Combat-ready troops have been deployed to Osun State ahead of the Saturdaylocal government election. Soldiers arrived in the state on Wednesday night to maintain peace and ensure the security of residents during the polls. It was learned that their deployment, barely 48 hours to the election, is to beef up security in the state before, […]
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Osun State House of Assembly has cried out that Democracy is under threat in the state, as it appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene urgently to prevent the state from sliding into further chaos. It made the passionate appeal through the Speaker, Rt. Hon Adewale Egbedun, who lamented the turn of events in […]
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Disturbed by the worsening political crisis in Osun State, the Conscious Progressive Youths (CPY), a prominent youth organization in the state, has sued for peace. In a statement, it noted the critical role of the local governments in delivering essential services. Regretting that the ongoing conflicts disproportionately affect vulnerable populations, including women, children, and the […]
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Osun State House of Assembly has passionately appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in the degenerating political crisis rocking the state. It appealed to the President in his capacity as the father of the nation, to intervene urgently, and bring the escalating situation under control. The assembly appealed through the Speaker Rt. Hon. […]
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says 10 of its members killed accuses IGP of taking sides The political crisis in Osun State has assumed a worrisome dimension as the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, raised an alarm of a plan to kill Governor Ademola Adeleke. It raised the alarm amid its outcry that at least ten of its members in […]
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By Banji Ayoola To seriously tackle a joint task; To strive together for high aims; Both the man and the woman should be moved by the true love of the soul; To develop together harmoniously; Joyfully and voluntarily serving each other; Growing upward together towards spiritual ennoblement; Shoulder to shoulder smilingly facing all trials; Swinging […]
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A former Presidential aspirant under the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Nwachukwu Anakwenze, has condoled with the PANDEF and family of the elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark over his death. A statement on Tuesday by a representative of his family, Prof C.C. Clark, announced the PANDEF leader’s death at 97. In a […]
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Speaker in high spirits Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, remains the substantive speaker, contrary to fresh reports of her resignation. An aide to Meranda, who described the reported resignation as fake news and requested anonymity, confirmed this to Vanguard on Wednesday while addressing the circulating rumors on social media. The clarification follows […]
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direct security forces to restore order The House of Representatives has intervened in the Osun State local government crisis, calling on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), and other security heads to restore law and order in the state immediately. The intervention followed a motion […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State has raised the alarm that the Inspector General of Police’s deployment of special forces over the state-local government crisis was aimed at assassinating Governor Ademola Adeleke. Addressing newsmen at the party’s Secretariat in Osogbo on Wednesday, the party Chairman, Sunday Bisi, added that the destabilisation of the […]
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