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Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has revealed that the state has concluded plans to constitute an independent commission of inquiry after the August 15 governorship election to investigate reported cases of extrajudicial killings and other acts of violence recorded during the election period. Addressing journalists at the Banquet hall, the governor represented by the ...
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President Bola Tinubu has urged residents of Osun State to come out en masse on Saturday, August 15, to exercise their right to vote for the candidate of their choice who will lead the state for the next four years. The President, who was represented by Senate President Godswill Akpabio at the All Progressives Congress ...
Politics
The factional National Chairman of the Accord Party, Prof. Chris Imumolen, and members of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) on Thursday declared their support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Osun State, Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji. Imumolen made the declaration while addressing supporters at the APC campaign rally in Osogbo, ahead of ...
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The Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness has called on security agencies to take urgent measures to prevent violence before, during, and after the Osun State governorship election. Speaking at a press conference held on Thursday in Osogbo, the Director-General and Head of Mission of the Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness, Dr. ...
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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised fresh concerns over alleged attacks on its members, claiming that about 40 supporters have been killed in election-related violence across the state ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The party made the allegation while condemning the reported killing of Ayegbo Oladale, nephew to the ...
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The Osun State Police Command has grilled Senator representing Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Fadahunsi for over two hours over an alleged inciting statement ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. It would recalled that Governor Ademola Adeleke had called for the arrest of Fadahunsi following a viral video in which the senator was allegedly heard saying, ...
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Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has declared Friday, August 14, as a work-free day to allow public service workers to participate in Saturday's governorship election. According to a circular issued by the Head of Service, Elder Ayanleye Aina, the decision aims to enable workers to travel where necessary and prepare to exercise their voting ...
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The Renewed Hope Ambassadors in Osun State on Wednesday staged a “Walk to Victory” rally in support of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of Saturday's governorship election. The group, in their hundreds, converged at the popular Aiyetoro area in Osogbo and marched through Igbona Market, Old Garage, MDS, Olaiya, and ...
Politics
Senator representing Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Fadahunsi, has accused Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, of allegedly importing political violence and terrorism into the senatorial district ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. It would be recalled that Governor Adeleke had called for Fadahunsi’s arrest over an alleged inciting remark against supporters of the Accord Party. Fadahunsi, ...
Crime
The Osun State Police Command has arrested four suspects over alleged conspiracy, attempted murder, assault occasioning harm and unlawful possession of prohibited firearms in Modakeke, Ife East Local Government Area of the state. Those arrested were Olufemi Olatunji, 39; Ajayi Idowu, 31; Akingbala Oluwakemi, 40; and Adekunle Basirat, 40. In a statement signed by the ...
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The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Osun State, Dr. Najeem Salaam, has pledged to transform the agricultural sector through timely support for farmers, improved infrastructure, and the establishment of farm estates across the state. Salaam made the promise during an Arise TV town hall programme on the 2026 Osun governorship election, ...
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All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives aspirant for Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency, Ondo State, Tajudeen Adefisoye popularly known as “Small Alhaji” has broken his silence on the controversial 2020 local government election in the state, debunking allegations that he collected ₦50 million from the late Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to compromise the party’s candidates in Idanre ...
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Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, appealed to Osun voters on Monday to support the party in the August 15 governorship election, describing the ADC as a platform representing the best of Nigerians. Atiku made the appeal while speaking at the ADC grand campaign rally held ...
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Osun State Council, has clarified the circumstances surrounding recent state government disbursements, revealing that organized labor originally demanded a ₦20,000 palliative for workers and pensioners, not the ₦10,000 disbursed. The clarification comes in the wake of allegations from the All Progressives Congress (APC) suggesting that the recent financial releases by ...
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The Nigerian Army has warned troops deployed for the August 15 Osun State governorship election against bias, harassment, and interference with voters, directing them to remain professional and strictly adhere to the Code of Conduct for Election Duty. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Auwalu Mahmuda, gave the warning on ...
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Osun State, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, has promised to prioritize sports development, youth entrepreneurship, and job creation if elected governor on August 15, 2026. Oyebamiji made the pledge during the Osun Youths Interactive Session in Osogbo, where young people from various sectors including students, professionals, civil society ...
Politics
Days before the August 15 governorship election in Osun State, the hunters' community in the state endorsed the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji, pledging to mobilise more than 100,000 votes for him. The head of the hunters, Hammed Nureni, disclosed this while expressing the group’s dissatisfaction with the administration of Governor ...
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...as APC, Imole Campaign Council trade blame on Ilesa shooting incident The Osun State Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Mayowa Adejoorin, has narrated how he was arrested and stripped naked by officers of the Osun State Police Command. Speaking after his release at the Osun State Government House on Sunday, Hon. Adejoorin explained how he was allegedly accosted on his way to Ilesa by officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). ...
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Ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State, former Governor Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola and other prominent leaders of the Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have officially endorsed the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji. The endorsement took place on Sunday at the WOCDIF Event Centre in Osogbo. ...
Money market
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended Nigeria's Economic Management Team and the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) for what he described as the successful implementation of economic reforms that have stabilised the economy and driven a remarkable rebound in the country's stock market. Speaking on Thursday at the State House, Abuja, while receiving the Board and ...
