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The Timi of Ede, Oba Munirudeen Adesola Lawal, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure a free, fair, and credible environment for the upcoming August 15 governorship election in Osun State, urging the Federal Government not to interfere with the democratic will of the people. Speaking in Ede on Tuesday during the official ...
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President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Charles Soludo on the occasion of his birthday, describing him as an exceptional economist and a transformative leader. Tinubu, in a statement signed on Tuesday by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President, Bayo Onanuga, lauded Soludo's outstanding contributions to Nigeria's economic ...
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Spokesperson to President Bola Tinubu, Mr Bayo Onanuga has urged the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi to stop dreaming over victory he never had in the 2023 Presidential elections. Onanuga, in a statement was reacting to Obi's appearance on Channels Television's Sunday Politics, where he discussed his political career and ...
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has declared that the forthcoming governorship election in the state cannot be rigged or manipulated, insisting that the votes of the people will determine the outcome of the August 15 poll. Adeleke made the declaration on Monday while addressing a massive campaign rally in Oke Ila, Ifedayo Local Government Area ...
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...calls for investigation into attack The Osun State APC Governorship Campaign Council has described as misleading and completely unsubstantiated the allegation by the Speaker, State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, that the APC attacked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters. It would recalled that INEC headquarters in Odo-Otin Local Government Area was ...
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The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the disruption of the ongoing Permanent Voter Card (PVC) distribution exercise in Odo-Otin Local Government Area after armed hoodlums allegedly attacked officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and carted away three packs of PVCs. The Command also disclosed that it restored calm in Ile-Ife after a ...
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…seek Tinubu's intervention Candidates of the Accord Party for the 2027 National and State Assembly elections in Osun State have accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of using the Nigeria Police Force to intimidate, harass, and persecute opposition members ahead of the August 15 governorship election. The candidates made the allegation during a press conference ...
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The wife of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mrs. Kafayat Oyetola, on Saturday led members of the Akoni Obinrin support group on a "Walk to Win" rally in support of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO). The rally, which attracted hundreds of women under the Akoni Obinrin ...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, August 1, 2026, for a statewide mock accreditation exercise ahead of the August 15 Osun State governorship election. The exercise, according to the commission, is aimed at assessing its operational preparedness and testing the efficiency of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) before the governorship poll. ...
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The newly inaugurated Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Osun State Council, Kazeem Oyewale, popularly known as (Ashiri Eniba), has assured residents that peace will return to motor parks across the state. Asserting that union activities have resumed following the resolution of the leadership crisis, Oyewale said the new state executives ...
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A section of the newly commissioned LAMECO Flyover in Osogbo, Osun State, has subsided, prompting security authorities to cordon off the bridge less than a month after it was inaugurated by Governor Ademola Adeleke. It will be recalled that the 672-metre flyover, commissioned on July 1, 2026, by Governor Adeleke, developed a noticeable depression in ...
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday officially commissioned the completed 3.5-kilometer first phase of the Ila township road dualization project. Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, the governor described the dual carriageway as much more than physical infrastructure, calling it a vital artery for commerce, public mobility, and community safety. He emphasized that the project, ...
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The Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Clement Adesuyi Haastrup, Ajimoko III, has stated that maintaining a cordial relationship with the Federal Government is crucial to accelerating development in Osun State. The monarch made the remark while receiving the campaign team of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, at his palace in Ilesa. ...
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The Osun State Government has ordered the immediate suspension of all National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) activities in motor parks across the state. Concurrently, the Osun State chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) announced caretaker management committees to oversee transport unions pending the resolution of an ongoing leadership crisis. ...
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...assures of deeper defence cooperation under 2026 roadmap United States President Donald Trump has commended President Bola Tinubu's leadership, reaffirming America's commitment to supporting Nigeria's efforts to combat terrorism and strengthen national security. The assurance was conveyed in a letter sent to President Tinubu in response to an earlier correspondence from the Nigerian leader. In ...
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The Media Office of former Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel (OGD), has dismissed a purported leaked private conversation allegedly involving the former governor and a respected elder statesman. In a statement on Tuesday, the Senator's media office said it had been inundated with enquiries following the circulation of the audio recording, which it described ...
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The African Action Congress (AAC), Osun State chapter, has accused the Nigeria Police Force in the state of partisanship and called on the Inspector-General of Police to redeploy the Osun State Commissioner of Police ahead of the August 15 governorship election. The Party, in a statement signed on Tuesday by the its Publicity Secretary, Akinlade ...
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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday expressed confidence of securing victory in Governor Ademola Adeleke's hometown of Ede and Awo in Egbedore Local Government Area in the August 15 Osun State governorship election. Leading the campaign in Awo, the Director-General of the AMBO Campaign Organisation, Hon. Wole Oke, urged ...
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The campaign train of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, has gained significant momentum following his endorsement by all three major ruling houses in Osogbo as their preferred candidate. The ruling houses, Sogbodede, Matanmi, and Lahanmi attributed their decision to a collective desire to restore the lost glory of the ancient town. ...
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Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the immediate suspension of the Commissioner for Livestock Development, Prof. Omorodion Ignatius Ikponmwosa and the State Project Coordinator of the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (LPRES) Project, Mrs. Ikpikhumi Betsy Aghaku, over what the government described as an official infraction. The suspension was announced in a special ...
