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President Bola Tinubu has restated his commitment to repositioning Nigeria on the global stage by restoring its pride and dignity, a responsibility he said was entrusted to him by Nigerians at the 2023 polls. Tinubu, who returned to Abuja, the nation’s capital, on Thursday after a two-week official trip to…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has questioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the figures released for the first week of its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. The ADC accused INEC of releasing “statistically implausible” figures, specifically questioning how Osun State recorded more new voter registrations…
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By Tunde Olamilekan A gubernatorial aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Mr Kunle Adegoke (SAN) has disclosed that the state government is the one blocking the payment of the withheld allocations for local governments in the state. The Osogbo-born lawyer stated this on Thursday…
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By Femi Adesola The 34th anniversary of Osun State ought to have been a moment of sober reflection and celebration of milestones for showcasing tangible successes, commissioning new projects, and unveiling measurable progress. Instead, what Osun people got was yet another long sermon of rhetoric from Governor Ademola Adeleke’s spokesman,…
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The Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, has been sentenced to more than four years in prison in the United States. Oloyede, 62, who holds dual U.S. and Nigerian citizenship and resides in Medina, Ohio, was on August 26 handed 56 months in prison by U.S. District…
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Osun State Government has filed a suit at the Supreme Court against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) over alleged unlawful withholding of statutory allocations meant for its 30 local government councils since March 2025. In the originating summons filed on Monday on behalf of Osun State by a…
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Former APC national secretary Iyiola Omisore says President Tinubu is not responsible for withheld local government funds in Osun State. Former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Iyiola Omisore, has absolved President Bola Tinubu of any blame regarding the lingering crisis over withheld local government funds in Osun…
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The Senator representing Osun-East senatorial district, Francis Fadahunsi, has stressed the need for the 36 States Governors to join President Bola Tinubu’s crusade against poverty. He said the President, has within little over two years rejig the nation’s economy and much of the revenue is disbursed to the governors, as…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) regrets fielding former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Senate Minority Leader Senator Abba Moro has said. He described the move as an error that cost the party dearly. Moro, who spoke in a televised interview, revealed that…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday revealed that a total of 1,379,342 Nigerians completed the online pre-registration process in the first week of the Continuous Voter Registration exercise, conducted from August 18 to 24, 2025. This was disclosed in the CVR State Pre-Registration Report released by the commission and…
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