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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has scheduled a mock accreditation exercise for Saturday, August 1, 2026, in selected polling units across Osun State ahead of the August 15 governorship election. In a statement signed by the Head of Voter Education, Publicity, Gender and Inclusivity, Ariyo Rufus, on behalf of…
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The opposition All Progressives Congress in Osun State has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of planning to induce civil servants, teachers and other public workers with N20,000 each ahead of the August 15 governorship election. The party, in a statement on Sunday signed by its Director of Media and Information, Kola…
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A Non-Governmental Organisation, World Institute for Peace, has raised the alarm over the alleged release of a suspect in a child defilement case involving a five-year-old girl in Osogbo, Osun State. The Executive Director of the group, Kamiludeen Lamina, in a Facebook post, said the infant from a poor and…
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and his main challenger in the August 15 governorship poll, Bola Oyebamiji, on Saturday lauded Osogbo-based Ifa priest and cultural icon, Ifayemi Elebuibon, on his 79th birthday. The duo, who spoke at the traditionalist birthday celebration held in Osogbo, Osun State on Saturday, described Elebuibon…
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The Imole Campaign Council has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of the Accord Party candidate for Ijesa South Federal Constituency, Popoola Alaba, popularly known as Alabama. The Council alleged that Alaba and three other Accord members were arrested on Saturday morning by a team of police officers led by…
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The wife of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy and former first lady of Osun State, Mrs Kafayat Oyetola, has unveiled a 10,000-member women’s mobilisation group, Akoni Obinrin, to drum up grassroots support for the APC governorship candidate in the state, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of the August 15…
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Traditional and religious leaders in Osun State have pledged to end cultural and spiritual beliefs that encourage violence against women and girls. The leaders made the commitment at a Consultative Forum in Osogbo organised by the Centre for Women’s Health and Information, CEWHIN, with support from the Ford Foundation. The…
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The Zenith Labour Party governorship candidate in Osun State, Engr. John Olufemi Adesuyi, has urged voters to reject the All Progressives Congress and the ruling Accord Party in the August 15 election. Adesuyi in a statement on Friday, said both parties have had the opportunity to govern the state but…
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A section of the newly commissioned Lameco Bridge in Osogbo has failed. The development led to the closure of the bridge on Friday as motorists and commuters scrambling for alternative routes. It would be recalled that Governor Ademola Adeleke commissioned the bridge on July 01, 2026, describing it as one…
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The All Progressives Congress gubernatorial candidate for the August 15 election in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji, has said he spent the last 16 years acquiring practical experience needed to govern the state. Oyebamiji stated this on Thursday at the palace of Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Adesuyi Hastrup, in Illesa,…
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