola https://www.theinfostride.com/osogbo-shootout-gov-oyetola-clears-air-on-alleged-plot-to-kill-aregbesola/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osogbo-shootout-gov-oyetola-clears-air-on-alleged-plot-to-kill-aregbesola/#respond Tue, 15 Feb 2022 19:00:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=318664 Osun State government has refuted claims that there was a plan to assassinate the Minister of Interior and former governor of the state, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. InfoStride News had reported that the Rasaq Salinsile faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State on Tuesday alleged the discovery of a plot to kill Aregbesola. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osogbo-shootout-gov-oyetola-clears-air-on-alleged-plot-to-kill-aregbesola/feed/ 0 Osun APC Crisis: Aregbesola Group Suffers Setback As Court Strikes Out Suit https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-apc-crisis-aregbesola-group-suffers-setback-as-court-strikes-out-suit/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-apc-crisis-aregbesola-group-suffers-setback-as-court-strikes-out-suit/#respond Tue, 08 Feb 2022 20:00:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=318210 An Osun State High Court, Ikire judicial division, on Tuesday, struck out a suit instituted by members of The Osun Progressives, a group within the Osun All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the validity of the party’s congresses. Recall that a similar suit filed in the Federal High Court, Osogbo, by the group which is loyal [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-apc-crisis-aregbesola-group-suffers-setback-as-court-strikes-out-suit/feed/ 0 Oyetola Declares Interest For Second Term, Begs Royal Fathers https://www.theinfostride.com/oyetola-declares-interest-for-second-term-begs-royal-fathers/ https://www.theinfostride.com/oyetola-declares-interest-for-second-term-begs-royal-fathers/#respond Fri, 07 Jan 2022 10:00:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=316209 Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has expressed his interest to contest for a second term in office. Governor Oyetola, who made this known, Thursday, during an unscheduled visit to the meeting of the Osun State Council of Traditional Rulers in Osogbo, declared that his intention to run for a second term was part of efforts [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/oyetola-declares-interest-for-second-term-begs-royal-fathers/feed/ 0 Osun PDP Declares End To Leadership Tussle After Achieving Reconciliation https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-pdp-declares-end-to-leadership-tussle-after-achieving-reconciliation/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-pdp-declares-end-to-leadership-tussle-after-achieving-reconciliation/#respond Sun, 21 Nov 2021 09:00:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=313222 The Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared an end to the leadership war between Sunday Bisi and Olasoji Adagunodo that has caused disunity in the party. Making this known in Osogbo during a chat with the media, the party Chairman, Sunday Bisi stated that the party is no more divided [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-pdp-declares-end-to-leadership-tussle-after-achieving-reconciliation/feed/ 0 Hoodlums Attack APC Factional Meeting In Osogbo https://www.theinfostride.com/hoodlums-attack-apc-factional-meeting-in-osogbo/ https://www.theinfostride.com/hoodlums-attack-apc-factional-meeting-in-osogbo/#respond Fri, 19 Nov 2021 19:30:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=313130 Hoodlums on Thursday afternoon attacked members of the All Progressives Congress party (APC) at Oranmiyan House, Osogbo. The members who were attacked are those who belong to The Osun Progressives (TOP) faction under the leadership of Adelowo Adebiyi. Information made available to the media indicates that the hoodlums arrived at the venue of the TOP [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/hoodlums-attack-apc-factional-meeting-in-osogbo/feed/ 0 Suspected Hoodlums Vandalize Osogbo Mall Amidst #Endsars Protest https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-hoodlums-vandalize-osogbo-mall-amidst-endsars-protest/ https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-hoodlums-vandalize-osogbo-mall-amidst-endsars-protest/#respond Sun, 18 Oct 2020 20:49:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=271789 On Saturday, alleged hoodlums capitalized on the ongoing # EndSARS protests to attack Osogbo City Mall, vandalizing stores and carting away electronic gadgets, phones and laptops. Eye witnesses told the Nigerian News Agency (NAN) that at around 7 pm, hoodlums stormed the mall on motorcycles, forcing security guards and shop owners to run for protection. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-hoodlums-vandalize-osogbo-mall-amidst-endsars-protest/feed/ 0 Lagos Government acquires Farms at Osogbo to meet Foods Need of People https://www.theinfostride.com/lagos-government-acquires-farms-at-osogbo-to-meet-foods-need-of-people/ Sun, 01 Sep 2019 17:55:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=237062 Lagos State Government has acquired 84 hectares of land in Osogbo, Osun State with the aim of cultivating various types of crops to produce food to meet the immediate needs of the residents of the State, the State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal has disclosed. The Commissioner who disclosed in Lagos noted that the [...]

