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Three people were killed and 20 others injured on Saturday in a head-on collision at Tonkere, along the Ife-Ilesa expressway in Osun State. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in the state, Corps Commander Sunday Adebayo, confirmed the accident, noting that the crash involved a Toyota Hiace…
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A civil society organisation, the Advocate for Citizens’ Justice and Democratic Accountability, ACJDA, has faulted claims that the August 15 Osun governorship election was hacked to favour Governor Ademola Adeleke, describing the allegation as baseless and politically motivated. In a statement by its coordinator, Comrade Mayowa Ogundijo, the group threatened…
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Operatives of the Osun State Police Command have arrested three suspects and intercepted a Toyota Sienna bus allegedly conveying substances suspected to be Indian hemp along the Moro-Ife Road. The arrest was made on Saturday, August 30, 2026, at about 1:30 p.m. by officers of the Command’s Violence Crime Response…
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The Senator representing Osun East, Francis Fadahunsi, has congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election in the August 15 poll. The lawmaker, who was elected under the Peoples Democratic Party but decamped to the All Progressives Congress in 2025, in a statement on his Facebook page, described Adeleke’s victory as…
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Yoruba leaders, under the aegis of Yoruba Leaders of Thought (YLT), have lauded the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the last election in Osun State, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, for accepting the outcome of the election YLT welcomed the victory of Governor Ademola Adeleke, saying his victory reflected the…
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The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed reports alleging that hundreds of police personnel deployed to Osun State for the August 15, 2026 governorship election have remained in the state for weeks without adequate food and basic welfare provisions. The Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, CSP Ani Iniedu, stated…
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, UNIOSUN branch, has rejected the proposed extension of tenure for the Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University, Prof. Clement Adebooye, saying the university’s establishment law makes no provision for it. The branch Chairman, Dr Wende Olaosebikan, stated this while speaking with journalists in Osogbo…
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The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has announced the extension of service year for 27 corps members in Osun State in accordance with the scheme’s regulations. The NYSC also disclosed that 31 corps members absconded from their Place of Primary Assignment during the service year. NYSC Osun State Coordinator, Ekene…
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The Osun State House of Assembly has passed the Osun State University Establishment Amendment Bill 2026, awaiting the assent of Governor Ademola Adeleke. The Bill scaled the third reading during plenary presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun on Thursday, following the clause-by-clause consideration and amendment of its…
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The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilesa, Prof. Taiwo Asaolu, has said the future of Osun State is inseparably linked to the quality of education and human capital that the institution produces. Prof. Asaolu spoke on Wednesday during a thanksgiving celebration organized by staff of the University to mark…
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