Osun State – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sat, 30 May 2026 10:37:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Osun State – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Oyebamiji: The Man, The Politics and The Aspiration https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebamiji-the-man-the-politics-and-the-aspiration/ https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebamiji-the-man-the-politics-and-the-aspiration/#respond Sat, 30 May 2026 10:37:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=484963 Every political epoch produces individuals whose entry into the arena fundamentally alters a state’s trajectory. For Osun State, currently caught at a critical socioeconomic crossroads, the political landscape is undergoing a necessary realignment. It is within this shifting tide that the emergence of Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, popularly known as AMBO, as the All Progressives [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebamiji-the-man-the-politics-and-the-aspiration/feed/ 0 Oyebamiji, Adeleke and the ‘Strait of Osun’ by Adeniran Oyewale https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebamiji-adeleke-and-the-strait-of-osun-by-adeniran-oyewale/ https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebamiji-adeleke-and-the-strait-of-osun-by-adeniran-oyewale/#respond Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:57:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=482007 In the rough-and-tumble world of Nigerian politics, things don’t just get complicated; they often turn into a complete circus, and they do so with alarming speed. As we gaze toward the August 15, 2026, governorship election in Osun State, one particular, rather unsettling comparison keeps surfacing in the mind: the ‘Strait of Hormuz.’ In the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebamiji-adeleke-and-the-strait-of-osun-by-adeniran-oyewale/feed/ 0 Yoruba Nation: Prospects and Perils beyond 2031 (2) https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-prospects-and-perils-beyond-2031-2/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-prospects-and-perils-beyond-2031-2/#respond Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:30:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=478474 In the words of Frantz Fanon: “Each generation must discover its mission, fulfil it or betray it, in relative opacity.” Let there be no doubt – and we say this to emphasise the gravity of the moment – Yorubas stand at a critical crossroads. Without being alarmist, it is make or break, now or never! [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-prospects-and-perils-beyond-2031-2/feed/ 0 Davido Set To Pick Up Accord Party Membership Card In Osun State https://www.theinfostride.com/davido-set-to-pick-up-accord-party-membership-card-in-osun-state/ https://www.theinfostride.com/davido-set-to-pick-up-accord-party-membership-card-in-osun-state/#respond Wed, 24 Dec 2025 08:30:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=474082 Popular singer Davido has announced that he will be in Osun State today to formally join the Accord Party. Recall that the musician, who had earlier stated where his loyalty lies, revealed that he would be travelling to Osun State to collect his membership card. His words, “I will be live in Osun to pick [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/davido-set-to-pick-up-accord-party-membership-card-in-osun-state/feed/ 0 Osun Redefined Leadership By Appointing Davido As Sports Trust Fund Chairman – NANS https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-redefined-leadership-by-appointing-davido-as-sports-trust-fund-chairman-nans/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-redefined-leadership-by-appointing-davido-as-sports-trust-fund-chairman-nans/#respond Fri, 24 Oct 2025 23:20:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=469942 The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest Zone D, has praised the appointment of music star, David Adeleke, aka Davido, as the Chairman of the Osun State Sports Trust Fund by the State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke. NANS recently described the appointment as well-deserved, and Nigerians have been reacting. In a press statement by [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-redefined-leadership-by-appointing-davido-as-sports-trust-fund-chairman-nans/feed/ 0 Oyebamiji: Beyond His Professional Resume by Ayo Ayoade https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebamiji-beyond-his-professional-resume-by-ayo-ayoade/ https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebamiji-beyond-his-professional-resume-by-ayo-ayoade/#respond Sun, 28 Sep 2025 09:18:46 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=467611 Simply put, leadership is about taking care of those in your charge. It is about guiding people with influence and embodying a set of virtues, not holding a position of power. In the same vein, a true leader’s appearance is defined by their inner qualities, such as integrity and wisdom. A leader must possess a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebamiji-beyond-his-professional-resume-by-ayo-ayoade/feed/ 0 Of Bola Oyebamiji’s Guber Aspiration in Osun State https://www.theinfostride.com/of-bola-oyebamijis-guber-aspiration-in-osun-state/ https://www.theinfostride.com/of-bola-oyebamijis-guber-aspiration-in-osun-state/#respond Sun, 10 Aug 2025 09:41:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=464556 REGARDING politics, service, and governance, virtually all corners of Osun State are already filled with activities forming a prelude to the 2026 gubernatorial election. In such situations, support is typically drummed up for preferred aspirants in various quarters. Similarly, those whose political style allows it will embark on ‘pull-him-down’ campaigns, aimed at dragging their opponents [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/of-bola-oyebamijis-guber-aspiration-in-osun-state/feed/ 0 Crisis Rocks Osun Accord Party as Factions Clash Over Leadership Legitimacy https://www.theinfostride.com/crisis-rocks-osun-accord-party-as-factions-clash-over-leadership-legitimacy/ https://www.theinfostride.com/crisis-rocks-osun-accord-party-as-factions-clash-over-leadership-legitimacy/#respond Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:00:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=462042 A fresh leadership crisis has erupted within the Osun State chapter of the Accord Party, with former executives and the current Chairman, Pastor Victor Akande, trading accusations over the legitimacy of the party’s leadership. At a press conference held on Monday in Osogbo, former members of the state executive council accused Pastor Akande and others [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/crisis-rocks-osun-accord-party-as-factions-clash-over-leadership-legitimacy/feed/ 0 Osun Crisis Was Completely Beyond The Commissioner Of Police – Davido https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-crisis-was-completely-beyond-the-commissioner-of-police-davido/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-crisis-was-completely-beyond-the-commissioner-of-police-davido/#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:20:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=403436 Popular singer, Davido has come out to backtrack after slamming the Osun State Commissioner of Police over the mayhem witnessed during the political crisis that erupted in the state. He recently had his say via his social media page, and fans have been reacting. According to him, being infuriated by the bloodshed witnessed made him [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-crisis-was-completely-beyond-the-commissioner-of-police-davido/feed/ 0 Osun 2026: Why Osogbo Should Produce the Next Governor – Comrade Surulere https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-2026-why-osogbo-should-produce-the-next-governor-comrade-surulere/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-2026-why-osogbo-should-produce-the-next-governor-comrade-surulere/#respond Tue, 14 Jan 2025 09:06:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=400525 Not only the voting strength of Osogbo land that should make the Osun State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) consider the party guber candidate from Osogbo/Olorunda State Constituencies but the plan of the former Governor of Osun State and immediate past Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, whose plan is to pick Osogbo indigene [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-2026-why-osogbo-should-produce-the-next-governor-comrade-surulere/feed/ 0 Adegboyega Oyetola: Reflections on Leadership and Legacy https://www.theinfostride.com/adegboyega-oyetola-reflections-on-leadership-and-legacy/ https://www.theinfostride.com/adegboyega-oyetola-reflections-on-leadership-and-legacy/#respond Sun, 06 Oct 2024 07:47:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=390326 My first encounter with Adegboyega Oyetola, then Chief of Staff to Governor Rauf Aregbesola, occurred in 2014 during the buildup to the Osun governorship election, where Aregbesola sought reelection on the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket. Today, Oyetola serves as the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy. “And reckon (people) by the number of years, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/adegboyega-oyetola-reflections-on-leadership-and-legacy/feed/ 0 Illegal Alawo: Awo Ruling Houses set to commit deposed Taiwo Adegboye to Prison over disobedience to Appeal Court Judgement https://www.theinfostride.com/illegal-alawo-awo-ruling-houses-set-to-commit-deposed-taiwo-adegboye-to-prison-over-disobedience-to-appeal-court-judgement/ https://www.theinfostride.com/illegal-alawo-awo-ruling-houses-set-to-commit-deposed-taiwo-adegboye-to-prison-over-disobedience-to-appeal-court-judgement/#respond Sun, 04 Aug 2024 16:54:55 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=386378 Following the Appeal Court Judgement dated 8th day of August 2022 that deposed, dethroned and sacked one Mr Taiwo Abdulrasaq Adegboye from the stool of Alawo in Egbedore Local Government area of Osun State. The three (3) ruling houses with another family compound in the ancient town of Awo, had concluded an arrangement to commit [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/illegal-alawo-awo-ruling-houses-set-to-commit-deposed-taiwo-adegboye-to-prison-over-disobedience-to-appeal-court-judgement/feed/ 0 Osun Asset Recovery: Sulaiman condemns State Government over Uncivilized Attack on Amitolu Shittu’s Residence https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-asset-recovery-sulaiman-condemns-state-government-over-uncivilized-attack-on-amitolu-shittus-residence/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-asset-recovery-sulaiman-condemns-state-government-over-uncivilized-attack-on-amitolu-shittus-residence/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 22:01:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=386095 A human rights activist, Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman has strongly condemned the Osun State Government under the watch of Senator Ademola Jackson Adeleke over an uncivilized attack on the private residence of pioneer Director General and Field Commander of Osun Amotekun Corps, Comrade Amitolu Shittu while outside the Country by the State Asset Recovery Committee. