Joshua Dada

Osogbo

State Correspondent at Leadership Newspaper

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Articles

450 Tennis Players To Converge On Osun For National Festival

1 week ago | leadership.ng | Joshua Dada

No fewer than 450 table tennis players and enthusiasts across Nigeria are expected in Otan-Ayegbaju town in Osun State for the 5th edition of the Michael and Felicia Alabi Memorial National Table Tennis Festival. The tournament, sponsored by Michael and Felicia Alabi and organised by the Osun State Table Tennis Association under the auspices of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, will be held at the Idera multi-purpose hall in Otan Ayegbaju between April 27 and May 3, 2025.
Makinde, Adeleke Wade Into Boundary Disputes Among South West States

1 week ago | leadership.ng | Joshua Dada

The governors of Oyo and Osun State, Seyi Makinde and Ademola Adeleke, respectively, have waded into the incessant border clashes between the states’ Lagelu and Iwo local governments. The two governors have launched peace moves ahead of the release of the report of the National Boundary Commission. The two governors met during the week to discuss the dispute.
Odeyemi Faults Ganduje’s Comment On NNPP

1 week ago | leadership.ng | Joshua Dada

Osun State chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr Tosin Odeyemi, has criticised the statement credited to the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, claiming that the NNPP is dead in Nigeria. Speaking with LEADERSHIP in Osogbo on Wednesday, Odeyemi wondered what could have been the rationale behind Ganduje’s assurance to his followers that the national leader of NNPP, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, would soon join APC.
NULGE Backs Sit-at-Home Directive To Osun LG Workers

3 weeks ago | leadership.ng | Joshua Dada

National leadership of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has thrown its weight behind the local chapter of the union in Osun State on the stay at home order for all local government employees in the state over security concerns. Recall that the tussle between the ruling party (PDP) and the leading opposition party (APC) over the control of local government administration had led to loss of lives, prompting Osun State chapter of NULGE to direct its members to stay at home.
Hardship: Adeleke Dynasty Distributes Bags Of Rice To Osun Residents

3 weeks ago | leadership.ng | Joshua Dada

As part of measures to cushion biting economic effects in the country, the Adeleke dynasty, Ede on Thursday distributed 220 bags of rice to residents of Olorunda local government area in continuation of its state-wide distribution of the essential commodity to the people of Osun State.
Eid-el-Fitr: Adeleke Felicitates Muslims

4 weeks ago | leadership.ng | Joshua Dada

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has congratulated Muslims in the state and beyond on the successful completion of this year’s Ramadan. Adeleke who described the 29-day fasting period as a divine grace for spiritual renewal rejoiced with Muslim faithful for the ease with which Allah made the observance of one of the pillars of Islam.
Yoruba Youths Call For Peaceful Resolution Of Osun Communal Conflict

1 month ago | leadership.ng | Joshua Dada

To stem the trend of communal crisis bedevilling Ifon-Osun, Ilobu and Erin Osun communities in Osun State, an apolitical organisation, the Yoruba Youth Socio-Cultural Association (YYSA) has called for a peaceful resolution of the impasse. A release made available to LEADERSHIP in Osogbo on Monday by the Osun State coordinator of the group, Prince Sesan Opadoyin, urged stakeholders to take urgent, decisive, and lasting steps toward resolving the crisis.
'Withdrawal Of Services By Osun LG Workers Pathetic, Uncalled For'

1 month ago | leadership.ng | Joshua Dada

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has described the withdrawal of services by local government workers in council areas in the state as pathetic and unfortunate. Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker, said the workers’ actions had plunged the local government areas in the state into administrative paralysis, inflicting untold pains on the people at the grassroots.
Osun Crisis: Community Seeks Federal Govt’s Intervention As Adeleke Imposes Curfew

1 month ago | leadership.ng | Joshua Dada

Following the escalation of the crisis in Ilobu, Ifon and Erin communities in Osun State, the people of Ilobu have called on President Bola Tinubu, the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and the director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Adeola Ajayi, to help the end incessant attacks by the neighbouring communities.
Osun Govt Approves Guidelines For Tractor Operations

1 month ago | leadership.ng | Joshua Dada

The Osun state government has approved modalities for the operations of tractors across farmlands in Osun State following the commencement of the rainy season. Commissioner for Agriculture Hon Tola Faseru, who confirmed the development in Osogbo, said interested farmers should contact the ministry’s permanent secretary or the general manager of Osun State Agricultural Development Corporation (OSSADEC) through virtual or physical applications.