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The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has disclosed that he received a briefing from the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, alleging that some criminal suspects are being shielded at the Osun Government House. Disu made the revelation on Friday during a meeting with Governor Ademola Adeleke, at the…
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The management of Osun State University (UNIOSUN) has rejected aspects of the statement issued by the Depot Nigerian Army, Osogbo, over allegations of sexual assault reportedly involving some military personnel and members of the university community. The Depot Nigerian Army had earlier, in a statement issued on Friday by the…
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The All Progressives Congress in Osun State has commended the state Police Command for foiling an alleged assassination attempt on the Director-General of its Governorship Campaign Council, Wole Oke. It would be recalled that the Command had on Thursday paraded three people – Olalekan Oriyomi, Ayotunde Ikupolati, and Femi Fakinleye,…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday awarded N200 million damages to the widow of Kabiru Babai, a truck driver who was shot dead by a police sergeant in Osogbo in 2021. Justice Peter Lifu, who gave the judgment, held that the fatal shooting violated Babai’s fundamental right to…
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Market men, women, and artisans in the popular Igbona Market on Thursday endorsed the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2026 Osun State governorship election, Alhaji Bola Oyebamiji. Speaking during the programme, the APC candidate said that if elected, he would empower the market women with soft…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has assured that his administration will complete the ongoing reconstruction of Ejigbo-Iwo Road and commence work immediately on the newly approved health centre for the community. A statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, said the governor gave the assurance in Ejigbo on Thursday, where three projects executed…
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The Kamarudeen Makinde-led faction of the Osogbo Progressives Union, OPU, has said it has not endorsed any candidate for the August 15, 2026 Osun State governorship election and is still consulting stakeholders in the town. In a statement signed on Thursday by Makinde, the union said the clarification became necessary…
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to shut down academic and administrative activities at Osun State Polytechnic (OSPOLY), Iree, unless an independent investigation is launched into allegations of administrative lapses, poor infrastructure and financial mismanagement at the institution. The student body issued a seven-day ultimatum to relevant…
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The Osun State Police Command has arrested three people over an alleged assassination attempt on Hon. Wole Oke, the campaign Director General of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State The suspects – Olamilekan Oriyomi, Ayotunde Ikupolati Ojo, and Fakinleye Femi- were paraded on Thursday at the command headquarters in…
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The Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, has urged political actors, youths, and community leaders in Osun State to place peace above politics ahead of the August 15, 2026, governorship election. Oba Ogunwusi made the plea on Thursday while receiving the Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner,…
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