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By Tunde Olamilekan Former speakers of the Osun State House of Assembly, Ambassador Adejare Bello and Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye, have felicitated a leading gubernatorial aspirant under the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji, on his 60th birthday. The former lawmakers described Oyebamiji, who is the former Managing…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Tuesday, November 11, disrupted a drug syndicate at Orita-Apeje, Araromi-Okeodo Forest Reserve in Ife South Local Government Area of Osun State. A statement released on Sunday by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, noted that the operatives seized 11,135…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has said that the All Progressives Congress, APC, will return to government in Osun come 2026. The former governor of Osun State stated this on Saturday at this year’s Iragbiji day. Oyetola said the candidate of the APC…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has called for the swift passage of the Reserved Seats for Women Bill. Speaking at a programme organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies in Abuja, Oba Ogunwusi appealed to South-West lawmakers to support the bill. The…
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The Osun State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has confirmed the arrest of three suspects who allegedly vandalised and stole power transmission equipment belonging to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Osogbo Substation. The suspects whose names were given as – Adigwe(52), Bomi (39), and…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The chairman of the African Democratic Congress in Osun State, Dr Charles Omidiji, has emphasised the need for unity, cooperation and synergy among all leadership structures within the party. The Osun ADC chairman noted that there must be collective priority and focus to ensure that the party…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Angry delegates at the ongoing Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, convention in Ibadan pulled down posters bearing the images of governors who are absent from the convention. Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke and his counterpart from Taraba State Agbu Kefas are “conspicuously absent” at the ongoing convention of…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO) Media Fronts has disclosed that the gubernatorial aspirant has resigned as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA). His resignation came ahead of the December 13 primary election of the APC. Although, his resignation was not…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Elder Caucus (Igbimo Agba) of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State has urged governorship aspirants under the party to refrain from purchasing the nomination of interest form. The caucus in a communique signed by its chairman, Engr Sola Akinwumi, on Friday, said a screening committee…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The House of Representatives has demanded the urgent completion of the long-neglected Armed Forces Nigeria Physical and Health School and Games Village in Esa-Oke, Osun State. The abandoned project was initiated by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Defence to enhance the fitness and readiness of…
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