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-asset-recovery-sulaiman-condemns-state-government-over-uncivilized-attack-on-amitolu-shittus-residence/feed/ 0 Endorsements and the Power-Brokers (1) https://www.theinfostride.com/endorsements-and-the-power-brokers-1/ https://www.theinfostride.com/endorsements-and-the-power-brokers-1/#respond Sat, 27 Jul 2024 21:43:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=385665 The trend of endorsing governors for a second term has gained significant momentum. This trend is particularly noteworthy in the context of Nigeria’s political landscape, where endorsements can make or break a candidate’s chances of winning. In various states, governors have received endorsements from diverse groups and individuals. For instance, Governor Peter Mba of Enugu [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/endorsements-and-the-power-brokers-1/feed/ 0 Oyebamiji, NIWA and Blue Economy by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebamiji-niwa-and-blue-economy-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebamiji-niwa-and-blue-economy-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sat, 22 Jun 2024 19:48:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=381114 From the track records of Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, his appointment into the hitherto moribund National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) as its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) is well deserved. Given his pedigree, experience and previous positions, expectations are high that Oyebamiji’s good leadership style will ultimately impact inland waterways in a way to makes the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebamiji-niwa-and-blue-economy-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Ekiti, Osun: Getting The Battle Lines Drawn by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-osun-getting-the-battle-lines-drawn-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-osun-getting-the-battle-lines-drawn-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sun, 09 Jun 2024 20:54:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=380161 Barring unforeseen circumstances, the 2026 Ekiti and Osun governorship elections are less than 27 and 28 months respectively. In Osun State, it is believed in the All Progressives Congress (APC) family circle that former Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s tendency worked for the then Candidate, now Governor Ademola Adeleke and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-osun-getting-the-battle-lines-drawn-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Performing Ministers: Osun Youths knock PDP and Extols Oyetola’s Virtues https://www.theinfostride.com/performing-ministers-osun-youths-knock-pdp-and-extols-oyetolas-virtues/ https://www.theinfostride.com/performing-ministers-osun-youths-knock-pdp-and-extols-oyetolas-virtues/#respond Thu, 06 Jun 2024 22:02:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=379958 Osun State Youths under the aegis of Congress of Progressive Youth (COPY) has knocked the State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over its poor rating of the immediate past Governor of Osun State and current Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Alhaji Isiaka Adegboyega Oyetola in the Federalist cabinet, saying that the PDP [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/performing-ministers-osun-youths-knock-pdp-and-extols-oyetolas-virtues/feed/ 0 Why Osun Police refuses to charge their acclaimed suspect to Court over alleged N650.8m POF Fraud – CHRSJ https://www.theinfostride.com/why-osun-police-refuses-to-charge-their-acclaimed-suspect-to-court-over-alleged-n650-8m-pof-fraud-chrsj/ https://www.theinfostride.com/why-osun-police-refuses-to-charge-their-acclaimed-suspect-to-court-over-alleged-n650-8m-pof-fraud-chrsj/#respond Sun, 19 May 2024 22:39:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=378425 A human rights organization, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has carpeted the Osun State Police Command of refusing to charge their acclaimed suspect, Mr Talabi Adeniyi Sunday to Court after Sixteen(16) days in their custody over an alleged N650.8m Proof Of Fund (POF) fraud. CHRSJ, also alleged that Mr. Talabi who [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/why-osun-police-refuses-to-charge-their-acclaimed-suspect-to-court-over-alleged-n650-8m-pof-fraud-chrsj/feed/ 0 Osun Police Begins Investigation of Deposed Alawo, Adegboye Taiwo over Forgery Scandal, Age Falsification, Identity Theft, Others