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The mother of the murdered Accord Party chieftain in Osun State, Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as Emir, has spoken for the first time since his death at a motor park in Ile-Ife. Oyeyemi, who was an ally of Governor Ademola Adeleke, was brutally killed on Sunday at a garage in…
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The Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Zungura, on Friday, presented cheques of ₦13,531,081.10 to families of fallen police officers at the Command Headquarters in Osogbo. According to a statement by the command spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, the presentation formed part of IGP’s welfare support to next of kin of officers…
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Three suspected criminals who allegedly terrorised students of Osun State University along Oke-Baale routes in Osogbo have been arrested by the Osun State Police Command. The suspects, identified as Abass Quadri, 26, Joshua Olanrewaju, 24, and Taiwo Yusuf, 25, were picked up at their hideouts following complaints from the students….
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A 49-year-old man, Segun Benjamin, has been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo for allegedly producing and possessing adulterated tea and drinks unfit for human consumption. Benjamin was arraigned on Thursday on three counts of felony before Chief Magistrate Dr Olusegun Ayilara, with the offences said to…
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The Osun State Government has approved the establishment of a Joint Security Task Force to strengthen response to threats to lives and property after a security threat alert by the Department of State Services. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, said the decision to…
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The long-awaited Constitution Review Bill, otherwise known as the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, has been transmitted to the 36 State Houses of Assembly for consideration and approval. The sixth alteration focussed on 12 thematic areas, namely: Electoral Reforms, Judicial Reforms, Security and…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress has urged the Federal Government to introduce reasonable wage for workers as part of measures to cushion the impact of rising petrol prices and worsening economic hardship. The NLC also called on the government to make sufficient crude oil available to local refineries in naira and…
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In a bid to hasten solutions to power outages and disruptions across the country, the Federal Government is planning to establish a national call centre where electricity consumers can lodge complaints and have them resolved. The Minister of Power, Chief Joseph Tegbe, disclosed this on Wednesday at the commissioning of…
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Lamine Yamal believes he and Kylian Mbappe are the two best players in the world and said he deserves to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or after a trophy-laden year with Barcelona and Spain. “For me, Mbappe and me, we’re the two best players in the world,” the 19-year-old Barcelona winger…
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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of worsening economic hardship in the country, following the rise in petrol prices to as much as ₦1,470 per litre. The party said the increase had made transportation and other basic necessities more expensive, pushing Nigerians “dangerously close to…
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