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By Femi Adesola Baring any last minute changes, the All Progressive Congress (APC), will today begin the screening of 17 aspirants for the upcoming party’s primary election. It was reliably gathered by a source at the party’s headquarters in Abuja that only 17 aspirants out of the 33 that initially…
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By Femi Adesola Dr Najeem Salam, the Speaker, Osun State House of Assembly, has picked his nomination forms to contest the upcoming governorship election in the State. The speaker made this known via his twitter handle @NajeemFSalaam “My nomination form completed and submitted at our party national secretariat Abuja…
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By Haleem Aigoro The Osun State Police Command has arraigned a 32-year-old man, Abiodun Olawale Adesola before an Osogbo Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stealing electric wires from a shop. Abiodun was docked before Magistrate Falilat Sodamade on a two count charge bearing on Felony to wit stealing. The Prosecutor, Inspector…
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By Sharon Fatogun The Resident Electoral Commissioner Of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun State, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje has said Governorship candidates can only spend 200 million naira for election expenses. Agbaje made this known while fielding questions on Gold FM 95.5 Ilesha. Explaining the preparation of his…
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Engr. Adelere Adeyemi Oriolowo has explained the reasons why the governorship position in Osun State should be zoned to Osun West Senatorial district. He spoke in Abuja on Tuesday at the APC national secretariat after picking the nomination and expression of interest forms. Oriolowo, who is a certificated project development…
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Alhaji Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola, the Chief of Staff, to Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, on Wednesday obtained the governorship nomination and expression of interest forms at the APC secretariat in Abuja. Oyetola, who fielded questions from journalists on the raging zoning controversy, said it was not in the All…
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At least 52.4 percent of the population of people in Osun State are vulnerable and require urgent social protection to continue to live normal life. This was revealed in the recent Core Diagnostics for Action conducted by United States Agency for International Development – Health Finance Governance (USAID-HFG) project. The…
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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a woman, Bunmi Adebayo, for allegedly stealing a month-old-baby boy in Modakeke area of Osun State. The 26-year-old was paraded by the Commissioner of Police in Ogun, Ahmed Iliyasu, on Wednesday at the Police Headquarters in Abeokuta, the state capital. Mr Iliyasu said…
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THE elected Ward Delegates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State in 2017 has asked a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory to restrain the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its national chairman, Uche Secondus from organising any fresh Ward Congress in any wards in Osun State and…
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By Haleem Aigoro A 22-year-old man, Olawuni Alaba, has been arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrate Court, sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, over alleged theft of motorcycle. The prosecutor, Sergeant Fatoba, told the court that the accused committed the offense on June 27, 2018 at Ota-Efun area, Osogbo. Faced with a…
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