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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has conferred the revered title of Yeye Asiwaju Oodua on the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. The monarch conferred the title on the First Lady on Sunday during the 10th Coronation Anniversary of his ascension to the throne….
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The Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Saturday, launched the Ojaja University Ile-Ife Campus. The launch was part of the activities marking the 10th Coronation Anniversary of Ooni Ogunwusi. A statement signed by the Director, Media & Public Affairs,Ooni’s Palace, Otunba Moses Olafare, stated that the Ooni, in his…
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The All Progressives Congress in Osun State, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party and the state government of a plan to attack members of the APC across the local government council areas in the state. In a statement by its chairman, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, on Saturday, the party said the…
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Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has felicitated the Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, on his 10th coronation anniversary. Adeleke described the first-class monarch as an astute royal figure who consistently exhibits a deep interest in the promotion of Yoruba culture. In a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale…
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The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, has dismissed as “baseless and misleading” allegations by a governorship aspirant, Senator Iyiola Omisore, that he interfered in the party’s screening process for the Osun State governorship primary. Oyetola, in a statement by his Special Adviser, Bolaji Akinola, on Sunday, said…
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By Tunde Olamilekan A gubernatorial aspirant under the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Babatunde Oralusi, has claimed that the document which disqualified him and six others from contesting the primaries of the party was forged. It would be recalled that the screening committee in a report on Friday, barred…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, has hailed the judgment striking out the suit filed by the Osun State Government seeking to compel the Federal Government to release allocations to the ‘sacked PDP-led’ local government chairmen in the state. It would be recalled…
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The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 50-year-old man for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl. The command spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, in a statement on Friday, said the suspect, a resident of Ilesa West Local Government Area, was arrested after the victim’s mother reported the incident…
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Trouble is brewing within the Accord Party – a party touted as the political destination of Governor Ademola Adeleke as a faction of the party has approached the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, seeking to void the party’s forthcoming Osun State governorship primaries and to affirm the…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The All Progressives Congress Screening Committee has barred former APC National Secretary Iyiola Omisore and six other aspirants from contesting in the Osun State governorship primary slated for December 13. The committee cited gaps and irregularities in their nomination processes. Other aspirants barred include, former Osun State…
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