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The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress said they will restart negotiations with the Federal Government over a new national minimum wage, warning that workers can no longer cope with rising living costs as inflation continues to erode real incomes. The unions are pushing for what they described…
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Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has declared his readiness to lay down his life for Nigeria, stating that the nation must declare a decisive war against the non-state actors currently terrorising the country rather than focusing on future elections. Speaking during a recent podcast interview,…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke, on Tuesday, launched his re-election campaign, declaring that he will secure a second term on August 15. Speaking at the programme, the governor said all legal steps were being taken to ensure the Accord Party’s presence on the ballot and to protect the voting rights of residents….
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The leadership of the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered), on Tuesday, paid a courtesy visit to the management of the University of Ilesa, Osun State. The courtesy call, according to a statement by the Senior Assistant Registrar, Corporate Service and Information Unit of the university, Babatunde Fanowopo, was to strengthen…
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The Osun State Police Command has commenced a statewide enforcement against vehicles and motorcycles with covered, defaced, fake, or unregistered number plates. The operation, which started on Monday, according to the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, complies with a directive from the Inspector-General of Police. Ojelabi said the enforcement aims…
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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has stated that it has filed a stay of execution regarding Monday’s Federal High Court judgment on the tenure elongation suit filed by council chairmen elected under the party. The party noted that the court, on Monday, affirmed that the tenure…
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A former Commissioner for Youth and Sports under ex-Governor Gboyega Oyetola, Mr Yemi Lawal, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress with immediate effect. Olayemi announced his exit in a resignation letter dated June 15, 2026, addressed to the APC leadership in Osun State. He said the decision followed wide…
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The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has cautioned politicians across the country against politicising insecurity, warning that such actions undermine efforts to address the nation’s security challenges. In a statement issued by his Press Secretary, Alli Ibraheem, on Monday, the monarch urged political leaders to unite in support…
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The Police Community Relations Committee, PCRC, Osun State Command, has faulted a protest against the state Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, describing it as a staged demonstration sponsored by “self-serving and politically motivated elements” within the state’s political class. A statement by the Chairman of the PCRC Caretaker Committee in…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has faulted the Federal High Court judgment deregistering five political parties, saying it violated a subsisting order of the Court of Appeal. Justice Peter Lifu, in a ruling on Monday, directed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to deregister the African Democratic Congress, ADC; Accord, A; Action…
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