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The Osun State Police Command has arrested one Waliyi Adejare, also known as Jay Jay, over the death of Mr Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as Emir Ajagungbade. It was gathered that Adejare, an ally of the factional chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in the state, Nurudeen…
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The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Ajibola Basiru, has been conferred as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM). Basiru, a former lawmaker who represented Osun Central Senatorial District between 2019 and 2023, was conferred with the prestigious fellowship in recognition of…
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, has rejected the Osun State Integrated Transport, Traffic and Park Management System Bill recently passed by the State House of Assembly, describing it as unconstitutional. The State Assembly had passed the bill on Wednesday after considering the committee report and completing its third reading. The…
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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede, has expressed concern over the high number of individuals bearing religious titles who are being investigated and prosecuted for financial crimes. Olukoyede said the commission’s case files contained numerous cases involving persons described as pastors, imams and other…
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The Osun State House of Assembly has passed the Osun State Integrated Transport, Traffic and Park Management Bill, 2026. The bill was passed on Wednesday during plenary after scaling its third reading. Its passage followed extensive deliberations at second reading on the need to establish a structured framework for managing…
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The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has declared that the 2027 presidential election will not be a contest between political parties but rather between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Nigerians. Makinde spoke on Tuesday in Katsina, Katsina State, at…
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Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd.), has called for every Nigerian citizen to undergo military training, saying such an experience would provide a deeper understanding of the demands faced by members of the Armed Forces. Musa made the proposal while featuring on the African Leadership Podcast hosted by Ken…
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The Vice-Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said an administration led by the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, would reintroduce fuel subsidy, but in a different form. Kwankwaso, a former Kano State governor, stated this in an interview with Arise TV on Tuesday while discussing…
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The All Progressives Congress and the Osun State Government have traded words over the alleged self-kidnap of Governor Ademola Adeleke’s media aide, Shakiru Babatunde. Babatunde was reportedly arrested by operatives attached to Dugbe Divisional Police Headquarters, Osogbo, after allegedly faking his own kidnap. The APC, in a statement by its…
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Commercial minibus (Korope) operators in Osogbo, Osun State capital, on Wednesday, staged a peaceful protest over the soaring price of Premium Motor Spirit. The drivers, who converged at the Ayetoro area of Osogbo, decried the harsh operating condition, saying the business was no longer profitable. Following the protest, they announced…
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