Police confirm arrest of Osun commissioner as Accord Party accuses security agencies of targeting members

Osun State Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation, Mayowa Adejoorin By John Dike, Osogbo The police have confirmed the arrest of Osun State Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation, Hon. Mayowa Adejoorin, while the Accord Party accused security agencies of targeting its members This came as preparations for the August 15 governorship election in the state heightened. […]

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Adeleke’s campaign condemns commissioner’s arrest

The Imole Campaign Council pushing for the reelection of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has condemned the arrest of the state’s Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation, Hon. Mayowa Adejoorin. The commissioner, who is also a leader of the campaign council in Obokun Local Government, was reportedly blocked while driving out of Ilesa and worked away. […]

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Osun election: Police broker peace between Accord, APC Over campaign rallies schedules

By John Dike, Osogbo The police have brokered a peace agreement between the Accord Party and the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the scheduling of their final campaign rallies for the August 15 governorship election in Osun State. The intervention, meant to avert could possible clashes between supporters of both parties, and led by the […]

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Yoruba Ronu Tasks APC Chairman on 2027 Poll, Congratulates Yilwatda at 58

The Yoruba Ronu Group, a socio-political organisation campaigning for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has congratulated the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, on his 58th birthday. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Prince Diran Iyantan, the group described Yilwatda as an accomplished academic, engineer, administrator […]

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Army warns troops on Osun election duty to be neutral, professional

By John Dike, Osogbo Orders strict compliance with election code of conduct The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Auwalu Mahmuda, has ordered troops deployed for the August 15 Osun State governorship election to remain professional, politically neutral and strictly adhere to the Code of Conduct guiding military participation […]

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Adeleke Inaugurates Oke-Fia Flyover, Rallies Massive Voter Turnout For August 15 Poll

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor and Accord Party governorship candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday inaugurated the newly completed Oke-Fia Flyover in Osogbo, and urged regisreeed voters to come out in large numbers to participate peacefully in the August 15 governorship election. He described voting as the strongest instrument through which citizens could […]

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Osun election: Oyetola, Umahi, others rally massive support for Oyebamiji

say APC victory will unlock more federal project By John Dike, Osogbo All Progressives Congress chieftains led by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and the Minister of Works, David Umahi, on Friday urged the people of Osun State to elect the party’s governorship candidate, Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji in the August 15 […]

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HURIWA rejects ICPC report on PFIPC, demands probe of officials

HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has rejected the interim report of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), saying the findings raised more questions than they answered. HURIWA, in a statement signed on Friday by […]

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Atiku raises the alarm over suspicious credit to his bank account

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised concerns over a suspicious credit into one of his private bank accounts, alleging that his confidential banking details may have been compromised. Atiku, who is the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, disclosed this […]

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