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Popular Nigerian music star, Oladapo Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’banj, has donated three fully branded Sienna buses to the Accord Party candidate for Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, Pelumi Olajengbesi. Olajengbesi disclosed this in a post on his Facebook page on Friday. The Accord candidate described the gesture as a huge show…
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A group, Osun Leadership Forum, has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), demanding the removal of Senator Fadeyi Oluwole Olubiyi, popularly known as Ajagunla, as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Osun Central in the 2027 election. In a letter dated October 2, 2026, signed by its solicitor,…
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The Osun State Chapter of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, has congratulated the people of Osun and Nigerians at large on the 66th Independence Anniversary of the country. In an Independence Day message jointly signed by its Chairman, Dr. Tosin Odeyemi and Secretary, Hon. Kazeem Araoye, the council said October…
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President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the series of economic reforms will surely lead to better days. Tinubu gave the assurance in his address to the nation on Thursday, October 1, as the country marks its 66th Independence Day anniversary. Tinubu noted that the reforms did not weaken the…
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Six princes from three royal families in Iwo, Osun State, have filed a N50 million fundamental rights suit against the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, at the Federal High Court in Osogbo. The applicants are Prince Lekan Lamuye, Prince Ismaila Alade, Prince Mogaji Abese, Prince Adedoja Osunwo, Prince Fisayo…
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The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Ajibola Basiru, has sympathised with victims of the recent flooding in Osun State, particularly in Osogbo, the state capital. In a statement on Wednesday, Basiru described the incident as unfortunate, noting the scale of destruction wreaked on homes and businesses….
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The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 1, 2026, as a public holiday to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Magdalene Ajani, on Wednesday. Tunji-Ojo…
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Public servants under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council have reaffirmed their September 30, 2026, ultimatum to the Federal Government over the rising cost of petrol, the demand for a wage award and the commencement of negotiations for a new national minimum wage. The JNPSNC, made up of eight…
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Many residents on Tuesday stormed the Odi-Olowo, Osogbo, office of the Global Food Initiative and looted the warehouse where food items were kept by the operators of the scheme. The development followed an earlier report by PUNCH Online on the tension in Osogbo, Osun State, on Monday, after operators of…
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All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has warned voters in Northern Nigeria that victory for opposition presidential candidates Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi in the 2027 election could return the region to widespread poverty. He said proposals by opposition politicians to reverse some of President Bola Tinubu’s…
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