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The Chairman of Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State, Maaroof Ogundipe, has distanced himself from a document allegedly containing his signature attached to purported APC membership registration figures and primary election results for aspirants who contested Obokun State Constituency. Ogundipe in a statement on Thursday, said the document did…
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Members of the All Progressives Congress in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State on Thursday protested at the party’s state secretariat in Osogbo, alleging an attempt to alter the outcome of the recent House of Assembly primary election. The demonstrators accused Hon. Wole Oke, who represents Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency,…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended its ongoing nationwide continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise in Osun State ahead of the governorship elections in both states. INEC made the announcement in an official data issued on Thursday in Abuja for week one of phase III of the nationwide exercise….
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reportedly invited the Executive Chairman of the Osun State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Ibukun Fadipe, for questioning over issues surrounding the management of Federal Government counterpart grants. According to the invitation letter dated May 19, 2026, and signed by the EFCC…
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President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, succeeding Professor Ishaq Oloyede, whose tenure expires on July 31, 2026. The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Thursday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo…
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The Osun State Government has insisted that the stool of Akirun of Ikirun remains vacant, warning against fomenting trouble in the town. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Olufemi Ogundun, stated this in a statement on Wednesday, following a judgment by the Court of Appeal. Ogundun…
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The Civil Society Committee of the Imole Campaign Council has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies, and the media to uphold neutrality and professionalism ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in Osun State. The Chairman of the Committee, Funmiso Babarinde, who made the call on Wednesday during…
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The candidate of the African Democratic Congress in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Osun State, Dr Najeem Salaam, has Salaam said the protection of Nigerians must be accorded priority over issues bordering on the 2027 general elections. This was as he strongly condemned the gruesome beheading of a teacher abducted…
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The Osun State Police Command has announced the arrest of three suspected members of an inter-state kidnapping syndicate who are allegedly involved in the kidnapping of a Fulani man. The state Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, disclosed this on Tuesday while addressing journalists at the Osun State Police Command headquarters,…
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Established in 2006 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in collaboration with registered political parties, the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) serves as a platform for promoting and sustaining a free, fair, credible, transparent, inclusive, and peaceful electoral environment in Nigeria. The Council was introduced through the Political Parties Code…
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