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The Osun State Police Command has arrested a suspect who was seen in a viral video assaulting female police officers. The Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan, made this known on Tuesday during a press briefing at the police headquarters, Osogbo. According to Gotan, the suspect involved in the assault…
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The management of Obafemi Awolowo University has directed students to proceed on a three-week mid-semester break following protests over transportation and welfare concerns on campus. The institution’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, in a statement on Tuesday, said the decision was approved by the Senate after demonstrations by students escalated….
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The Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, has expressed grief over the death of the Head of Imams (Ratibi) in Osogbo, Sheikh Illiyas Afolabi Aremu (Alawe) who passed on Monday at the age of 101. Oyebamiji commiserated with the immediate family, particularly the Chief Imam of…
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The Osun State government has denied deposing the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu, Oba Gbenga Joseph Oloyede. The state government in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Olufemi Ogundun, said reports that the monarch had been deposed were fake. The statement noted that at the…
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The Osun APC Governorship Campaign Council has said it would soon release the comprehensive list of members of its Council and Committees ahead of the August 15, 2026 election. This was contained in a statement by the Chairman, Media and Publicity Committee,Osun State APC Governorship Campaign Council, Engr Oluremi Omowaiye,…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of mismanagement of public resources, alleging that over N1 trillion in revenue has been squandered in less than three years without commensurate development across Ọsun State. The Head of Media and Publicity of the APC Governorship Campaign…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke, has approved the conversion of the casual workers of Uniosun Teaching Hospital to permanent staff. The governor, according to a statement by his spokesperson, announced the approval on Monday during a visit to the hospital. “Our government is delivering good governance. I won’t stop serving and delivering…
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The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has disclosed that it declined approval for the proposed venue of a lecture to be delivered by the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, due to short notice by the organisers. The management stated this…
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The Osun State chapter of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has organised a capacity-building programme for personnel of the Intelligence and Investigations department of the Command. The training with the theme “Leveraging Technology and Data-Driven Approaches for Effective Intelligence Gathering and Analysis,” was held at the Nigeria…
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan and chieftain of Action Democratic Congress (ADC) Peter Obi on Monday held a closed-door meeting in Abuja, as part of ongoing consultations ahead of the 2027 general elections. The meeting, which was not open to the public, was disclosed by the ADC Vanguard, the mobilisation wing…
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