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An Imam in Aranka community, Ede, Osun State has been arrested by the police for allegedly raping his neighbour’s 8-year-old daughter. The community was thrown into a frenzy when the victim’s mother raised alarm after catching the Imam, simply identified as Kadiri, in the act on Saturday afternoon. It was…
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As opposition political figures rally around the African Democratic Congress in a bid to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, Sunday PUNCH has learnt that leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party are stepping up efforts to prevent further defections from the party. Multiple sources in the party,…
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has dismissed rumours suggesting his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), insisting he remains a loyal member and the party’s leader in the state. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, Governor Ademola Adeleke — who defeated APC candidate Gboyega Oyetola in…
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The New Nigeria Peoples Party says its 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, does not have its platform to contest against President Bola Tinubu and or any other presidential candidate at the moment in 2027. The NNPP National Chairman, Dr Agbo Major, made this known in a statement on Saturday. The…
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A former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has declared that regardless of any strategic appointments or political manoeuvres, President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress will face defeat in the 2027 general elections. Speaking on News Central on Friday, Dalung dismissed the potential impact of defections…
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A former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has criticised Nigerians for being too passive in the face of worsening hardship. Amaechi said the country needs a bold and radical shift to bring about change. He stated this on Thursday in Abuja during the public launch of the 2025 Nigeria Social…
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Prof. Siji Olamiju, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State, has dismissed the adoption of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, by the opposition coalition as a futile endeavor. Olamiju, who described the ADC as ‘Association of Disgruntled Country’, said in a saner clime, majority of politicians…
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Youths across the 332 wards in Osun State have declared Dotun Babayemi as the most accepted among the governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The youths appealed to APC leaders and decision makers within and outside the state to be careful not to field an individual whose candidature…
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Supporters of the newly appointed interim National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, gathered at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Friday to welcome him following his return from Abuja. Aregbesola, a former Minister of Interior and two-term governor of Osun State, was seen among…
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Conference of Speakers of State Assemblies, South-West Zone, says it is in support of calls for the redefinition of roles of traditional institutions in governance. Chairman of the conference in the zone, Adeoye Aribasoye, expressed the position while speaking at the South-West Zonal Public Hearing on the Review of the…
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