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By Tunde Olamilekan Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, was on Thursday screened as a governorship aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2026 governorship election. Addressing journalists after the closed-door screening exercise, Adeleke said the PDP is ready for victory in Osun’s next elections. “We have…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Governor Ademola Adeleke, has accused the opposition All Progressives Congress of deliberately withholding local government allocation to forestall the completion of ongoing projects in the state. He made the accusation on Wednesday while inspecting the Lagere Flyover bridge and other projects in Ile-Ife. According to a statement…
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A 12-member team from the National Headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has arrived in Osun State for the revalidation of members of the party in the state. This was as the Working Committee of the party in Osun enjoined all the party’s chairmen in the local government council…
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The Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Dr Mutiu Agboke, has appealed to political parties in the state to ensure peaceful and transparent primaries ahead of the 2026 governorship election. Agboke made the call on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ meeting on the upcoming party…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Members and supporters of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State on Tuesday, held a unity walk for President Bola Tinubu and a gubernatorial aspirant under the party in Osun, Bola Oyebamiji. The APC members, who were mostly youths, converged at Baba Onisekere area, Ayetoro, Osogbo, as…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The National headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party is yet to release information concerning the plans for the party in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Osun State. The gubernatorial election is scheduled for August 08, 2026, with the primary election to take place between November and December…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has set December 12 for the gubernatorial primary election in Osun State. This was according to the timetable for the August 8, 2026 governorship election released on Sunday. In a public notice signed by the party’s organising secretary, Prince Chinedu Idigo, ADC…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Some youth leaders from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State on Saturday protested alleged forgery of their signatures on a document asking for the gubernatorial ticket of the party to be zoned to the West Senatorial District. The APC members who were from five local…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Lere Oyewumi, has affirmed his loyalty to the Peoples Democratic Party, noting that the recent rumour that he was planning to defect from the party is untrue. A statement signed by the media unit of the lawmaker representing Osun West, said the…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The chairman of Mutual Benefits Assurance, Akin Ogunbiyi, on Tuesday, visited the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, to seek royal blessings for his gubernatorial ambition. Ogunbiyi, who is one of the gubernatorial aspirants under the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, while speaking at the monarch’s…
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