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Gunmen who kidnapped two indigenes of Ora-Igbomina, Sunday Oyekanmi Adeyeye (Tayese) and Sunday Busayo Adewumi, from their residence on February 1, 2026, have released them after payment of ransom. This was confirmed by the Asiwaju of Ora-Igbomina, Yemi Farounbi. Ambassador Farounbi in a statement he personally signed, expressed deep gratitude…
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Residents of Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, trooped out in protest on Wednesday morning over what they described as an epileptic electricity supply by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company. Armed with placards bearing varying inscriptions such as, “We are paying for darkness, it is unfair,” “IBEDC, Restore Our Light,…
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A former Chairman of Boripe Local Government, Osun State, Hon. Kareem Afolabi, has dumped the All Progressives Congress for the Accord Party. Afolabi joined Accord with 15 leaders of the APC during an event held at the government house on Monday. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, said…
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Six members of the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State on Monday, defected to the Accord Party. The lawmakers announced their defection to the Accord Party at the stakeholders meeting held in Osogbo. Speaking on behalf of the defectors, the member…
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Some traders in Osogbo, Osun State capital, on Monday, stormed the Olonkoro branch of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc to protest what they described as the unjust withholding of local government funds. The protesters accused UBA of complicity and vowed to close their accounts with the bank. In a…
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The Osun State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Sunday Bisi, has directed members of the party to support the reelection bid of Governor Ademola Adeleke. But the factional caretaker Secretary of the party, Seyi Bamidele, in a swift reaction, dismissed Bisis’s directive, declaring it null and void. Bisi had…
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The Secretary to the Osun State Government, Mr Teslim Igbalaye has alerted the general public to an imposter using a Facebook account with the SSG name to defraud people. A statement by the Special Assistant on Media and Digital Communication to the Secretary to the Osun State Government,Kehinde Adeoye, stated…
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The chairman of the Osun State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mr Ibukun Fadipe Ibukun has debunked allegations that the state government was collecting illegal levies in public primary schools across the state. In a statement on Saturday, the SUBEB boss described the reports circulating in some quarters regarding the…
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Members of the All Progressives Congress caucus in the National Assembly from Osun State have urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to investigate alleged irregularities uncovered in the state’s payroll. The lawmakers representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, Ijesa South Federal…
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The member representing Odo-Otin/Ifelodun/Boripe Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon. Olusoji Adetunji, has trained 250 farmers in modern cocoa production. The event was held at Iragbiji town hall, Iragbiji on Saturday, with the beneficiaries drawn from the three local government areas in the constituency. A post by the…
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