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Students of Osun State University, Osogbo campus, have alleged that some newly recruited Nigerian Army personnel invaded their hostels and assaulted male students and sexually harassing female students. Witnesses said the recruits, believed to be from the Nigerian Army Depot, Osogbo, were earlier seen around the students’ community, claiming to…
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An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo has ordered the Nigeria Police Force to pay ₦28,836,000 to Mr Bamidele Ifamose, owner of First Citizens Supermarket, Osogbo, for violating his fundamental rights to liberty, privacy, and property. Justice A.A. Aderibigbe gave the order on Monday after finding that officers of…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has promised that his administration will deepen investments in healthcare and health workers’ welfare if given a second term. According to a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the governor stated this, following commendation from the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD. The statement said NARD had…
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The Chairman, Civil Society Matters of The Imole Campaign Council, Mr Funmiso Babarinde, has welcomed the Independent National Electoral Commission’s early risk mapping for the August 15, 2026, governorship election. Babarinde described INEC’s identification of 385 flashpoints and over 200 difficult terrains across Osun’s 30 LGAs as a positive move…
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The member representing Ife Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon Taofeek Ajilesoro, has joined in mourning the passing of Alhaja Sidikat Abake Basiru, mother of the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Dr Ajibola Basiru. In a statement issued on Sunday by his media office, Ajilesoro…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it has identified 385 security flashpoints and 200 areas with difficult terrain ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Osun, Oluwatoyin Babalola, disclosed this at a security meeting convened by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police…
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The Osun State chapter of the Accord Party has alerted the Inspector General of Police and other security agencies, alleging a fresh attempt by the Osun APC to stage “gangster attacks” on residents and blame Accord members for the violence. The state chairman of the party, Pastor Victor Akande, in…
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The All Progressives Congress in Osun State and the lawmaker representing Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore and Ejigbo Federal Constituency, Hon. Bamidele Salam, have expressed deep condolences over the death of Alhaja Sidikat Abeke Basiru, mother of the APC National Secretary, Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru. In a statement issued on…
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The mother of the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Ajibola Basiru, is dead. Basiru announced her death in an emotional tribute shared on his Facebook page. He wrote: “Alhamdulilah for a life well spent in devotion to Allah and service to humanity! I will always remember your…
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A resident of Osogbo, Taofeeq Mustapha, was on Saturday morning, shot by gunmen he said were travelling in a minibus around the Oluode Aranyin area of Osogbo, Osun State. In a video circulating online, Mustapha, who claimed to be a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), alleged that he…
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