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By Tunde Olamilekan Nigerian Afrobeat singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has taken a swipe at the former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Iyiola Omisore, over his governorship ambition. Davido, in an X comment, appeared to have suggested that his uncle, Governor Adeleke Adeleke, would defeat…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved judgment in a suit between the Osun state government and the federal government over the state’s local government allocations. The Osun government, through the state Attorney General, filed a suit seeking to restrain the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Osun State chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has accused the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Adepele, of disregard for the welfare of judiciary staff and the public.The union condemned what it described as Justice Ojo’s indifference towards the ongoing strike action by judicial…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Nafiu Oloyede, on Sunday visited Osun State NYSC orientation General Nafiu, who hails from Ileogbo, Aiyedire Local Government Area of Osun State, was appointed by President Bola Tinubu in March 2025 as the 23rd DG of the…
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Former Interior Minister and ex-Governor of Osun state, Rauf Aregbesola, has called for an overhaul of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), warning that its current structure places excessive power in the hands of a single individual. Speaking at a panel discussion on “Innovation in Electoral Technology 2015–2025” organised by…
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The Osun State Chairman of Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Hon Adewale Adebayo, has faulted the concentration of the infrastructure drive to Ede, the hometown of Governor Ademola Adeleke. The Nation recalled that Adeleke just approved the construction of dual carriage roads from Abere to Ede, Ofatedo to Ede, and Ara…
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There is growing disquiet in the fledgling African Democratic Congress (ADC) over rumoured move by former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to seek another platform ahead of the 2027 general elections. According to media reports, over the weekend, the former Anambra State Governor is considering dumping his…
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The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Osun State has said that all the local government secretariats in the state remain closed. In a statement on Monday, the president of the union in the state, Nathaniel Kehinde Ogungbangbe, insisted that its sit-at-home directive is still in force. Governor…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended its heartfelt congratulations to Barrister Kayode Oduoye, popularly known as Super Kay, on the occasion of his 55th birthday anniversary. Osun APC, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, in a statement on Monday, described Oduoye as a visionary…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The immediate past deputy governor of Osun State, Benedict Alabi, has stated that electorates in the state made a wrong choice in voting for Governor Ademola Adeleke in 2022. This was as he equally said Osun people have seen that the present administration has nothing tangible to…
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