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By Tunde Olamilekan The wife of the Osun State Governor, Mrs Titilola Adeleke, has called for collaborative efforts in the fight against Gender Based Violence and other violent acts targeted at women and girl-children in the state. Mrs Adeleke said her husband’s administration was committed to ending violence against women…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The National Working Committee (NWC) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced that aspirants under the party for the August 08, 2026 gubernatorial election in Osun State would obtain the Governorship Expression of Interest Form for N5,000,000.00 and Nomination Form by paying a non-refundable nomination fee…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Governor Ademola Adeleke, alongside other governors in the Southwest, have announced the creation of a South West Security Fund, a joint intelligence-sharing system, tighter border monitoring and renewed advocacy for state police. They made the announcement during an emergency meeting in Ibadan, Oyo State, to take decisive…
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By Tunde Olamilekan A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has said Governor Ademola Adeleke would soon announce the party he will be moving to to contest the August 08 gubernatorial election. Oyinlola said once the governor returns to Osun, there…
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The Executive Director, World Institute for Peace, Lamina Kamiludeen, has urged the Osun State Police Command to investigate the activities of a local security group called ‘Ikire Vigilante Taskforce’. Kamiludeen in a statement on his Facebook page, queried why the security group was using a uniform which is currently being…
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The lawmaker representing Ede North/ Ede South/ Ejigbo and Egbedore Federal Constituency, Hon. Bamidele Salam, has urged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to take children who gather around major road junctions in Abuja, begging for money off the road. Salam in a letter to the Minister,…
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The Eastern South Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect, Victor Benjamin Fejemirokum, linked to the murder of a Federal Road Safety Corps officer, SRC Lasisi Funmilayo Oluwamayokun, and her daughter, Sewa Lasisi. The Ghana Police disclosed this during a press briefing held on Sunday,…
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The Chief Imam of Erin-Osun, Sheikh Fatai Aladewura, has appealed to Governor Ademola Adeleke to help fix the poor roads in the community. Sheikh Aladewura made the appeal on Friday while addressing congregations during the Juma’at service at the town’s Central Mosque. The Islamic scholar said the poor roads in…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Naibul-Imam of Osogbo Land, Dr Isola Morufu Olawale, on Saturday, organised a free medical outreach for 500 people who are mostly elders. According to a post on Facebook, the medical outreach includes free medical checkups, provision of free drugs, comprehensive free dental checks and procedures, and…
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Residents of six communities in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State, have vowed to end Female Genital Mutilation in their domain and also follow legal procedures in dealing with cases of female circumcision. The communities are – Coker, Otan Ile, Oduola, Boredun, Oniyere and Otuuru. The residents made the…
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