https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-police-begins-investigation-of-deposed-alawo-adegboye-taiwo-over-forgery-scandal-age-falsification-identity-theft-others/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-police-begins-investigation-of-deposed-alawo-adegboye-taiwo-over-forgery-scandal-age-falsification-identity-theft-others/#respond Sun, 17 Dec 2023 11:28:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=364635 Osun State Command of Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has set to investigate the alleged forgery scandal, perjury, identity theft, falsification of age, and usage of fake and forged documents ravaging the illegal selection/or election, approval appointment and subsequent installation of a deposed new Alawo in Egbedore Local Government area of Osun State, Mr Adegboye Taiwo [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-police-begins-investigation-of-deposed-alawo-adegboye-taiwo-over-forgery-scandal-age-falsification-identity-theft-others/feed/ 0 Osun APC and some hard Home Truths (1) https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-apc-and-some-hard-home-truths-1/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-apc-and-some-hard-home-truths-1/#respond Sun, 17 Dec 2023 11:15:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=364633 Olajumoke Ogunkeyede is a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State. JMK, as Ogunkeyede is popularly called, was also a chieftain of the now-rested National Democratic Coalition (NADECO). He participated actively in putting an end to military rule and the enthronement of democracy in Nigeria. In a chance encounter with yours sincerely [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-apc-and-some-hard-home-truths-1/feed/ 0 Nigeria, Revenue Poverty and Taxation Atrophy by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-revenue-poverty-and-taxation-atrophy-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-revenue-poverty-and-taxation-atrophy-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Mon, 06 Nov 2023 20:21:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=359645 When our forefathers came up with the wise saying that ‘the earnest wish of potters is for the earth to be clay’, it was not only worthy of commendation but also no mean achievement. The beauty of the adage is that, in some 1000 years to come, it will still be relevant. So, instead of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-revenue-poverty-and-taxation-atrophy-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Osun APC Crisis: Oyetola’s Alleged Thugs attack Aregbesola’s Caucus Litigant over Court Case https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-apc-crisis-oyetolas-alleged-thugs-attack-aregbesolas-caucus-litigant-over-court-case/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-apc-crisis-oyetolas-alleged-thugs-attack-aregbesolas-caucus-litigant-over-court-case/#respond Thu, 19 Oct 2023 21:41:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=357652 The alleged political thugs working for the former Governor of Osun State and current Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, have reportedly launched violent attacks against the member of the”Omoluabi Progressives Caucus”, Mrs. Tutu Olanrewaju, belonging to the camp of the former State Governor and immediate past Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-apc-crisis-oyetolas-alleged-thugs-attack-aregbesolas-caucus-litigant-over-court-case/feed/ 0 Alawo Stool: Group writes Osun Govt over alleged Forged Documents to install deposed Monarch, says it is Act of Felony https://www.theinfostride.com/alawo-stool-group-writes-osun-govt-over-alleged-forged-documents-to-install-deposed-monarch-says-it-is-act-of-felony/ https://www.theinfostride.com/alawo-stool-group-writes-osun-govt-over-alleged-forged-documents-to-install-deposed-monarch-says-it-is-act-of-felony/#respond Wed, 18 Oct 2023 10:51:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=357455 A human rights body, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has forwarded a Petition Letter to Osun State Government over the alleged forgery of the selection of documents to install a deposed Osun monarch, Mr Taiwo Rasaq Adegboye, declaring that it was an act of committing felony. The rights group also declared [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/alawo-stool-group-writes-osun-govt-over-alleged-forged-documents-to-install-deposed-monarch-says-it-is-act-of-felony/feed/ 0 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 Insecurity and the Plight of Kidnap Victims (1) https://www.theinfostride.com/insecurity-and-the-plight-of-kidnap-victims-1/ https://www.theinfostride.com/insecurity-and-the-plight-of-kidnap-victims-1/#respond Mon, 09 Oct 2023 20:51:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=356517 Temitope Oladipo Fayehun must be passing through hard times. A native of Ilesa in Osun State, Fayehun’s ordeal started on March 2, 2021, when he, alongside others in his vehicle, fell into the hands of some Fulani kidnappers along Osogbo-Ibokun-Ilesa Road in the state. While some of the passengers were killed and had their corpses [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/insecurity-and-the-plight-of-kidnap-victims-1/feed/ 0 Gboyega Oyetola at 69! https://www.theinfostride.com/gboyega-oyetola-at-69/ https://www.theinfostride.com/gboyega-oyetola-at-69/#respond Sat, 30 Sep 2023 08:38:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=355838 