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Market men, women, and artisans in the popular Igbona Market on Thursday endorsed the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2026 Osun State governorship election, Alhaji Bola Oyebamiji. Speaking during the programme, the APC candidate said that if elected, he would empower the market women with soft…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has assured that his administration will complete the ongoing reconstruction of Ejigbo-Iwo Road and commence work immediately on the newly approved health centre for the community. A statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, said the governor gave the assurance in Ejigbo on Thursday, where three projects executed…
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The Kamarudeen Makinde-led faction of the Osogbo Progressives Union, OPU, has said it has not endorsed any candidate for the August 15, 2026 Osun State governorship election and is still consulting stakeholders in the town. In a statement signed on Thursday by Makinde, the union said the clarification became necessary…
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to shut down academic and administrative activities at Osun State Polytechnic (OSPOLY), Iree, unless an independent investigation is launched into allegations of administrative lapses, poor infrastructure and financial mismanagement at the institution. The student body issued a seven-day ultimatum to relevant…
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The Osun State Police Command has arrested three people over an alleged assassination attempt on Hon. Wole Oke, the campaign Director General of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State The suspects – Olamilekan Oriyomi, Ayotunde Ikupolati Ojo, and Fakinleye Femi- were paraded on Thursday at the command headquarters in…
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The Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, has urged political actors, youths, and community leaders in Osun State to place peace above politics ahead of the August 15, 2026, governorship election. Oba Ogunwusi made the plea on Thursday while receiving the Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner,…
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A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and a member of the elder caucus of the party in Osun State, Alhaji Shuaib Oyedokun, has urged Nigerian youths to shun copycat lifestyles and build their lives on discipline, faith, and hard work. Oyedokun gave the advice on Thursday during the…
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Alubarika Movement, the political group of the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru, has empowered 332 members of the group with the sum of Sixty-six million, four hundred thousand naira. The beneficiaries who received the sum of ₦200,000 at the event held on Wednesday in…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said it will deploy 4,427 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines for the 2026 Osun State governorship election. The commission also disclosed that it has received about 80 per cent of the non-sensitive materials required for the poll, which have already been…
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Three people have been remanded in correctional centre for allegedly diverting and selling 300 government mosquito nets meant for free distribution to households in Ife North Local Government Area of Osun State. This was disclosed in a a statement by the spokesperson of the state police command, who named the…
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