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At least 26 states, including Osun, could not generate enough Internally Generated Revenue to pay salaries in 2025 and relied heavily on FAAC allocations. According to BudgIT’s report, only 8 of 34 states generated IGR higher than their personnel costs. The states are Lagos, Enugu, Ogun, Delta, Kaduna, Kwara, Abia…
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The Accord Party candidate for Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency in Osun State, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has said the politics of the federal constituency is changing, with people’s collective will now overriding money and individual influence in elections. Olajengbesi, in a statement on his Facebook page on Sunday, said leadership should be seen…
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The Senator representing Osun West Senatorial District, Senator Lere Oyewumi, has urged governments at all levels to patronise local contractors to boost the economy. The Deputy Senate Minority Leader made the call on Saturday during the flagging off of the construction of the 0.5-kilometre Akinola–Agbaraale Road project in Iwo, Osun…
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Operatives of the Osun State Police Command have arrested two suspects in Ibadan, Oyo State, over a burglary and stealing case in Osun. The suspects, Anuoluwa Eyelade, 27, and Musa Abdullah, 28, were arrested after fleeing Osun with stolen items, the command said on Sunday. A statement by the command…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has ordered the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs to investigate the dispute over the kingship of Koka town in Obokun Local Government. The directive was issued on Sunday in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, shortly before the governor departed for a vacation in…
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The Majority Leader of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Kofoworola Babajide Adewumi, has lost his father, Alhaji Mufutau Adewumi. The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, announced this in a post on his official Facebook page. Egbedun, in a condolence message on behalf of his family,…
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Three people were killed and 20 others injured on Saturday in a head-on collision at Tonkere, along the Ife-Ilesa expressway in Osun State. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in the state, Corps Commander Sunday Adebayo, confirmed the accident, noting that the crash involved a Toyota Hiace…
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A civil society organisation, the Advocate for Citizens’ Justice and Democratic Accountability, ACJDA, has faulted claims that the August 15 Osun governorship election was hacked to favour Governor Ademola Adeleke, describing the allegation as baseless and politically motivated. In a statement by its coordinator, Comrade Mayowa Ogundijo, the group threatened…
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The lawmaker representing Osun West Senatorial District, Lere Oyewumi, has flagged off the construction of a 1.8-kilometre Adebisi Sawmill Express-Oduduwa-Anajere-Oke Olufi-Sekere Ayo-Sanngo road in Ikire. The road, which was flagged off in the presence of traditional rulers, religious leaders, and community members, according to the lawmaker, marked the start of…
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Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Atiku Abubakar has raised concerns over reports of young Nigerians allegedly selling their kidneys to cope with the country’s rising cost of living. Atiku, in a post on X on Friday, said the reported development reflected the severity…
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