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The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening collaboration with the United Nations to accelerate the empowerment of women and youths across Nigeria, with a strong focus on financial inclusion, skills development, job creation, and security. Vice President Kashim Shettima made this known on Thursday while receiving a delegation…
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Network of Civil Society Groups in Osun State has accused President Bola Tinubu and the Independent National Electoral Commission of crippling opposition parties in the country. The group also vowed to resist any attempt to manipulate the August 15 gubernatorial election in Osun State, calling on Nigerians to rise against…
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Two ruling houses in Ipetumodu, Aribile and Fagbemokun, and the kingmakers in the town have called on Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to declare the stool of Apetu of Ipetumodu vacant and initiate the process for appointing a new monarch. The representatives of the ruling houses, on Thursday, jointly addressed…
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A coalition of retired senior police officers has fixed Monday, April 13, for a major peaceful protest at the Presidential Villa, demanding their exit from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). Operating under the aegis of the Association of Retired Police Officers under CPS, they said the demonstration would continue until…
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The Osun State House of Assembly has said the transfer of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Dr Mutiu Agboke to Ondo State was a political plot by some people. The assembly equally said it has information that further deployments of interested people are being…
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) South West Zone D has condemned the arrest of a graduate of the defunct Osun State College of Education, now transitioned into University of Ilesa), Temitope Adedoyin by the management of UNILESA, for protesting his prolonged exclusion from the National Youth Service Corps…
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The Osun State Government has inaugurated a committee tasked with addressing blindness among residents. Headed by an ophthalmologist who specialises in glaucoma care and community eye health, Caroline Adeoti, the committee has the mandate to provide strategic direction for eye health programmes. In his welcome address at the inauguration held…
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The management of Fountain University, Osogbo, has officially announced the take-off of its Institute of Peace and Security Studies (IPSS). The management in a statement, said the institute is committed to addressing contemporary security challenges and promoting sustainable peace within Nigeria and beyond. The commencement of the Institute’s activities was…
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The lawmaker representing Ife Federal Constituency, Hon Taofeek Ajilesoro, has expressed his desire to return to the National Assembly in 2027. It would be recalled that Ajilesoro was elected in 2023 under the Peoples Democratic Party but defected to the All Progressives Congress in 2025. The lawmaker made his intention…
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The Osun State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced that its Ward and Local Government Congresses will hold tomorrow, Thursday, 9th April. The Osun ADC said the announcement was in line with the directive of the National Leadership under the Chairmanship of Senator David Mark and the…
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