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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected back in Abuja today after participating in the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government-level Meeting held in Rome, Italy. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the high-level meeting, hosted at the…
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By Tunde Olamilekan A gubernatorial aspirant under the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji, has promised to industrialise Osogbo, Osun State capital, if he gets elected in the August 08, 2026, election. Oyebamiji made the promise on Friday during his consultation tour to Osogbo local government. The gubernatorial…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The immediate past Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Timothy Owoeye has lauded President Bola Tinubu over his decisive leadership. Owoeye said the recent defection of the governor of Enugu and Bayelsa states to the All Progressives Congress showed the positive impacts of Tinubu’s…
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Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has hailed the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on his 51st birthday, describing the monarch as a beacon of peace, cultural rebirth, and national inspiration. Adeleke in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, said Ooni Ogunwusi’s reign has become synonymous with transformational…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday rejected an application by the Osun State government to send back a suit regarding the local government funds to the court’s division in Osogbo, the capital of the state. Justice Emeka Nwitealso ruled out bias in the decision to keep the case…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Residents of Osun State have again called out the state Commissioner for Youth, Moshood Olagunju, over alleged lack of inclusivity. The residents said the Ministry under Olagunju has been ‘non-functional’ in terms of youth engagement, calling on the state government to address the issue. The residents made the…
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By Tunde Olamilekan A former Commissioner of Works in Osun State, Remi Omowaiye, on Thursday, took a swipe at Governor Ademola Adeleke over his ‘intellectual’ capacity. Omowaiye, while addressing members of the All Progressives Congress in Ilesa East Local Government, during the visit of the campaign team of one of…
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President Bola Tinubu has sought the confirmation of the Senate for appointment of Prof. Joash Amupitan as Chairman of Independent National Commission (INEC). Tinubu’s request was conveyed in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
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Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has said that the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is the only remaining opposition voice in Nigeria. Fayose made the remark on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, while maintaining, however, that no one would defeat President Bola Tinubu and the All…
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The senator representing Ondo South, Jimoh Ibrahim, has urged multilateral institutions to acknowledge that the Nigerian economy has turned the corner due to the several reforms introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Ibrahim was reacting to a recent World Bank’s economic report, which estimated that 139 million Nigerians now…
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