A man represents different things to different people. It’s like a mirror in the sun, reflecting different parts of humanity, which depends on who is looking at it, and what part of life we met him. It boils down to human behavioural patterns and the factors responsible for them. Unfortunately, the outcome becomes a political [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/gboyega-oyetola-at-69/feed/ 0 Awo community writes CJN, pleads for timely adjudication of Chieftaincy Litigation, describes Taiwo Adegboye as Impostor https://www.theinfostride.com/awo-community-writes-cjn-pleads-for-timely-adjudication-of-chieftaincy-litigation-describes-taiwo-adegboye-as-impostor/ https://www.theinfostride.com/awo-community-writes-cjn-pleads-for-timely-adjudication-of-chieftaincy-litigation-describes-taiwo-adegboye-as-impostor/#respond Wed, 27 Sep 2023 21:02:44 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=355650 The people of Awo, the headquarters of Egbedore Local Government area of Osun State, under the aegis of Awo Development Council (ADC), have forwarded a letter to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Honourable Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON, pleading for timely adjudication of the case before the Supreme Court of Nigeria in SC/CV/1079/2022 on CA/AK/58/2021 [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/awo-community-writes-cjn-pleads-for-timely-adjudication-of-chieftaincy-litigation-describes-taiwo-adegboye-as-impostor/feed/ 0 Osun Government and Politics of Plurality by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-government-and-politics-of-plurality-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-government-and-politics-of-plurality-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Thu, 17 Aug 2023 20:16:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=352982 Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State deserves a pat on the back for instructing the three senators representing the state in the Upper Chamber to “mobilize support for former Governor Gboyega Oyetola’s nomination as Minister” during last week’s screening exercise. Of course, it is a gesture that could not be caged! But beyond sheer propaganda, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-government-and-politics-of-plurality-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Iyabo Oko Laid To Rest In Osun State https://www.theinfostride.com/iyabo-oko-laid-to-rest-in-osun-state/ https://www.theinfostride.com/iyabo-oko-laid-to-rest-in-osun-state/#respond Thu, 10 Aug 2023 21:06:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=352549 The remains of veteran Nollywood actress, Sidikat Odukanwi a.k.a Iyabo Oko, has been laid to rest. Recall that the actress died on Wednesday, June 28, after a long battle with an undisclosed ailment. She was 61 years old and was recently laid to rest in Ife, Osun State. See picture, R.I.P. Nollywood is a sobriquet [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/iyabo-oko-laid-to-rest-in-osun-state/feed/ 0 Alawo Stool: Rights Group Alleges Osun Government Installed Deposed Monarch with Forged Documents https://www.theinfostride.com/alawo-stool-rights-group-alleges-osun-government-installed-deposed-monarch-with-forged-documents/ https://www.theinfostride.com/alawo-stool-rights-group-alleges-osun-government-installed-deposed-monarch-with-forged-documents/#respond Fri, 28 Jul 2023 05:56:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=351667 A human rights group, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ), has accused the Osun Government of installing a deposed monarch, Taiwo Abdulrasaq Adegboye, through the use of forged documents. The group draws parallels to a previous incident involving the Mmesoma case, implying a similar pattern of wrongful installation. The allegations raise concerns [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/alawo-stool-rights-group-alleges-osun-government-installed-deposed-monarch-with-forged-documents/feed/ 0 The President’s Palliatives – Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/the-presidents-palliatives-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/the-presidents-palliatives-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Wed, 26 Jul 2023 20:08:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=351558 Not long ago, Adeola Olatunde (not his real name) fell ill and was admitted to the hospital. At a point, his condition became so critical that help had to be sought from public-spirited individuals. Eventually, former Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State heard about it and took up the challenge. Nigerians remain grateful to the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/the-presidents-palliatives-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Alawo Stool: Investigation of Osun Judge Over Alleged Miscarriage of Justice to Commence – CJRSJ https://www.theinfostride.com/alawo-stool-investigation-of-osun-judge-over-alleged-miscarriage-of-justice-to-commence-cjrsj/ https://www.theinfostride.com/alawo-stool-investigation-of-osun-judge-over-alleged-miscarriage-of-justice-to-commence-cjrsj/#respond Mon, 03 Jul 2023 14:16:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=350039 The National Judicial Council (NJC) is preparing to initiate an investigation into an Osun Judge regarding allegations of a miscarriage