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By Tunde Olamilekan Owa Obokun Adimula and Paramount Ruler of Ijesaland, Owa Adesuyi Haastrup has promised to support People Living with Disabilities in Ijesaland. The first-class monarch made the promise when the Association of Deaf People in Ijesaland paid a courtesy visit to him at his palace in Ilesa. In…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Osun-born business mogul Olasijibomi Ogundele wanted over alleged “diversion of funds and money laundering.” The 44-year-old indigene of Oriade Local Government also deals in real estate. The anti-graft agency declared Ogundele wanted in a notice published on Friday…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The candidate of the All Progressives Congress for Osogbo/Olorunda/Irepodun/Orolu Federal Constituency in the last general election, Mrs. Abosede Ogo-Oluwakitan, has explained reasons for her absence from her constituency since she lost the election. The former House of Representatives said she was heavily pregnant during that election, adding…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Despite the appointment of over 50 indigenes of Osun State by President Bola Tinubu into various offices, the continued absence of former speakers of the state House of Assembly – Rt. Hon Adejare Bello and Rt. Hon Timothy Owoeye has raised eyebrows among members of the All…
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By Tunde Olamilekan One of the gubernatorial aspirants for the 2026 election in Osun State under the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Dotun Babayemi, has disclosed that Nigerians are now taking ownership of President Bola Tinubu’s vision for the country. The Gbongan-born politician stated this while addressing journalists after visiting…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Local Government Chairmen elected under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State have accused the Central Bank of Nigeria of replacing civil servants with members of the All Progressives Congress in the state as signatories to the council account. It would be recalled that the Osun…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Thursday, donated millions of naira worth of medical equipment to the Osun State SUCCOUR centre at Asubiaro Specialist State Hospital, Osogbo. Speaking during the official handing over of the equipment facilitated by a non-profit organisation, Value Female Network, UNICEF Protection Manager,…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State has queried the recent statistics released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). The PDP in a statement by its Director of Media, Oladele Bamiji, questioned the wide disparity between the number…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has appealed to security agencies in the state not to turn Osun into a political battleground. A statement by the spokesperson to the Governor, Olawale Rasheed, noted that Adeleke made the appeal during the decoration ceremony of his Aide-De-Camp (ADC), Deputy…
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At least 27 people were confirmed dead when a boat carrying passengers capsized in Niger State early in the week. National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has decried the disregard for safety guidelines on water transportation by local residents. The General Manager (Business Development) at NIWA, Olawale Adetola, stated this on…
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