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Governor Ademola Adeleke has promised that his administration will deepen investments in healthcare and health workers’ welfare if given a second term. According to a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the governor stated this, following commendation from the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD. The statement said NARD had…
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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 member representing Ife Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon Taofeek Ajilesoro, has joined in mourning the passing of Alhaja Sidikat Abake Basiru, mother of the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Dr Ajibola Basiru. In a statement issued on Sunday by his media office, Ajilesoro…
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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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The All Progressives Congress in Osun State and the lawmaker representing Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore and Ejigbo Federal Constituency, Hon. Bamidele Salam, have expressed deep condolences over the death of Alhaja Sidikat Abeke Basiru, mother of the APC National Secretary, Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru. In a statement issued on…
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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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The Osun State Police Command on Friday said it has arrested three persons for alleged unlawful possession of a human skull taken from a family grave. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, who made this known in a statement, noted that a resident reported the incident on June 17,…
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