of justice related to the Alawo Stool case, according to the Coalition of Judicial Rights and Social Justice (CJRSJ). A human rights organization, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has disclosed that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/alawo-stool-investigation-of-osun-judge-over-alleged-miscarriage-of-justice-to-commence-cjrsj/feed/ 0 Osun: au revoir, IleriOluwa; et tu, TOP? By Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-au-revoir-ilerioluwa-et-tu-top-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-au-revoir-ilerioluwa-et-tu-top-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sun, 21 May 2023 14:30:14 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=347442 There is an unravelling mystery about the Nigerian press. The custodian of this value is clearly misunderstood and misused in opportunities. But it is for the present crop of journalists to reinvent themselves into relevance; otherwise, the Nigerian press will remain a caricature of itself and the ideas of its founding fathers. Nonetheless, the patriots [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-au-revoir-ilerioluwa-et-tu-top-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Osun APC: Hope rekindled? by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-apc-hope-rekindled-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-apc-hope-rekindled-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Mon, 08 May 2023 08:40:18 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=346665 On Monday, May 1, 2023, the immediate past governor of Osun State, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola inaugurated “an 11-man committee to stimulate, revamp, restructure and reposition the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osun State Chapter”. Nigerians wish the Professor Isaac Adewole-led Committee well in the onerous tasks ahead. That said, there’s a Yoruba adage, which says: ‘Bi [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-apc-hope-rekindled-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Fayemi and Oyebanji: Lessons in Mentorship by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/fayemi-and-oyebanji-lessons-in-mentorship-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/fayemi-and-oyebanji-lessons-in-mentorship-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sun, 30 Apr 2023 17:58:30 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=346201 Let me start by saying that I am not an indigene of Ekiti State but Oluwafunmilola, my beloved wife, is from the famous Awosusi family in Aramoko-Ekiti, which, by the by, is only a stone’s throw from Ijebu-Jesa, my Native Nazareth in Osun State. So, apart from being a stakeholder in the Ekiti project, so [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/fayemi-and-oyebanji-lessons-in-mentorship-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Withheld Salaries: Adeleke’s Faulty Steps by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/withheld-salaries-adelekes-faulty-steps-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/withheld-salaries-adelekes-faulty-steps-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sun, 23 Apr 2023 19:30:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=345791 Mutatis mutandis, politics is not the same as repudiating the ethics of public administration. To say that the executive governor of a state has the right or power to stop the payment of workers’ salary – what they earn legitimately – is, to say the least, an evolution throwback! That the society could not be [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/withheld-salaries-adelekes-faulty-steps-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Osun: when Bola Tinubu came a-visiting by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-when-bola-tinubu-came-a-visiting-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-when-bola-tinubu-came-a-visiting-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Wed, 08 Feb 2023 22:03:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=341218 The love Nigerians have for Bola Tinubu obliterates the hatred that anybody may possess for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Otherwise, his recent visit to Osun State wouldn’t have been such a huge success. To this end, the immediate past Governor Gboyega Oyetola and other members of the party in the state deserve commendation for [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-when-bola-tinubu-came-a-visiting-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Osun Guber Race: Judgement is unacceptable to People, Rights Group tells Tribunal Judges https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-guber-race-judgement-is-unacceptable-to-people-rights-group-tells-tribunal-judges/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-guber-race-judgement-is-unacceptable-to-people-rights-group-tells-tribunal-judges/#respond Sat, 28 Jan 2023 15:39:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=340505 A human rights organisation, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ), has declared the Friday majority judgement of the Osun Election Petition Tribunal as unacceptable to the good people of the State, describing the judgement as Kangaroo, jankara and pure miscarriage of justice. It also declared that the judgement was an act