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]]> Governor Rauf Aregbesola Celebrates Birthday In Style https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-rauf-aregbesola-celebrates-birthday-in-style/ Sun, 21 May 2017 04:20:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=165715 As part of activities lined up to mark his 60th birthday celebrations, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola led a fitness and health walk round the streets of Osogbo, the state capital, early Saturday morning. Aregbesola is Governor of Osun, one of Nigeria’s southwest States. On the march with Aregbesola were deputy Governor, Otunba Grace Titi Laoye-Tomori, chief [...]

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]]> Osun State Concludes Dredging Of 123km Of Waterways https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-state-concludes-dredging-of-123km-of-waterways/ Tue, 25 Apr 2017 02:17:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=163016 The Osun state government says it has completed the dredging of a combined 123km of waterways and canals in the state, in order to check incidences of flooding. An aide of State Governor Rauf Aregbesola, Mr. Bola Ilori, revealed that the state has made adequate preparation should the rain come pouring in large quantities like [...]

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]]> APC Mourns Late Senator Isiaka Adeleke https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-mourns-late-senator-isiaka-adeleke/ Mon, 24 Apr 2017 04:33:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=162926 The Osun chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), has described the death of Sen. Isiaka Adeleke as a great blow to the party. Adeleke, a sitting senator and former governor of Osun died in the early hours of April 23, 2017. Mr Kunle Oyatomi, the party’s Publicity Secretary, spoke in an interview with the News [...]

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]]> Rauf Aregbesola Visits Osun State https://www.theinfostride.com/rauf-aregbesola-visits-osun-state/ Mon, 13 Feb 2017 01:34:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=156439 President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has just paid Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, a courtesy visit. During the visit, the Sultan commended the Governor for displaying religious tolerance in his spell as the number one citizen of the Southwest [...]

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]]> We Need More Investment In Agriculture – Rauf Aregbesola https://www.theinfostride.com/we-need-more-investment-in-agriculture-rauf-aregbesola/ Fri, 27 Jan 2017 21:25:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=155077 Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has called for massive investment of the nation’s resources in agriculture to fight hunger and save lives of millions of Nigerians, particularly children. Aregbesola spoke in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr Semiu Okanlawon, in Osogbo on Friday. He said that the only panacea to the current economic [...]

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]]> Land Dispute: Rights Activist drags Osun Monarch before Police https://www.theinfostride.com/land-dispute-rights-activist-drags-osun-monarch-before-police/ Sun, 08 Jan 2017 15:41:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=153504 …As Police commences investigation A rights activist and Executive Chairman, Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ), Comrade Adeniyi, Alimi Sulaiman has dragged the paramount ruler of an ancient town in Osun State, the Alawo of Awo, Oba Musa Olatunbosun Adebayo, Akinsilo II before the authority of the Nigeria Police Force, Zone IX, Osogbo [...]

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]]> Arrest and Investigate CSCEOS Operatives Now! Osun NGO Writes Police, DSS https://www.theinfostride.com/arrest-and-investigate-csceos-operatives-now-osun-ngo-writes-police-dss/ Sun, 24 Jul 2016 19:45:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=137205 A non-governmental organization based in Osogbo, Osun State, the Justice Now Foundation (JNF) has called for the arrest and investigation of the operatives of a two-man civil society organisation code-named Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State (CSCEOS). JNF in a terse statement issued in Osogbo on Friday by its chairman, Mr. Lanre [...]

