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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it has identified 385 security flashpoints and 200 areas with difficult terrain ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Osun, Oluwatoyin Babalola, disclosed this at a security meeting convened by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police…
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The Osun State chapter of the Accord Party has alerted the Inspector General of Police and other security agencies, alleging a fresh attempt by the Osun APC to stage “gangster attacks” on residents and blame Accord members for the violence. The state chairman of the party, Pastor Victor Akande, in…
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The All Progressives Congress in Osun State and the lawmaker representing Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore and Ejigbo Federal Constituency, Hon. Bamidele Salam, have expressed deep condolences over the death of Alhaja Sidikat Abeke Basiru, mother of the APC National Secretary, Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru. In a statement issued on…
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The mother of the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Ajibola Basiru, is dead. Basiru announced her death in an emotional tribute shared on his Facebook page. He wrote: “Alhamdulilah for a life well spent in devotion to Allah and service to humanity! I will always remember your…
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A resident of Osogbo, Taofeeq Mustapha, was on Saturday morning, shot by gunmen he said were travelling in a minibus around the Oluode Aranyin area of Osogbo, Osun State. In a video circulating online, Mustapha, who claimed to be a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), alleged that he…
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An Islamic group, Concerned Muslim Stakeholders and the League of Alfas in Osun State, has endorsed the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of the August 15 gubernatorial election. The endorsement was announced by the group while addressing a press conference in Osogbo on Saturday….
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The Management of the University of Ilesa, Osun State, has dismissed allegations that staff employment at the institution is skewed in favour of a particular region of Osun State. The school described the claims as incorrect and misleading, adding that appointments and recruitment are strictly guided by institutional needs, approved…
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A sociopolitical group, Oroki United Front, has cautioned the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, against reducing the Ataoja stool to a partisan platform, urging him to remain apolitical and act as a father to all. The group made the call in a statement issued by its Coordinator, Abass Jayeola,…
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The Osun State Police Command on Friday said it has arrested three persons for alleged unlawful possession of a human skull taken from a family grave. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, who made this known in a statement, noted that a resident reported the incident on June 17,…
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Stakeholders of the Alubarika Movement on Thursday reaffirmed their loyalty to the All Progressives Congress and declared full support for its governorship candidate in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji. The resolution was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of a high-level Strategic Meeting held at Alubarika House, Akinlade, Alekuwodo,…
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