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Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has approved the reconstitution of the Imole Campaign Council (TICC) to accommodate prominent former members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who recently defected to the Accord in the state ahead of the August 15 governorship election. The development was announced in a statement…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise by two weeks. The nationwide CVR exercise commenced on 18th August, 2025 and was originally scheduled to conclude on 10th July 2026. INEC’s National Commissioner & Chair, Information and Voter Education, Mohammed Haruna, in…
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The Nigerian Army Depot, Osogbo, Osun, on Saturday organised free medical outreach services for residents of Osogbo, as part of its 2026 Army Day celebrations. Speaking at the programme held at Light and Life School, Boredun, the Commandant of the Army Depot, Brig.-Gen. Buhari Madaki said the free medical outreach…
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Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke, has said the current administration has redefined the face of Iwoland through massive infrastructure delivery in less than 4 years. Speaking at the Iwo Action Council, IWAC, meeting in Osogbo on Saturday, Rasheed urged Iwo indigenes to vote massively for the Accord…
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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Saturday rejected Governor Ademola Adeleke’s response to allegations that he was sheltering wanted criminals in the Government House. The APC, in a statement by its spokesperson, Kola Olabisi, on Saturday, described Adeleke’s response to Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, as…
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The Owa Obokun Adimula and Paramount Ruler of Ijesaland, Owa Clement Adesuyi Haastrup, has called for a unified security framework among traditional rulers to combat banditry, kidnapping, and other violent crimes plaguing Ijesaland. Owa Haastrup made the call on Saturday, during a closed-door security meeting with traditional rulers in Ijesaland….
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The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has disclosed that he received a briefing from the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, alleging that some criminal suspects are being shielded at the Osun Government House. Disu made the revelation on Friday during a meeting with Governor Ademola Adeleke, at the…
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The management of Osun State University (UNIOSUN) has rejected aspects of the statement issued by the Depot Nigerian Army, Osogbo, over allegations of sexual assault reportedly involving some military personnel and members of the university community. The Depot Nigerian Army had earlier, in a statement issued on Friday by the…
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The All Progressives Congress in Osun State has commended the state Police Command for foiling an alleged assassination attempt on the Director-General of its Governorship Campaign Council, Wole Oke. It would be recalled that the Command had on Thursday paraded three people – Olalekan Oriyomi, Ayotunde Ikupolati, and Femi Fakinleye,…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday awarded N200 million damages to the widow of Kabiru Babai, a truck driver who was shot dead by a police sergeant in Osogbo in 2021. Justice Peter Lifu, who gave the judgment, held that the fatal shooting violated Babai’s fundamental right to…
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