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A House of Representatives aspirant for Olohunda, Irepodun, Orolu, Osogbo Federal Constituency, under the All Progressives Congress, Abosede Ogo-Oluwa, has urged members of the party to canvass massively for the election of Mr Bola Oyebamiji. She made the call during a consultation meeting with the elder caucus and party executives…
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The All Progressives Congress has said the party’s governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, will defeat the incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke, before 10:00pm on election day. The Director General of the APC campaign organisation, Oluwole Oke, stated this on Wednesday during the inauguration of more than 800 members of the party’s campaign…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognising or participating in any congress organised by a disputed caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress. The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, also barred former Senate President, David Mark, and…
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The Osun State government has debunked rumour that Governor Ademola Adeleke has sold the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park. The state commissioner for Commerce, Mr Bunmi Jenyo, in a statement on Wednesday, said the rumour was aimed at maligning the personality and good governance of the state governor. According to him,…
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On the first day of sales, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday picked up his expression of interest and nomination forms for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket. Governorship aspirants in Lagos, Ogun, Nasarawa, Yobe and Bauchi states also obtained forms at the Ladi Kwali International Conference Centre of Abuja Continental…
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Legal luminaries were divided yesterday over the propriety of a letter by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, requesting that judgment in its appeal be delivered within three days. Eminent Professor of Law, Itse Sagay (SAN), saw nothing wrong with the…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 381,817 new voters have been successfully registered for Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in Osun State. The Osun Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mrs. Oluwatoyin Babalola, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Correspondents’ Chapel in Osogbo….
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The Imole Campaign Council, the organisation in charge of the reelection campaign of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has dismissed allegations of a lack of financial transparency under the current administration in the state. The statement on Tuesday by the spokesman for the campaign council, Pelumi Olajengbesi, was in reaction…
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The Osun State Police Command has arrested a suspect who was seen in a viral video assaulting female police officers. The Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan, made this known on Tuesday during a press briefing at the police headquarters, Osogbo. According to Gotan, the suspect involved in the assault…
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The management of Obafemi Awolowo University has directed students to proceed on a three-week mid-semester break following protests over transportation and welfare concerns on campus. The institution’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, in a statement on Tuesday, said the decision was approved by the Senate after demonstrations by students escalated….
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