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By Tunde Olamilekan Community heads (Baales) in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, have thrown their weight behind the Osogbo Elders Council, insisting that the 2026 governorship ticket of the major political parties must be zoned to Osogbo. The Community said, despite Osogbo’s historical role as a decisive voting bloc in…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The local government Chairmen elected under the All Progressives Congress in Osun State have promised to re-engage the 1,500 teachers employed by the last APC government of former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola but sacked by the present administration. The leader of the APC chairmen, Hon. Abiodun Idowu, stated…
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Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of working with some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to weaken the opposition and frustrate efforts to build a united front. Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa, Atiku said the internal crisis in the…
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Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the alleged attempt by the court-sacked All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmen in the state to illegally pay almost N13 billion of the local…
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The All Progressives Congress in Lagos State has advised the Peoples Democratic Party to allow former President Goodluck Jonathan to enjoy his retirement from public office in peace, rather than luring him into the 2027 race. The party’s spokesman, Seye Oladejo, gave the advice in a statement on Tuesday in…
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The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress will win the 2026 governorship election in Osun State. Oyetola, who spoke in Iragbiji, Osun State, on Monday at an event to mark his 71st birthday, attributed his optimism to the current unity…
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The Presidency has fired back at the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that former President Goodluck Jonathan has nothing new to offer Nigerians after his “disastrous six years”, for which they voted him out in 2015. Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, who stated this in his reply to a former Minister…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Osun State House of Assembly has warned against the withdrawal of the reportedly released local government funds by unauthorised persons. The lawmakers stated that only duly authorised officers under the employment of the Local Government Service Commission are permitted to be signatories to Local Government accounts….
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola has reasserted his leadership of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State following the release of the withheld local government allocations to the council Chairmen elected under the party. It would be recalled that there has been a…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Sheriff Akintunde, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on on Bureau of Social Services, to Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has described President Bola Tinubu as a pretentious moralist who does not practice what he preaches. Akintunde in a post on his Facebook page, claimed Tinubu…
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