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]]> Osun Government Offers Free Trains For Returning Citizens During Christmas, New Year https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-government-offers-free-trains-for-returning-citizens-during-christmas-new-year/ Wed, 23 Dec 2015 16:33:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114873 Osun State Government will be providing free train services for citizens intending to return home to celebrate Christmas and New Year in Osun State. Government Spokesperson, Semiu Okanlawon, said this would lessen the financial burden of transportation during the yuletide. He said the free train service was in continuation of the commitment of the administration to making [...]

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]]> More Than 300 Tax Collectors Recruited In Osun State To Enhance IGR https://www.theinfostride.com/more-than-300-tax-collectors-recruited-in-osun-state-to-enhance-igr/ Mon, 14 Dec 2015 07:13:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112602 Governor Rauf Aregbesola-led state government of Osun has recruited more than 300 tax collectors tagged Tax Marshals. This is a drive to boost Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in the face of dwindling revenue from the federation account to states. Addressing the newly recruited tax marshals in Osogbo, Osun State capital, at the end of a 3-day capacity building [...]

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]]> Failure To Educate Your Own People Major Cause Of Boko Haram’s Terrorism, Kukah Tells Northern Elites https://www.theinfostride.com/failure-to-educate-your-own-people-major-cause-of-boko-harams-terrorism-kukah-tells-northern-elites/ Mon, 30 Nov 2015 22:34:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109784 A prominent Nigerian bishop has said Muslims need to stop denying that Boko Haram terrorists have nothing to do with Islam. In the last five years, Boko Haram has killed over 10,000 people in Nigeria and has since overtaken Islamic State to become the deadliest terror group in the world. Prominent Nigerian Muslims and elites [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > CBCIU Chairmanship Tussle: Prof. Soyinka Directing His Aggression With Obasanjo At Me – Oyinlola https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-cbciu-chairmanship-tussle-soyinka-directing-his-aggression-with-obasanjo-at-me-oyinlola/ Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:30:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-cbciu-chairmanship-tussle-soyinka-directing-his-aggression-with-obasanjo-at-me-oyinlola/ A former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola has said that the recent tongue lash he received from Professor Wole Soyinka, over the chairmanship of the Board of Trustees of the Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding, Osogbo, might not be unconnected with an alleged friction between the Nobel Laureate and former President [...]

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]]> Osun Rehabilitates 30 Students Alleged To Be Cultists https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-rehabilitates-30-students-alleged-to-be-cultists/ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 23:15:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/04/osun-rehabilitates-30-students-alleged-to-be-cultists/ About 30 students of the Baptist High School, Osogbo (formerly Baptist Girls’ High School), who were suspended for alleged cultism have been rehabilitated by the state government in collaboration with the state chapter of the Parents Teachers Association (PTA). The students were put through several trainings in moral and academics and have now been granted [...]

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]]> PDP Postpones Date Of Registration In Osun State https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-postpones-date-of-registration-in-osun-state/ Thu, 06 Feb 2014 19:25:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=18190 Alhaji Gani Ola-Oluwa, the Chairman of the PDP in Osun, said on Thursday that the party had postponed its membership registration exercise. Ola Oluwa said in Osogbo that a new date for the exercise would soon be communicated to members. . It has been reported that the party had earlier announced that it would commence [...]

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]]> 9ice Wants To Be A Senator! https://www.theinfostride.com/9ice-wants-to-be-a-senator/ Wed, 15 Jan 2014 21:22:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=10811 Nigerian singer Abolore Akande popularly called 9ice is set to venture into politics next year. . The talented singer made his intention known two hours ago on his Twitter page. . This is what 9ice told fans this afternoon: . “Your Honourable come 2015. Ogbomoso North Constituency” . Music no pay again?

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