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By Tunde Olamilekan The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has written to the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, calling for the dethronement of the Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede, who was convicted for fraud in the United States. It would be recalled that Judge Christopher Boyko of…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Chairman of the World Institute for Peace, Mr Lamina Kamilu, has called for the sanction of officers of the Prompt Response Unit (PRU), of the Osun State Police Command, over alleged persistent acts of brutality and extortion against residents of the state. In a letter he…
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By Tunde Olamilekan •Says Gov unfair to other towns, urges Timi to intervene Former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters under the administration of Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, Prince Adebayo Adeleke, has condemned the over-concentration of physical projects in Ede town by the current administration. Adeleke, popularly called Banik, said…
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The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has expressed deep sorrow over the recent boat accident that claimed several lives in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The Minister, in a condolence message, signed by his Special Adviser, Dr. Bolaji Akinola, extended the federal government’s sympathies to…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The South-West Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Kamorudeen Ajisafe, has slammed the Federal Government over the continued withholding of the local government allocations meant for councils in Osun State, describing the action as an ‘offence against mankind’. Ajisafe said President Bola Tinubu has not reciprocated…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Eleven months after dumping the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the former chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Osun State, Lekan Salami has rejoined his former party. It would be recalled that Salami in October 2024, dumped…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Osun State Police Command on Friday, announced the arrest of six male suspected cultists. The Command said the suspects were arrested during three separate sting operations at different locations across the state. A statement by the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, issued by the Police Public…
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President Bola Tinubu has restated his commitment to repositioning Nigeria on the global stage by restoring its pride and dignity, a responsibility he said was entrusted to him by Nigerians at the 2023 polls. Tinubu, who returned to Abuja, the nation’s capital, on Thursday after a two-week official trip to…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has questioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the figures released for the first week of its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. The ADC accused INEC of releasing “statistically implausible” figures, specifically questioning how Osun State recorded more new voter registrations…
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By Tunde Olamilekan A gubernatorial aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Mr Kunle Adegoke (SAN) has disclosed that the state government is the one blocking the payment of the withheld allocations for local governments in the state. The Osogbo-born lawyer stated this on Thursday…
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