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Candidates of the Accord Party for the National and State Assemblies in Osun State have accused the Osun State Police Command of harassment and politically motivated arrests of its leaders ahead of the 2027 general elections. Addressing journalists in Osogbo on Sunday, the Accord candidate for Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal…
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The Osun State Police Command has declared five persons wanted over their alleged involvement in the recent spate of political violence that has claimed several lives in the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, in a statement, said efforts are being intensified to track and arrest the suspects linked…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved Tuesday, July 28, 2026, as a work-free day for public servants to enable them to collect their Permanent Voter Cards ahead of the August 15 governorship election. According to a circular signed by the Head of Service, Elder Ayanleye Aina, the holiday applies to all…
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, has constituted a National Campaign Council for the August 15 Osun State governorship election. In a statement by National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, on Sunday, the party named Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, Senator Hope Uzodimma, as Chairman of the…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has scheduled a mock accreditation exercise for Saturday, August 1, 2026, in selected polling units across Osun State ahead of the August 15 governorship election. In a statement signed by the Head of Voter Education, Publicity, Gender and Inclusivity, Ariyo Rufus, on behalf of…
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The opposition All Progressives Congress in Osun State has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of planning to induce civil servants, teachers and other public workers with N20,000 each ahead of the August 15 governorship election. The party, in a statement on Sunday signed by its Director of Media and Information, Kola…
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A Non-Governmental Organisation, World Institute for Peace, has raised the alarm over the alleged release of a suspect in a child defilement case involving a five-year-old girl in Osogbo, Osun State. The Executive Director of the group, Kamiludeen Lamina, in a Facebook post, said the infant from a poor and…
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and his main challenger in the August 15 governorship poll, Bola Oyebamiji, on Saturday lauded Osogbo-based Ifa priest and cultural icon, Ifayemi Elebuibon, on his 79th birthday. The duo, who spoke at the traditionalist birthday celebration held in Osogbo, Osun State on Saturday, described Elebuibon…
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The Imole Campaign Council has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of the Accord Party candidate for Ijesa South Federal Constituency, Popoola Alaba, popularly known as Alabama. The Council alleged that Alaba and three other Accord members were arrested on Saturday morning by a team of police officers led by…
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The wife of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy and former first lady of Osun State, Mrs Kafayat Oyetola, has unveiled a 10,000-member women’s mobilisation group, Akoni Obinrin, to drum up grassroots support for the APC governorship candidate in the state, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of the August 15…
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