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The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress will win the 2026 governorship election in Osun State. Oyetola, who spoke in Iragbiji, Osun State, on Monday at an event to mark his 71st birthday, attributed his optimism to the current unity…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Former Governor of Osun State and the Minister for Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, has warned Nigerian youths against drug abuse. Oyetola gave the charge on Monday at a programme organised at his Iragbiji country home to mark his 71st birthday. He also called on young…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola has reasserted his leadership of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State following the release of the withheld local government allocations to the council Chairmen elected under the party. It would be recalled that there has been a…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has harped on the need for stronger collaboration between the citizenry and the Federal Government to harness the vast opportunities within Nigeria’s maritime domain. Oyetola stated this while speaking on the sidelines of the 2025 World Maritime Day,…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Ports Authority, on Monday, donated empowerment materials to startups and small-scale business owners in Osogbo and Ilesa West Local Government Areas of Osun State. The materials included grinding machines, sewing machines, generating sets, and Freezers, among others. In a Facebook post,…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Gboyega Oyetola, on Friday, donated 20million naira to launch a book authored in commemoration of the 15th coronation anniversary of the Ataoja of Osogboland, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji. Speaking during the launch ceremony, the Minister who was represented by the…
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The local government chairmen elected under the All Progressives Congress (APC) have dragged the Federal Government, the Inspector General of Police, the Osun State Government, and others to court, seeking an extension of their tenure beyond its scheduled expiration in October 2025. Other defendants are the Attorney General and Commissioner…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The reported endorsement of the Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority, Bola Oyebamiji, by the immediate past governor of Osun State, Mr Gboyega Oyetola as the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress is causing disquiet in the party. In what seems to be a…
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By Tunde Olamilekan A former deputy governor, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu asked him to contest for the 2026 governorship poll in Osun State. Omisore disclosed this while addressing the All Progressives Congress wards chairmen in Osun. The former lawmaker who represented Osun East said he…
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An aspirant in the 2026 Osun State governorship election, Kunle Rasheed Adegoke, SAN, and his supporters have said that the former governor of the state, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, has not endorsed any aspirant for the upcoming election. They said this ahead of the primary election of the All Progressives Congress…
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