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The Kukah Centre, secretariat of the National Peace Committee, has identified 15 local government areas in Osun State as critical, high or moderate violence-risk zones ahead of the August 15 governorship election. The findings was released during a bilateral stakeholders’ engagement in Osogbo on Friday. In attendance were representatives of…
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A former All Progressives Congress aspirant for Osun West Senatorial District, Mr Peter Ogundeji, popularly known as Apata, has joined the Accord Party. It would be recalled that Ogundeji announced his resignation in a letter dated July 11, 2026, addressed to the APC Chairman of Ward 6, Ola, in Ejigbo…
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said it is fully prepared for the August 15, 2026, governorship election in Osun State, with plans to take its campaign directly to the people. Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, disclosed this in a recent interview with…
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The Accord Party has declared its readiness to win the August 15, 2026 governorship election in Osun State, urging residents to vote massively for its candidates, Senator Ademola Adeleke. The national chairman of the party, Maxwell Mgbudem, said the governor has delivered well in his first term and deserves the…
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The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Osun State, Dr Najeem Salam, expressed concern about the growing menace of voter inducement ahead of the August 15 gubernatorial election. Salam lamented that the trend poses a serious threat to the credibility of the electoral process. The ADC flag…
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Twelve of the 14 political parties contesting in next month’s governorship election in Osun State on Thursday signed Peace and Accountability charters ahead of the August 15 poll. The parties signed the documents at the Osun 2026 Democratic Governance, Peace and Electoral Integrity Summit, organised by the Osun Development Association,…
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The Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Thursday, called on politicians, political parties and residents of Osun State to embrace peace and the Omoluabi values as preparations for the forthcoming governorship election intensify. Speaking while receiving the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Alhaji Munirudeen Bayo Oyebamiji, and members…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has condemned the recent suspected cult killing in Osogbo and directed security agencies to apprehend those responsible immediately. In a statement issued on Thursday by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the governor said the violence must not be allowed to further destabilise the state following recent incidents…
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The Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has accused Ademola Adeleke, governor of the state, of inflating the cost of the Ede airport project to create a slush fund for vote buying ahead of the 2026 governorship election. The Director General of the campaign council, Oluwole…
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The Osun State Police Command has rescued a kidnapped victim unharmed, arrested two suspected kidnappers and recovered N2,217,800 believed to be ransom proceeds during intelligence-led operations across the state. The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, disclosed this on Wednesday at the command headquarters in Osogbo while briefing journalists on recent…
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