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The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last year’s Osun governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke, will be arraigned today in Abuja, the police said last night. According to Force spokesman Frank Mba, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DCP), the senator was arrested and being detained in connection with…
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A senior lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Prof Yinka Adegbeingbe, who was abducted on Sunday night near Ikire along Ife-Ibadan Expressway, has been released. Though details surrounding his release were still sketchy, Tribune Online gathered that he was in good condition and currently with the Police. The…
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Two persons, Abubakri Ibrahim, 20 and Akinwale Akeem, 22, were on Monday remanded in Ilesa prison by an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged armed robbery. The Magistrate, Mrs Aishat Oloyade, had ordered that the accused persons be remanded behind bars due to the magnitude of the alleged offence committed….
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By Editor The Senator representing Osun West Senatorial District and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last gubernatorial election, Senator Ademola Adeleke has been detained by operatives of the Nigerian Police Force. Senator Adeleke who arrrived at the force headquarters, Abuja, around 9am, was honouring a police invitation….
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By Jamiu Ganiyu Residents of Ilesha metropolis area of Osun State have expressed their displeasure over the continued blackout which has put the ancient city to darkness for about sixty five (65) days now with no end in sight. In a bid to understand the plight of the residents of…
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By David Abiola As Muslims across the world commence the Ramadan fast, a former Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola has charged adherents of Islam to imbibe the spirit of sacrifice, piety and commitment to doing good deeds which the season preaches. Aregbesola in his Ramadan message charged…
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The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Monday the first day of Ramadan fast in Nigeria. Abubakar announced the citing of the new crescent in Sokoto on Sunday in a radio and television broadcast. He said the new moon was sighted in various places across the country which indicates…
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By Jamiu Ganiyu The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that, “the smear campaign against the ruling party in Osun by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is insidiously designed to blackmail Judges of the Court of Appeal, presiding over the disputed governorship election in the…
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Adebayo is the son of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State in the 2018 election, Senator Ademola Adeleke. He talks about his father’s life and politics with PUNCH’SOLUSHOLA RICKETTS Tell us more about yourself. I am a singer and one of the children of Senator…
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The Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, Osun State chapter, Mr Jacob Adekomi, said the workers’ unions in the state will discuss with the state government on the new minimum wage after the release of guidelines for its implementation. Adekomi, who said this in Osogbo on Friday in an interview with SUNDAY…
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