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By Tunde Olamilekan Twelve (12) political parties in Osun State have disclosed that they will work together and adopt a single consensus candidate for the August 08 gubernatorial election. The parties stated this in a communiqué, signed by their chairmen, after a meeting held on Friday, in Osogbo, the Osun…
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A retired Customs officer, Emmanuel Owolabi, who was kidnapped by suspected bandits at his residence in Ora, Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun State last month, has regained freedom. osun.life reports that Owolabi was kidnapped from his home on December 16. In a press statement issued on behalf of the…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest Zone D has endorsed the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the August 08 election in Osun State, Mr Bola Oyebamiji. The NANS Southwest Zone D Coordinator, Comrade Taiwo Owolewa, who spoke on behalf of the students,…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has accused the state Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, of unlawful arrests and detention of one of his aides, Abiodun Adegoke. The governor said Adegoke, has been repeatedly denied bail over a defamation petition affecting the governorship candidate of the All…
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The Osun State Government has reportedly instituted a criminal suit against United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and three of its top executives before the Chief Magistrate Court of Osun State, Osogbo. The three executives are, UBA Group Managing Director, Mr. Oliver Alawuba, Group Legal Adviser, Mr. Billy Odum, and…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC) has dismissed insinuations that its gubernatorial candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, was the architect of half-salary payment during the administration of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. The APC, however, named Governor Ademola Adeleke’s advisory consultant on economy and former Finance Commissioner, Wale…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The candidate of the Zenith Labour Party, for the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Osun State, Engr Olufemi Adesuyi, has said that he will declare a state of emergency in the Agricultural sector if elected. osun.life reports that the Osun State governorship election is scheduled to take place…
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The Osun State Government has announced that it has suspended dealings with the state chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN). The development followed the ongoing controversy and leadership crisis within the youth body, with the government noting that the development would remain the same pending the outcome…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji, has expressed confidence that the party will win the election on 8 August. The APC candidate likened his position in the upcoming 2026 governorship election to playing a penalty shot at a goalpost…
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The National Association of Nigerian Students, South West Zone, on Saturday, bestowed the honour of the patron of the body on the Chairman, Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, Prof. Taiwo Olaiya. The student body dressed Olaiya as the patron at the event held on the campus…
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