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By Tunde Olamilekan The Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Owa Clement Adesuyi Haastrup, has prohibited the activities of ‘miscreants’ posing as ‘Omo Onile’ in Ijesaland. The monarch directed the arrest of anyone posing as ‘Omo Onile’ and disturbing the peace of the community. According to a Facebook post by a media…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Residents of Kajola community in Iwo, Osun State, have appealed to the state government to urgently intervene in their lingering power crisis. The residents said they have been in total blackout since the breakdown of their electricity transformer five months ago. Other areas affected by the blackout…
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The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association has urged state governments to raise civil servants’ pay above the current ₦70,000 minimum, stating that rising federal revenues remove the excuse for inaction amid a worsening cost of living. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Tuesday, the group’s Director-General, Adewale Smatt-Oyerinde, argued…
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By Michael Adeyemo A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Mr Kunle Adegoke (SAN), has disclosed that any aspirant who emerges as the candidate of the party for the 2026 gubernatorial election will defeat Governor Ademola Adeleke. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria stated this on Monday after…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has warned the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company against riding roughshod in its operations in the state. Adeleke sounded the warning ahead of the establishment of the State Electricity Regulatory Agency, which would be mandated to address the maltreatment of electricity consumers in the state….
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The Presidency on Wednesday described the new opposition coalition, the African Democratic Congress, as a conclave of what it called “internally displaced politicians.” Reacting to the unveiling of the ADC’s new leadership in Abuja on Wednesday, Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, on his X handle,…
Read moreThe Federal Government has commissioned a 20-bed hospital, equipment and generating plant at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ilesa, Osun State. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who commissioned the project, explained that the comprehensive healthcare centre was part of the COVID-19 intervention fund given to the Correctional Service, adding…
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A 70-year-old woman, Fatimoh Orelope, and five others were on Monday remanded in Ilesa correctional center by an Osun State Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting a chief, Dauda Ajadosu. Other defendants are, Babalola Motunrayo (35), Sulaiman Ganiyu (47), Kehinde Ojeyemi (40), Olutoye Taofeeq (35), and Olutoye Kayode (40). The prosecutor,…
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has restated his commitment to improve the welfare and well-being of civil and public servants in the state. Adeleke reaffirmed his solidarity and the support of his administration to the wellbeing and welfare of hardworking civil serstate vants in the state. He stated this in…
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The local chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southwest on Thursday named former Osun State Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola as chair of party’s reconciliation panel in the region. Leaders of the geopolitical zone have harped on the need for unity and cohesion in the party, stating that the…
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