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The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, has promised to restore the 67-year-old Ago-Owu Farm Settlement to its original mandate as a model agricultural hub if elected on August 15. Oyebamiji pledged on Wednesday during a campaign visit to the settlement located…
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Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has launched a scathing attack on President Bola Tinubu, urging him to abandon what he described as political grandstanding and focus instead on addressing Nigeria’s worsening economic and security challenges. Reacting to Tinubu’s Tuesday declaration that he…
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The Osun State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Teslim Igbalaye. In a statement by the command spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, one Abiodun Arowomole, who has been on the watch list of the police, was arrested at the SSG house. Ojelabi said…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has extended PVC collection at the Registration Area level in Osun State to Friday, July 31, 2026. The extension, according to the Commission, was to allow more voters to pick up their cards ahead of the August 15 governorship election. In a statement signed…
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The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has declared full operational readiness ahead of the August 15 governorship election, with a vow to ensure a peaceful, credible and violence-free poll. A statement by the command spokesperson, Kehinde Adeleke, noted that the state Commandant, CC…
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Traditional rulers in Osun State on Tuesday warned against a repeat of the violent ‘Operation Wetie’ era, demanding a free, fair and peaceful governorship election on August 15, 2026. The monarchs, led by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, reached the resolution during a five-hour meeting in Ile-Ife. Details…
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The Osun State government on Wednesday accused the Nigeria Police Force of carrying out a coordinated campaign of intimidation against top government officials, alleging that officers have been invading their residences without proper search warrants. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, the government…
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The member representing Obokun State Constituency in the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Adewumi Adeyemi Irekandu, has condemned the arrest of one Oluwasesan Orija, popularly known as “Mewo”, a member of the Accord Party, describing it as political intimidation that has no place in a democracy. In a statement…
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The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has set aside the Federal High Court judgment that ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to deregister five political parties. The affected parties are the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Accord Party, Action Alliance, AA, Action Peoples Party, APP, and Zenith Labour Party, ZLP….
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has congratulated members and supporters of the Accord Party following the Court of Appeal judgment nullifying the Federal High Court order seeking the deregistration of the party. Describing the judgment as a victory for democracy and the rule of law, Adeleke said the ruling has ended the…
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