of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-guber-race-judgement-is-unacceptable-to-people-rights-group-tells-tribunal-judges/feed/ 0 Osun: Forget about coming back to power through the backdoor now, Activist urges Oyetola, supporters https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-forget-about-coming-back-to-power-through-the-backdoor-now-activist-urges-oyetola-supporters/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-forget-about-coming-back-to-power-through-the-backdoor-now-activist-urges-oyetola-supporters/#respond Tue, 10 Jan 2023 23:02:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=339494 A human rights activist, Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman, has sent a message to the immediate past Governor of Osun State, Alhaji Isiaka Gboyega Oyetola and his teeming supporters led by the current Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Mr Timothy Owoeye by stopping their dreams of thinking that Oyetola would come back to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-forget-about-coming-back-to-power-through-the-backdoor-now-activist-urges-oyetola-supporters/feed/ 0 Osun N407.32Bn Debt: Rights group to approach EFCC for credible Investigation, possible Prosecution https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-n407-32bn-debt-rights-group-to-approach-efcc-for-credible-investigation-possible-prosecution/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-n407-32bn-debt-rights-group-to-approach-efcc-for-credible-investigation-possible-prosecution/#respond Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:01:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=338225 A Rights Group is set to approach anti-graft bodies for credible Investigation, and possible prosecution, and wants DMO DG investigated over Osun State’s N407.32Bn debt profile. Following the controversy sorrounding the *indebtedness of Osun State to the tune of N407.32billion*, a human rights organization, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) had concluded [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-n407-32bn-debt-rights-group-to-approach-efcc-for-credible-investigation-possible-prosecution/feed/ 0 Emergency Politics: When History Is Altered! by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/emergency-politics-when-history-is-altered-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/emergency-politics-when-history-is-altered-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Tue, 20 Dec 2022 20:51:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=338223 In his book, ‘Emergency Politics: Paradox, Law, Democracy’, Bonnie Honig urges democracies to “resist emergency’s pull to focus on life’s necessities (food, security, and bare essentials).” According to him, “these tend to privatize and isolate citizens rather than bring us together on behalf of hopeful futures.” To start with, it is an undeniable fact that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/emergency-politics-when-history-is-altered-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 2023 Elections: Ask politicians critical questions before making choices, Cleric charges Nigerians https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-elections-ask-politicians-critical-questions-before-making-choices-cleric-charges-nigerians/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-elections-ask-politicians-critical-questions-before-making-choices-cleric-charges-nigerians/#respond Tue, 06 Dec 2022 20:36:01 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=337383 The Resident Pastor and the National Superintendent of Kingsway International Christian Center, (KICC), Pastor Femi Faseru has charged Nigerians to ask politicians critical questions before making their choices in the 2023 General Elections. Faseru made the charge on Saturday in Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State while speaking at the 2022 Diocesan Summit of Ijesha North of the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-elections-ask-politicians-critical-questions-before-making-choices-cleric-charges-nigerians/feed/ 0 Wike’s Grouse and Implications for National Development by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/wikes-grouse-and-implications-for-national-development-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/wikes-grouse-and-implications-for-national-development-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:49:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=337288 Jokes apart, I am a fan of Nyesom Wike, the current Governor of Rivers State. He is visionary and a revolutionary. He is also bold and sincere! Like Rauf Aregbesola, the amiable former Governor of Osun State, Wike has the capacity and a bias for action. He is also a listener’s delight! The governor is [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/wikes-grouse-and-implications-for-national-development-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Politics, Governance and Nation-building by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/politics-governance-and-nation-building-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/politics-governance-and-nation-building-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Fri, 02 Dec 2022 19:33:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=337107 There is a need for a society to exist, to be conscious of its existence, and to have a vision. The values of the society