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By Tunde Olamilekan Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Owa Clement Adesuyi Haastrup has ordered the Oba Odo of Ilesa, high chief Busuyi Gbadamosi, to return two missing transformers which he allegedly removed from Atakumosa market. Residents of the Araromi community, Ilesa had reported the high chief to Owa’s Panel on Conduct,…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Residents of Iwo, Osun State, are counting their losses after a torrential downpour that lasted hours. The rainfall, according to some residents who spoke with osun.life affected houses and caused flooding in some areas. Areas mostly affected, according to the residents, include Yafoye, Oke-Afo, and Agoro road…
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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 former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore has said those calling for the governorship ticket of the party in Osun to go to the West Senatorial District are not being fair. Omisore said if the APC decides to zone its gubernatorial…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Osun State Emergency Management Agency (OSEMA) has issued a flood alert to residents of Ilesa, Iragbiji, and Otan-Ayegbaju. The advice, according to the agency, followed recent predictions by the Federal Ministry of Environment, through its Department of Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management, and the National…
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By Tunde Olamilekan A gubernatorial aspirant under the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji, has promised to prioritize agriculture if elected Governor of the state. Oyebamiji, who is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, stated this while speaking to journalists after visiting…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Osun State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, has arrested a 26-year-old man, Elijah Olawale who allegedly had canal knowledge of his 9-year-old stepdaughter. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of Osun Amotekun Corps, Idowu Yusuf, noted that the victim’s mother reported the case to…
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By Tunde Olamilekan A former deputy governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore has thrown shade at the gubernatorial aspirants under the All Progressives Congress in Osun State. Omisore who is also one of the aspirants eyeing the ticket of the party, said those who begged him to contest next…
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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 Residents of Oke Arula, Ofatedo, Egbedore Local Government Area have appealed to Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration for assistance in fixing their deplorable road. The residents noted that the road linking them to other communities has become a death trap and needs urgent attention. One of the residents,…
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