A Beer Parlour operator, popularly called Iya Bisola, has been found dead in her house in the Ikirun area of Osun State. Though details of what led to the incident were still sketchy as of press time, but security sources said the remains of the deceased were found in her house located around Oke Glo
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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC), has sued Governor Ademola Adeleke for appointing himself as the Commissioner for Works. The party in the suit filed at the State High Court in Osogbo, also sued the governor’s deputy, Kola Adewusi, for his appointment as the Commissioner for Sports and Special Needs. Recall that
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…says there is no law authorizing elected or appointed officials to go with official vehicles The immediate past governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, his wife, Kafayat Oyetola and other former political appointees have been directed to immediately return official vehicles which are in their possession. The directive was given by the Asset Recovery Panel
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…the new governor also hinted that all appointments made after July 17 would be reviewed In his efforts to recover all the looted funds in the state, the new governor of Osun State, Sen. Ademola Adeleke has inaugurated the Staff Audit/Appointments/Promotion Review Committee, chaired by Dr Muyiwa Oladimeji. Also inaugurated by the governor was the State
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…Iree Kingmakers are also alleging that the commissioner is sponsoring a candidate for the Aree stool The sleepy community of Iree in Osun State is currently passing through some undercurrent as the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Adebayo Adeleke has been issued with a warning by Kingmakers in Iree against
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…displeased residents embarked on protest and attempted to hijack from the police some of the occupants of the truck Three persons have untimely lost their lives after they were hit by a truck in Ikirun, Osun State. The accident which occurred around Emiloju Area of the sleepy community, when the truck driver allegedly lost control
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…the warning was handed down to party members by the Osun PDP caretaker transition chairman Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been warned against anti-party activities noting that as a political party, it would not shy way from sanctioning erring members who derail from the party’s core values. This warning was handed down
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…the fuel tanker lost control and rammed into a crowded area Many feared killed in a fatal accident involving a fuel tanker on Friday afternoon at Ikirun, headquarters of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State. The accident, eyewitnesses stated, occurred at Emiloju area of the ancient town. They revealed that the tanker lost control and rammed
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…as GOC lauds Oyetola’s support to all strata of security formation in the State. Osun State governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has commended the leadership and officers of the 2 Division of Nigerian Army, Ibadan, for always displaying high sense of professionalism and competence in the discharge of their constitutional responsibilities. Oyetola disclosed this while receiving in
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‘Urged all APM members in the state to stay off the polling units in their respective LGA’ The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Osun State has pulled out of the Osun State Local Goverment Area elections scheduled for today. The Osun APM Chairman, Ezekiel Adegboyega while declaring this in a personally signed statement on Friday
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A Federal High Court in Osogbo has ordered the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) to stop its preparation and not conduct local government elections. OSIEC on August 15, 2022, announced plans to conduct a Local Government Election in the state on October 15, 2022. It maintained that the poll was in accordance with the newly
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Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Tuesday, filed its reply to the petition by the All Progressives Congress candidate in the July 16 governorship poll, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, before the Election Petition Tribunal, challenging Senator Ademola Adeleke’s victory. The lawyer representing the PDP, Mr Hasim Abioye, said the party had also brought
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The contractor handling the construction of the MKO Abiola International Airport at Ido Osun in Osun State, JM & AS Limited, has written the state government to demand immediate payment of N570.2m debt expended on the project or be ready for court action. The firm gave the state government two weeks to pay the debt
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As the world marked the International Youth Day 2022, with the theme: “Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages”, the Osun governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke has promised to institute a sustainable youth development agenda. Adeleke also revealed that this includes a revision of the Osun State Youth Policy that will enable the integration of global
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The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said that he never collected any salary all through his eight years in office as governor of Osun state. Aregbesola who is currently serving as Nigeria’s Minister of Interior Affairs, stated this while dismissing reports published by online that he received 96-month salary arrears in secret when he
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