determine the type of politics it gets. The type of politics it gets determines the profile and approach of governance obtainable within the given society. And the kind of governance [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/politics-governance-and-nation-building-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Bishop Kukah and The Fractured Microcosm by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/bishop-kukah-and-the-fractured-microcosm-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bishop-kukah-and-the-fractured-microcosm-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Mon, 05 Sep 2022 19:41:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=331907 Let me start this rather short Tribute by stating that the story of my contact with Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah and my eventual employment at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) are already well-documented in the manuscripts of my future book. Let me also confess that this event-filled connection was the culmination of the timely [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bishop-kukah-and-the-fractured-microcosm-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Much Ado about Osun LG Elections – Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/much-ado-about-osun-lg-elections-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/much-ado-about-osun-lg-elections-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:25:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=331490 The Osun Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) has announced October 15, 2022 as the date for Local Government and Local Council Development Area elections across Osun State. According to the Commission, “all the inhibiting factors and circumstances against the conduct of the elections have been ameliorated.” However, the Osun State Chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/much-ado-about-osun-lg-elections-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Osun governorship election: Governor Oyetola heads to election petition tribuna https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-governorship-election-governor-oyetola-heads-to-election-petition-tribuna/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-governorship-election-governor-oyetola-heads-to-election-petition-tribuna/#respond Tue, 09 Aug 2022 23:32:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=330341 The Osun State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) says that it has concluded plans to drag the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its candidate in the just concluded election, Senator Ademola Adeleke, to the Elections Petition Tribunal over the outcome of the election. The party said that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-governorship-election-governor-oyetola-heads-to-election-petition-tribuna/feed/ 0 Osun Guber, APC Primaries and Other Stories by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-guber-apc-primaries-and-other-stories-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-guber-apc-primaries-and-other-stories-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Mon, 27 Jun 2022 18:16:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=327427 When we were growing up, we were treated to the fact that, whether things were convenient or not, elections, globally, were contests; that membership of a political party was a thing of pride; and that, in a contest, ‘you win some, you lose some.’ We were told that, in every contest, a candidate from a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-guber-apc-primaries-and-other-stories-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Activist renew call for Immediate Removal of Olokode as Osun Police Commissioner over Extra-Judicial Killings https://www.theinfostride.com/activist-renew-call-for-immediate-removal-of-olokode-as-osun-police-commissioner-over-extra-judicial-killings/ https://www.theinfostride.com/activist-renew-call-for-immediate-removal-of-olokode-as-osun-police-commissioner-over-extra-judicial-killings/#respond Mon, 27 Jun 2022 18:07:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=327424 Ahead of the Osun State Governorship election slated to hold on July 16th, 2022, a human rights activist, Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman, has renewed the call for immediate removal of Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Olawale Taoheed Olokode over extra-judicial killings of innocent citizens of the State by the men of Nigeria Police Force [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/activist-renew-call-for-immediate-removal-of-olokode-as-osun-police-commissioner-over-extra-judicial-killings/feed/ 0 Who wins Osun Governorship Election? https://www.theinfostride.com/who-wins-osun-governorship-election/ https://www.theinfostride.com/who-wins-osun-governorship-election/#respond Sun, 19 Jun 2022 21:09:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=326877 In 2018, I wrote a piece on the then governorship candidates of the leading political parties in Osun State. In the article, entitled ‘Osun: Picturing into the future’ (ref: The Nation, September 18, 2018), I tried to showcase each candidate’s quality as well as what his candidature meant for the peace and progress of the [...]

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