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A diaspora-based group within the All Progressives Congress, Reformers Home and Abroad, has declared support for the party’s candidate in the 2026 Osun governorship poll, Bola Oyebamiji, and pledged to mobilise voters across the state for him. In a statement signed by the group’s founder, Muis Kayode, and obtained in…
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The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Osun State, Dr Mutiu Agboke, says the conduct and credibility of the 2026 Osun State governorship election is not the sole responsibility of the electoral body but a collective duty requiring synergy among multiple stakeholders. Speaking during on Frontline, a current affairs programme on…
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The Osun State Police Command has presented cheques of N5.5 million to families of deceased officers and personnel injured in the line of duty as part of activities marking the 2026 National Police Day. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Ibrahim Gotan, led the presentation ceremony on Friday…
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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Osun State has told its members to remain calm and united following the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) decision to de-recognise the party’s leadership, led by Senator David Mark. In a statement signed on Wednesday by the Chairman of the Directorate of Media and…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has come under intense criticism, following the derecognition of the leadership of the African Democratic Congress on Wednesday. Opposition heavyweights and top leaders of the ADC on Thursday condemned the electoral umpire for the decision, accusing the commission of acting under the influence of the…
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The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has called for the establishment of engineering endowment funds to drive critical national development. Adeleke made the call on Thursday at the N150 million MicCom Memorial Endowment for Engineering Development held at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Lagos State yesterday to observe the Easter holiday after paying a condolence visit to Plateau State over Sunday’s deadly attacks in Jos North Local Government Area. The President’s aircraft touched down at about 7:20 p.m. at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja. He was…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has dismissed calls for the removal of its chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN), while addressing what it described as widespread misconceptions surrounding its planned nationwide voter revalidation exercise. In a statement issued on Thursday night in Abuja and signed by the Chief Press Secretary to…
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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Thursday insisted that local government chairmen elected under the party in the state will go ahead with their plans to donate operational vehicles to the police to enhance security. The APC stated this in reaction to the position by the…
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The Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, has accused the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu of undermining democratic freedoms, warning that “this attack on democracy will not stand.” Addressing a world press conference on April 2, 2026, at the Shehu Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, Mark said Nigeria’s democratic…
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