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By Tunde Olamilekan The Osun State Government has said electorates would punish those weaponising the Local Government issue in the state. The state government, in a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Kolapo Alimi, said no court ordered the reinstatement of the All Progressives Congress Yes or No council administrators….
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The Osun State government has faulted the claim by the state Police Command that the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, wrote the petition for the arrest of two aides of Governor Ademola Adeleke, Mr Abiodun Adegoke and Mr Monsuru Iyiola. osun.life reports that the police…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The lawmaker representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, Hon. Oluwole Oke, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Osun State government over the yet-to-be-concluded teachers recruitment exercise. Oke in a statement by his media and communication unit, asked the state government to finalise the recruitment of teachers or refund…
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The Osun State Police Command has denied allegations of partisan conduct levelled against it by the state Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke. It would be recalled that Adeleke on Monday urged the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to call the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan to order, over…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Twelve (12) political parties in Osun State have disclosed that they will work together and adopt a single consensus candidate for the August 08 gubernatorial election. The parties stated this in a communiqué, signed by their chairmen, after a meeting held on Friday, in Osogbo, the Osun…
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A retired Customs officer, Emmanuel Owolabi, who was kidnapped by suspected bandits at his residence in Ora, Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun State last month, has regained freedom. osun.life reports that Owolabi was kidnapped from his home on December 16. In a press statement issued on behalf of the…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest Zone D has endorsed the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the August 08 election in Osun State, Mr Bola Oyebamiji. The NANS Southwest Zone D Coordinator, Comrade Taiwo Owolewa, who spoke on behalf of the students,…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has accused the state Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, of unlawful arrests and detention of one of his aides, Abiodun Adegoke. The governor said Adegoke, has been repeatedly denied bail over a defamation petition affecting the governorship candidate of the All…
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The Osun State Government has reportedly instituted a criminal suit against United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and three of its top executives before the Chief Magistrate Court of Osun State, Osogbo. The three executives are, UBA Group Managing Director, Mr. Oliver Alawuba, Group Legal Adviser, Mr. Billy Odum, and…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC) has dismissed insinuations that its gubernatorial candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, was the architect of half-salary payment during the administration of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. The APC, however, named Governor Ademola Adeleke’s advisory consultant on economy and former Finance Commissioner, Wale…
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