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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Committee has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of lacking verifiable achievements to present to voters ahead of the 2026 governorship election. Speaking with journalists at the NUJ Correspondents’ Chapel in Osogbo on Monday, the APC Director of Media and…
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The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria has endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term ahead of the 2027 general elections. The endorsement was part of resolutions reached at the association’s 54th Expanded National Executive Council meeting held in Abuja. The meeting, chaired by ALGON National President, Bello Lawal,…
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Traditional rulers from Osun West Senatorial District led by the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, have endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office. Addressing journalists on behalf of the royal fathers at his palace in Iwo on Sunday, the Oluwo said President Tinubu has answered the…
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Bola Oyebamiji, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Osun, says he will not betray the trust of residents if elected. Oyebamiji spoke on Sunday during an engagement with members of the Nigerian Society of Professional Tailors in Osogbo. He was represented by Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, chairman of the civic…
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The Osun State Government has announced a humanitarian programme to provide free artificial limbs for 1,000 amputees in the state. The initiative was announced by the Special Adviser on Special Needs to the Governor, Kamil Aransi, in a statement. “The Osun State Government, under the leadership of Governor Ademola Adeleke,…
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A socio-political group within the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State, Osun West Renaissance Group, has raised concerns over the endorsement of Dr Akin Ogunbiyi as the party’s preferred senatorial candidate for Osun West. The group in a statement by its spokesperson, Dr Sikiru Ademolekun, warned the leadership of…
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National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has arrested a 65-year-old driver, Oladayo Awoyemi, for allegedly conveying a carton containing 7kg of skunk and 15 grams of methamphetamine. Awoyemi was arrested on Thursday, April 30, at Ile-Ife toll gate along the Ibadan-Ilesa Expressway. A follow-up operation in Ilesa reportedly led…
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Saturday, conferred the wife of the former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Mrs Olufunsho Amosun with the chieftaincy title of Yeye Moremi Oodua of the Source. The installation held at the palace of the Ooni, coincides with the 60th birthday anniversary of…
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The Osun State Police Command on Saturday, dismissed reports claiming there was an assassination attempt on Adebayo Adeleke, son of Governor Ademola Adeleke, describing the claims as false and misleading. It would be recalled that the state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi in a statement said Adeleke’s…
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The candidate of the African Democratic Congress in the August 15 gubernatorial election in Osun State, Dr Najeem Salam, has condoled the chairman of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Mr Tajudeen Lawal over the death of his wife, Mrs Fatimah Lawal. In a statement on Saturday, Salam, urged…
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