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Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has approved the reconstitution of the Imole Campaign Council (TICC) to accommodate prominent former members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who recently defected to the Accord in the state ahead of the August 15 governorship election. The development was announced in a statement…
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Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke, has said the current administration has redefined the face of Iwoland through massive infrastructure delivery in less than 4 years. Speaking at the Iwo Action Council, IWAC, meeting in Osogbo on Saturday, Rasheed urged Iwo indigenes to vote massively for the Accord…
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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Saturday rejected Governor Ademola Adeleke’s response to allegations that he was sheltering wanted criminals in the Government House. The APC, in a statement by its spokesperson, Kola Olabisi, on Saturday, described Adeleke’s response to Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, as…
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The Owa Obokun Adimula and Paramount Ruler of Ijesaland, Owa Clement Adesuyi Haastrup, has called for a unified security framework among traditional rulers to combat banditry, kidnapping, and other violent crimes plaguing Ijesaland. Owa Haastrup made the call on Saturday, during a closed-door security meeting with traditional rulers in Ijesaland….
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The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has disclosed that he received a briefing from the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, alleging that some criminal suspects are being shielded at the Osun Government House. Disu made the revelation on Friday during a meeting with Governor Ademola Adeleke, at the…
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The All Progressives Congress in Osun State has commended the state Police Command for foiling an alleged assassination attempt on the Director-General of its Governorship Campaign Council, Wole Oke. It would be recalled that the Command had on Thursday paraded three people – Olalekan Oriyomi, Ayotunde Ikupolati, and Femi Fakinleye,…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday awarded N200 million damages to the widow of Kabiru Babai, a truck driver who was shot dead by a police sergeant in Osogbo in 2021. Justice Peter Lifu, who gave the judgment, held that the fatal shooting violated Babai’s fundamental right to…
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Market men, women, and artisans in the popular Igbona Market on Thursday endorsed the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2026 Osun State governorship election, Alhaji Bola Oyebamiji. Speaking during the programme, the APC candidate said that if elected, he would empower the market women with soft…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has assured that his administration will complete the ongoing reconstruction of Ejigbo-Iwo Road and commence work immediately on the newly approved health centre for the community. A statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, said the governor gave the assurance in Ejigbo on Thursday, where three projects executed…
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The Kamarudeen Makinde-led faction of the Osogbo Progressives Union, OPU, has said it has not endorsed any candidate for the August 15, 2026 Osun State governorship election and is still consulting stakeholders in the town. In a statement signed on Thursday by Makinde, the union said the clarification became necessary…
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