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Six members of the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State on Monday, defected to the Accord Party. The lawmakers announced their defection to the Accord Party at the stakeholders meeting held in Osogbo. Speaking on behalf of the defectors, the member…
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Some traders in Osogbo, Osun State capital, on Monday, stormed the Olonkoro branch of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc to protest what they described as the unjust withholding of local government funds. The protesters accused UBA of complicity and vowed to close their accounts with the bank. In a…
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The Osun State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Sunday Bisi, has directed members of the party to support the reelection bid of Governor Ademola Adeleke. But the factional caretaker Secretary of the party, Seyi Bamidele, in a swift reaction, dismissed Bisis’s directive, declaring it null and void. Bisi had…
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The Secretary to the Osun State Government, Mr Teslim Igbalaye has alerted the general public to an imposter using a Facebook account with the SSG name to defraud people. A statement by the Special Assistant on Media and Digital Communication to the Secretary to the Osun State Government,Kehinde Adeoye, stated…
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The Gombe State Executive Council has announced that 700 of its forest guards will be trained in Osun State. The council also approved the sum of N337 million for the training of the forest guards as part of efforts to strengthen security in the state. The state Commissioner for Finance,…
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An Abuja-based lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has announced plans to contest the House of Representatives seat for Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency under the Accord Party. Olajengbesi in a statement on his Facebook page, said it is time to challenge the status quo, adding that no individual is more important than the collective…
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The chairman of the Osun State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mr Ibukun Fadipe Ibukun has debunked allegations that the state government was collecting illegal levies in public primary schools across the state. In a statement on Saturday, the SUBEB boss described the reports circulating in some quarters regarding the…
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Members of the All Progressives Congress caucus in the National Assembly from Osun State have urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to investigate alleged irregularities uncovered in the state’s payroll. The lawmakers representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, Ijesa South Federal…
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The member representing Odo-Otin/Ifelodun/Boripe Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon. Olusoji Adetunji, has trained 250 farmers in modern cocoa production. The event was held at Iragbiji town hall, Iragbiji on Saturday, with the beneficiaries drawn from the three local government areas in the constituency. A post by the…
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The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Gboyega Oyetola, has explained that the endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress for a second term was driven by his performance, courage and vision for Nigeria’s future. osun.life reports that Oyetola who…
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