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The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Osun-born Joseph Olubunmi Kayode Oyewole as a Justice of the Supreme Court. Justice Oyewole born on May 13, 1965, is from Ila-Orangun, Osun State and takes the southwest slot made vacant as a result of the retirement of the immediate past Chief Justice…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke, has greeted former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, on the occasion of his 75th birthday. In a congratulatory message, signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the governor described Oyinlola as a significant figure in the political history of Osun State whose years of public service…
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The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has charged Corps members to uphold the core values of the Scheme. The NYSC DG gave the charge on Monday while addressing the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream One Corps members at the Osun State NYSC orientation camp,…
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Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have abducted two residents of Ora-Igbomina, an Osun community located on the boundary with Kwara State. The incident, according to sources, happened some minutes to midnight on Sunday at a private residence along Aran-Orin Road, Papa, Ora-Igbomina. The latest abduction occurred less than two months ago when…
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The All Progressives Congress Local Government chairmen elected in the October 15, 2022, election in Osun have denied the allegation of fund diversion levelled against council chairmen by the state House of Assembly. It would be recalled that the speaker of the Assembly, Mr Adewale Egbedun, on Sunday, while addressing…
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Preparations for next month’s National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) kicked off yesterday. A 73-member Central Coordination Committee for the convention was set up by the National Working Committee (NWC) at the party’s secretariat in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The committee is chaired by the Chairman…
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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has inaugurated the campaign committee for the Osun State governorship election coming up on August 08. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony held at Osun ADC secretariat, Osogbo, on Monday, the chairman of the party in the state, Dr Charles Omidiji, said the event was a…
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States and councils will henceforth share the payment of electricity subsidies with the Federal Government, which had solely borne the subsidy cost on electricity. In 12 months between September 2024 and October 2025, the Federal Government paid N1.98 trillion. Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu, announced…
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has promised to give free application documents to persons with disabilities registering for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board announced this in a bulletin shared by its Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin yesterday in Abuja. Registration for the examination…
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An erstwhile president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), has urged the Yoruba nation to begin immediate and deliberate preparations for political and economic relevance beyond President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s tenure. The eminent lawyer warned that the region cannot afford complacency while power remains at the…
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