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By Tunde Olamilekan The Lagos State Government has appealed to the Supreme Court to uphold the conviction of Dr Olufemi Olaleye, who was found guilty of defiling his wife’s 16-year-old niece by the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court. It would be recalled that Osun-born Dr Olaleye, was…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Residents of Ilesa, Osun State, have appealed to the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Owa Clement Adesuyi Haastrup, to intervene on the rising cost of accommodation in Ijesaland. The residents made the appeal following a letter written by a concerned resident on the escalating cost of accommodation in…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Peoples Democratic Party in Osun has charged electorates in Obokun-Oriade federal constituency to demand accountability from the lawmaker representing them, Hon. Wole Oke. The party accused Oke, who was elected under the PDP but defected to the All Progressives Congress in April, of having nothing to…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The lawmaker representing Obokun state constituency in the Osun State House of Assembly, Adewumi Adeyemi, has criticised recent comments by United States President Donald Trump, which threatened possible military intervention in Nigeria and the suspension of aid. The lawmaker described the remarks as “deeply concerning and diplomatically…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The House of Representatives has ordered an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the abandoned construction of a multi-purpose dam project at Kajola Village, Ile-Ife, Osun State. According to the lawmaker representing Ife Federal Constituency, Hon. Abimbola Ajilesoro, who sponsored a motion which was adopted, the dam project…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The former Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Akin Titiloye, has resigned from the party Titiloye, who is a former Commissioner for Agriculture, announced his resignation in a letter dated October 03, 2025, a copy of which surfaced online on Sunday. The resignation…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Osun State House of Assembly on Monday passed the Osun Multi-Door Courthouse (MDC) Establishment Bill 2025. The bill, which was sponsored by Hon. Simeon Olufemi Popoola, representing Boripe/Boluwaduro State Constituency, provides a legal framework for establishing and operating Multi-Door Courthouses in the state. Hon. Popoola explained…
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The leadership of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) shunned the Nigeria Bar Association(NBA) peace meeting with Osun Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Adepele-Ojo, to end the over six-week strike action. The Nation recalled that JUSUN embarked on strike action in September 2025, demanding urgent intervention on staff welfare and…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has appealed for renewed diplomatic engagement between Nigeria and the United States of America over the recent security situation in the country. In a statement issued by spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, over the recent threat of security and diplomatic actions against Nigeria by President…
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Residents of Afaake in the Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun State have cried out over a prolonged blackout that has left the community in darkness for more than seven months. Speaking to PUNCH Metro on Friday, the residents stated that the outage began after the community’s only transformer malfunctioned…
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