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The Osun Amotekun Corps set to hold a passing out parade for new 1,150 personnel Friday. This was contained in a statement on Wednesday, signed by Osun Amotekun's Spokesperson, Idowu Yusuf said that passing out of personnel is an efforts to strengthen the state’s security architecture. The Board Chairman of the Osun Amotekun Corps, AIG ...
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The Osun State Police Command has apprehended three individuals in connection with alleged acts of murder, arson, and the deliberate destruction of lives and property. Police spokesperson SP Akeem Adeoye confirmed the arrests in a statement, revealing that a Dane gun and other dangerous weapons were recovered from the suspects. According to Adeoye, long-standing tensions ...
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No fewer than 10 passengers were reportedly died in a ghastly motor accident along Ikiri road area of the state on Sunday. The passengers which includes five students of Osun State University loss their lives to unfortunate accident involving a luxurious bus traveling from Ibadan and an 18-passenger bus from Osogbo resulted in multiple fatalities. ...
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The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy and former Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has called on all parties involved in the Ifon-Osun and Ilobu conflict to end the bloodshed and embrace peace. Hostilities between the two neighbouring communities in Orolu and Irepodun Local Government Areas of Osun State reignited on Friday, leading to destruction ...
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...APC lauds order to end LG workers’ strike in Osun ...Local government services are operational, contrary to opposition claims — Adeleke’s aide Mixed reactions have trailed the directive of a faction of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employee (NULGE), Osun State Branch asking the local government workers to resume work in the interest of ...
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…says total collapse of governance at grassroots necessitates imminent emergency rule The All Progressives Congress (APC), Osun state chapter, has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of committing multiple infractions similar to those that led to the declaration of a state of emergency and the suspension of Rivers State Governor Similaye Fubara. The main opposition party said ...
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Following the escalation of the crisis between the warring communities of Ilobu and Ifon, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has extended 24 hours curfew to Erin-Osun town. Adeleke directed all security agencies including Nigerian army to extend its security surveillance to the community. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, ...
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Following a resurgence of the crisis between the warring communities of Ilobu and Ifon, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has declared a new 12 hours curfew until lasting peace is restored. It would be recalled that Governor Adeleke recently lifted the ban on curfew in the two communities a couple of weeks ago, following the ...
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has directed immediate security operations to restore peace between Ifon and Ilobu communities, urging the peace committee to revive the peace deal. Governor Adeleke, in a statement issued on Friday by his Spokesperson Olawale Rasheed, over the renewed crisis, Adeleke enjoined the joint security task force to step in immediately ...
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The Osun State Government has strongly criticised the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, for advocating a state of emergency in the state. Senator Basiru had urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to extend the emergency declaration imposed on Rivers State to Osun. Responding through a statement on Wednesday, the Commissioner ...
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The Osun state Government has fired at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National scribe, Senator Ajibola Basiru over his call for State of emergency in the state, describing him as frustrated politician. Senator Basiru had yesterday urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to extend the declaration of the state of emergency which was done in River ...
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…As Governor, deputy, lawmakers suspended for months President Bola Tinubu has declared state of emergency in Rivers State over prolonged political crisis that has been a threat to democracy in the state. Tinubu made declaration on Tuesday night in a nationwide broadcast. He said that the latest security reports in the last 24 hours in ...
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fired back at the former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai over recent comments about the party. It would recalled that the Mallam El-Rufai had accused the party of deviate from its founding values is a smokescreen to weaponize personal grievance garbed as principled dissent. The party, in ...
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has asserted that no amount of political scheming can prevent President Bola Tinubu from securing re-election in 2027. In a statement released on Sunday in Osogbo, Oyintiloye dismissed concerns over recent defections of APC members to opposition parties, insisting that such ...
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The Osun State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, has strongly refuted allegations of financial misconduct levelled against him by Prince Adebayo Adeleke, also known as Banik. In a statement issued on Thursday, Alimi described the accusations as baseless and challenged Banik to present concrete evidence of any fraudulent activities on his part. ...
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The Osun State Government has officially introduced the newly elected Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) local government chairmen and councillors to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, the Accountant-General of the Federation, Shamsedeen Ogunjimi, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Yemi Cardoso, urging them to recognise the officials as the legitimate representatives ...
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has launched infrastructure projects worth N159 billion, covering road construction, healthcare, and education. Speaking at the State Secretariat, Bola Ige House, Abere, on Tuesday, Adeleke described this as the second phase of his administration’s infrastructure plan, aimed at expanding the benefits of governance across the state. In 2023, the governor ...
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The Osun Amotekun Corps has commenced a three-week training programme for 1,000 successful applicants who passed its rigorous selection process. The Corps Commander, Dr Adekunle Omoyele, confirmed that the candidates were chosen strictly on merit after undergoing multiple screening stages. He urged them to uphold endurance, unity, and discipline throughout the training period. In a ...
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, Osun State Chapter, has fired back at Governor Ademola Adeleke over allegations against his predecessor, Adegboyega Oyetola. The opposition party in Osun slammed the Governor for descending to pettiness, saying his government can't survive on witch-hunting mission against the erstwhile Governor. Addressing a Press Conference in Abuja on Sunday, the ...
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President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and associates of Doyin Okupe, a distinguished medical doctor, politician, communicator, and strategist who played a significant role in Nigeria’s political landscape. A prominent son of Iperu-Remo in Ogun State, Okupe served as Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan ...
