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The spokesperson for the Ademola Adeleke Governorship Campaign Council, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has withdrawn remarks he made against Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, over the latter’s conduct during the Osun governorship election campaign. Olajengbesi, in a post on his official Facebook page on Thursday, said he was withdrawing remarks that may…
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has commended the democratic process displayed during the just-concluded Osun State governorship election. The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu. Udeh said…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that it will improve on the conduct of the Osun State governorship election ahead of the 2027 general elections. The commission gave the assurance when it received a vote of confidence from a coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs), opposition political…
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The management of Federal University Oye Ekiti has described as untrue reports on some platforms that the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof Joshua Ogunwole, who served as the Chief Returning Officer for the recently concluded Osun State governorship election, was arrested and detained by the police in Abuja. FUOYE Director of…
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The Osun State Police Command said it has launched a full-scale investigation into a shooting incident in Osogbo that claimed the life of a 60-year-old man, Tajudeen Yusuf, on Wednesday. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, in a statement, said the command received information at about 4:00pm on…
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A civic group, Dee Osun Monitors, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to order the release of statutory allocations due to local governments in Osun State. The group said the prolonged withholding has crippled development at the grassroots. In an open letter signed by Coordinator Prince Jide Akinyooye and…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, effective August 27, 2026. Enitan succeeds Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who is due to retire from the Federal Civil Service upon attaining the statutory retirement age of 60. The…
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The Osun State chapter of the Accord Party has alleged that five of its members were detained in Iree, Boripe Local Government Area, for resisting an attempt to snatch ballot boxes during last Saturday’s governorship election. The party’s state chairman, Pastor Victor Akande, said in a statement on Wednesday that…
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has said he bears no grudge against his political opponents, declaring that the certificate of return issued to him belongs to the people of Osun State. Adeleke spoke in Osogbo on Wednesday while receiving his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,…
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has launched a tracking exercise for Federal Government-funded projects worth over N1 billion in Osun State. This was disclosed by the team lead, Mary Oke, in Osogbo, saying the exercise is aimed at ensuring proper execution and value for money…
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