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The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended the tenure of the Osun State Working Committee led by Sooko Tajudeen Lawal till after the 2027 general election. The decision was taken during the party’s retreat held at the weekend in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The extension…
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Residents of Ijaregbe, Alatise and adjoining communities in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State have called for Governor Ademola Adeleke’s urgent intervention following the collapse of the Ilesa-Ijaregbe link road. The road, a major shorter route connecting Ilesa to Ijebu-Jesa, was washed off by flood on Monday, leaving a…
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Residents of Osogbo, Osun State, were thrown into panic on Monday after a food outlet allegedly operating an investment scheme shut its premises, leaving hundreds of customers worried about funds they had paid for food supplies. The outlet, Global Food Initiative, reportedly began operations in early August around the Odi-Olowo…
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The Osun State Government has inaugurated a Special Taskforce on Environmental Sanitation to strengthen enforcement of environmental laws and sustain a clean, healthy and habitable environment across the state. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, noted that the taskforce will be chaired by the…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has reiterated his administration’s commitment to transforming Osun from a civil service state to an industrialised subnational entity. Adeleke gave the assurance on Sunday while hosting a team of investors focused on sports industry development at his residence in London. This was contained in a statement by…
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A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo has ordered the prosecution of a police officer attached to the Cyber Crime Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Osun Command, CPL Bankole Olumide, for perjury. Magistrate A. A. Adeyeba, who gave the order, accused the Nigeria Police and Olumide of misleading…
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The Osun State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with conspiracy, burglary and stealing. The suspects are Afeez Arole, 30, Salami Wahab Idowu, 49, Akanmu Afeez, 37, and Adebisi Taofeek, 47. The Command’s spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, said a complainant reported that his shop at Oja-Oba, Osogbo, was burgled…
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The Accord Party candidate for Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has said President Bola Tinubu will secure over one million votes in Osun State in the 2027 presidential election. A statement personally signed by Olajengbesi stated that the Accord Party candidate made this known on Saturday after a meeting with…
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The leadership of the Alubarika Movement in Olorunda Local Government has commenced a sensitisation tour across wards in the area ahead of the forthcoming national elections. The tour was led by former Deputy Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Alhaji Taiwo Sunmonu (Sunco). At the meeting, members reviewed…
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Traditional rulers from rural communities in Osun State have congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election, saying the victory was as an endorsement of his performance in office. The monarchs, under the aegis of Network of Kings from Osun Countrysides, said the victory was a clear statement from the people…
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