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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has said an educated populace remains one of the major factors capable of guaranteeing good governance. The governor stated this on Thursday in Ikirun, Osun State, during the inauguration of Minaret University, a faith-based institution established by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, and the investiture of…
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The Chairman of Ifelodun Local Government, elected under the All Progressives Congress in the October 15, 2022 election, Hon. Hassan Okanlawon, has approved and effected the full payment of all outstanding allowances owed to traditional rulers in the council area. A statement signed by the Media Office of the Chairman…
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The Osun State chapter of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has criticised the Senate for rejecting the mandatory electronic transmission of election results. The party also described the decision as inconsistent with existing electoral technologies already deployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. A statement issued by Abosede Oluwaseun,…
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Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has issued a strong warning against an alleged plan to invade and take over the Ikirun palace. Governor Adeleke thereby directed security agencies to secure the palace premises immediately. In a statement released by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on Thursday evening, the governor said…
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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday alleged a threat to the life of one of its chieftains, Professor Rafiu Durodoye, by some people in Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration. The APC, in a statement by its Director of media and information, Kola Olabisi, alleged that…
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An Osun State High Court sitting in Iwo on Thursday sentenced three men to death by hanging for the murder and dismemberment of a 52-year-old woman, Asiata Yekeen, in Ile-Ogbo community. The convicts — Muideen Tunji, Yusuf Muslim and Rabiu Fatai—were found guilty of conspiracy, murder and unlawful possession of…
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The Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State has commended the Nigeria Police Force, Zone XI Command, over the ongoing investigation into the alleged murder of some members of the party in Boripe Local Government Area during the February 17 mayhem over the control of councils in the state. osun.life reports…
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The leader of the Peoples Democratic Party local government Chairmen elected in the February 22, 2025, election, Mr Sarafadeen Awotunde, has accused the state Commissioner of Police, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, and the Ikirun Area Commander of attempts to intimidate elders and community leaders in Ikirun in connection with…
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Two families of the two people killed during the faceoff involving chairmen elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress and members of the Peoples Democratic Party over the control of local government areas in Iragbiji, Osun state, have demanded immediate prosecution of the five people arrested in connection…
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The Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Wednesday, launched the first clinical trial for the treatment of colorectal cancer. Under the initiative, colorectal cancer patients will receive free treatment from the OAUTH, Lagos University Teaching Hospital and Medserve’s NSIA-Diagnostic Centre, Lagos. A Professor of Surgery at the…
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