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The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, has said Governor Ademola Adeleke should brace for defeat in the forthcoming Osun governorship election, declaring that his endorsement of President Bola Tinubu will not save the PDP administration. Oyetola, who spoke in Osun on Saturday while addressing APC supporters, was…
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A lawyer, Damilare Adenola, has faulted the declaration by the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, that no presidential candidate should campaign in Osun State ahead of the 2027 general election except President Bola Tinubu. Adenola described the monarch’s declaration as unconstitutional, arguing that the rights of political candidates to…
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The immediate past Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye, has promised that civil servants and retirees will be a top priority under an All Progressives Congress government led by its governorship candidate, Mr Bola Oyebamiji. Owoeye, who gave the assurance on Friday during a…
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Osun State Commissioner for Environment, Mayowa Adejoorin, has been released by the Osun State Command of the Nigeria Police Force after almost 24 hours in detention. Adejoorin was arrested in Ilesa on Saturday after a shooting in the Isokun area of the community left three people injured. The PUNCH reports…
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A fresh N30m ransom has been demanded by the abductors of the Vice-Chairman of Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun State, Debo Farounbi, 59 days after he was kidnapped. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the kidnappers had been paid N30m about four weeks ago at an undisclosed location. However, credible sources…
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The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Prince Adesina Adeyemi-Doro, has stepped down for his counterpart in the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of the August 15 election. The APGA gubernatorial candidate announced his decision during a political gathering in Osogbo on Saturday. He said…
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The Osun State Police Command says the arrest of the Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation, Hon. Mayowa Adejoorin, is connected to a shooting incident that occurred during a political rally in Ilesa. The command’s spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, said some personnel of the Osun Amotekun opened fire at the rally, causing…
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Members of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service, NHFSS, in Osun State have declared their support for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Hon. Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of the August 15 poll. Speaking on behalf of the group during its 12th anniversary celebration in Osogbo on Saturday,…
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The Osun State Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation, Hon. Mayowa Adejoorin, was reportedly arrested by men said to be acting under the authority of the Inspector General of Police. Adejoorin, who doubles as a leader of Governor Ademola Adeleke’s campaign in Obokun LGA, was said to have been intercepted while…
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The Accord Party in Osun State has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of importing and harbouring suspected election result hackers in a hotel in Osogbo ahead of the August 15 governorship election. The party made the allegation in a statement issued on Saturday by its state chairman, Pastor Victor…
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