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With the expiration of 21 days window for appeal against the declaration of Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun as the winner of August 15 gubernatorial election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its standard bearer, Bola Oyebamiji, popularly known as AMBO, have failed to file petition against the exercise at…
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The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, has dismissed claims that the Federal Government’s student loan scheme favours children whose parents are members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Sawyerr described the allegation as a “completely ridiculous idea”, arguing that the…
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The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to turn out in large numbers for the 2027 general elections and defend their votes from the polling unit through to the final declaration of results. Obi made the call in a post on his official…
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At least 26 states, including Osun, could not generate enough Internally Generated Revenue to pay salaries in 2025 and relied heavily on FAAC allocations. According to BudgIT’s report, only 8 of 34 states generated IGR higher than their personnel costs. The states are Lagos, Enugu, Ogun, Delta, Kaduna, Kwara, Abia…
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The Accord Party candidate for Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency in Osun State, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has said the politics of the federal constituency is changing, with people’s collective will now overriding money and individual influence in elections. Olajengbesi, in a statement on his Facebook page on Sunday, said leadership should be seen…
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The Senator representing Osun West Senatorial District, Senator Lere Oyewumi, has urged governments at all levels to patronise local contractors to boost the economy. The Deputy Senate Minority Leader made the call on Saturday during the flagging off of the construction of the 0.5-kilometre Akinola–Agbaraale Road project in Iwo, Osun…
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Operatives of the Osun State Police Command have arrested two suspects in Ibadan, Oyo State, over a burglary and stealing case in Osun. The suspects, Anuoluwa Eyelade, 27, and Musa Abdullah, 28, were arrested after fleeing Osun with stolen items, the command said on Sunday. A statement by the command…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has ordered the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs to investigate the dispute over the kingship of Koka town in Obokun Local Government. The directive was issued on Sunday in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, shortly before the governor departed for a vacation in…
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The Majority Leader of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Kofoworola Babajide Adewumi, has lost his father, Alhaji Mufutau Adewumi. The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, announced this in a post on his official Facebook page. Egbedun, in a condolence message on behalf of his family,…
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Three people were killed and 20 others injured on Saturday in a head-on collision at Tonkere, along the Ife-Ilesa expressway in Osun State. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in the state, Corps Commander Sunday Adebayo, confirmed the accident, noting that the crash involved a Toyota Hiace…
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