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The Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, has urged political actors, youths, and community leaders in Osun State to place peace above politics ahead of the August 15, 2026, governorship election. Oba Ogunwusi made the plea on Thursday while receiving the Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner,…
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Alubarika Movement, the political group of the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru, has empowered 332 members of the group with the sum of Sixty-six million, four hundred thousand naira. The beneficiaries who received the sum of ₦200,000 at the event held on Wednesday in…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has said his administration is building roads and bridges without mortgaging the future of the younger generation. The Governor spoke at the inauguration of the 672-meter Lameco Flyover. Speaking at the commissioning of the flyover on Wednesday in Osogbo, Governor Adeleke said the project is one of…
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A House of Assembly aspirant for Iwo State Constituency, under the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Diekola Ismail, has quit the party with his entire political structure. Adefowope announced his resignation in a letter dated July 1, 2026, which surfaced on Wednesday. He said the decision followed “wide consultations” and affects…
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The Chairman, Civil Society Matters of The Imole Campaign Council, Mr Funmiso Babarinde, has welcomed the Independent National Electoral Commission’s early risk mapping for the August 15, 2026, governorship election. Babarinde described INEC’s identification of 385 flashpoints and over 200 difficult terrains across Osun’s 30 LGAs as a positive move…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it has identified 385 security flashpoints and 200 areas with difficult terrain ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Osun, Oluwatoyin Babalola, disclosed this at a security meeting convened by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police…
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The Osun State chapter of the Accord Party has alerted the Inspector General of Police and other security agencies, alleging a fresh attempt by the Osun APC to stage “gangster attacks” on residents and blame Accord members for the violence. The state chairman of the party, Pastor Victor Akande, in…
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A resident of Osogbo, Taofeeq Mustapha, was on Saturday morning, shot by gunmen he said were travelling in a minibus around the Oluode Aranyin area of Osogbo, Osun State. In a video circulating online, Mustapha, who claimed to be a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), alleged that he…
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An Islamic group, Concerned Muslim Stakeholders and the League of Alfas in Osun State, has endorsed the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of the August 15 gubernatorial election. The endorsement was announced by the group while addressing a press conference in Osogbo on Saturday….
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A sociopolitical group, Oroki United Front, has cautioned the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, against reducing the Ataoja stool to a partisan platform, urging him to remain apolitical and act as a father to all. The group made the call in a statement issued by its Coordinator, Abass Jayeola,…
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