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The Alawo of Awo in Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State, Oba Abdulrazaq Taiwo Adegboye, has condemned traditional body incisions and other fetish practices, urging residents to put their trust in God rather than chase spiritual shortcuts to wealth. Oba Adegboye made the remarks during a recent Islamic event…
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The Owa-Ooye of Imesi-Ile in Osun State, Oba Enoch Ademola Akinyemi, is dead. The monarch’s transition was announced on Friday by the Owa-Ooye-in-Council. In a statement signed by the Obaala of Imesi-Ile, High Chief Olatunde Aluko, the Council said Oba Akinyemi joined his ancestors with deep sorrow but in total…
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The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has threatened to issue arrest warrants against the Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Engr. Dr. Sani Man Yahaya, and the Bursar, Aishat Shade Adebayo, over unresolved audit queries and alleged financial irregularities. Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Bamidele Salam, disclosed this on…
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The Osun State Government has designated every Thursday as Environmental Sanitation Day to curb indiscriminate dumping of refuse and other environmental violations. The directive was contained in a press release issued Tuesday by the Chairman of the Environmental Sanitation Task Force in Osogbo. The Task Force said the sanitation exercise…
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Leaders of the Accord Party in Lagos State have questioned the loyalty of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, over his reported appointment as coordinator of President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 presidential campaign. Adeleke won the Osun governorship election on the platform of Accord, a victory the leaders described as a significant…
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Former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has stated that his absence at Wednesday’s inauguration of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council in Abuja was due to prior strategic professional engagements in the United States and Europe. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday by…
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The Accord Party candidate for Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, Barrister Pelumi Olajengbesi, has urged voters to reject politicians who abandon their constituents after winning elections, only to return when another poll approaches. A statement by the spokesperson of his campaign council, Sodiq Lawal, said the Accord candidate spoke during a familiarisation…
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The Osun State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged murder of one Seun Ajayi in Ikire, Irewole Local Government. The suspects were identified as Nurudeen Ademakinwa, popularly known as Igboya Aye-nuru, 30; Agboluaje Usman, 23; and Awoniran Toheeb, 20. The Police Public Relations Officer, Abiodun…
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The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 45-year-old man, Adeyemo Mukaila, for allegedly defiling a teenager. The incident occurred in Ikire, headquarters of Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State. Police spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, who confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday, said the suspect…
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The Accord National and State Assembly candidates in Osun State have backed Governor Ademola Adeleke’s role in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election campaign. The candidates, led by the group’s Co-Chairman and Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, said they would mobilise grassroots votes for…
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