Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Saturday, said having worked for the success of Interior minister, Rauf Aregbesola’s eight-year reign as his predecessor, he is sure that Aregbosola would support his reelection bid. He said that members of ‘The Osun Progressives,’ a factional group within the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, are not […]
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Canvassing peace, Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, yesterday, directed the Caretaker Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Gboyega Famodun, to discontinue the case instituted against some chieftains of the party who are loyalists of Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, he […]
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The Caretaker Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osun State, Hon Rasaq Salinsile; ex-APC chair Elder Adelowo Adebiyi, two ex-commissioners and two ex-cabinet members in the administration of former Governor Rauf Aregbesola were arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrate Court on Monday. Ex-commissioner for Works and Transports Engr. Kazeem Salami; ex-Commissioner for Youth, Sports and […]
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– Police confirm,investigate Tragedy struck on Tuesday at Elegbaata village, Oke Suna, Apomu, in the Isokan Local Government Area of Osun State, after seven people — a man, his wife and five children — were found dead in their apartment. It was learnt that one other member of the family, who also slept in the […]
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At least 26 states, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), failed to provide matching grants to access the basic education development fund last year. This is according to data from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). The records show that as of August 17, some states did not provide the 50 per cent matching grants […]
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… Before they fell apart … By Banji Ayoola Still boiling with rage barely 12 hours after a bloody clash, supporters of Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola and those of the Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, on Sunday resorted to a verbal warfare over the violence which occurred at the secretariat of the Osun State All […]
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By Tunde Odesola Over the weekend, I gave thoughts to the snowflake nature of Man. I arrived at the conclusion that the mind of Man is a tragic theatre with a cast, whose hero commits an error which turns into a horror that smashes him down below zero in terror. I also gave thoughts to […]
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A victim of the clash identified as Nurudeem Ajetunmobi (Photo Credit: Olasunkanmi Akinlotan) Supporters of Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola and the Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, on Saturday engaged themselves in a bloody clash over the last party’s ward congress at its secretariat in Osogbo, leaving several persons with varying degrees of injuries. Both now […]
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The crisis rocking the Osun State cahapter of All Progressive Congress (APC) turned bloody on Saturday when loyalists of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and his former boss and Minister for Interior, Rauf Aregbesola clashed at the party’s secretariat during the hearing of petitions by the Ward Congress Appeal Committee. Aregbesola handed over to Oyetola, his former […]
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Banji Ayoola Pandemonium broke out on Saturday at the Osun secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) as sounds of gunshots tore through the tense atmosphere at the sitting of the Ward Congress Appeal Committee in Osogbo. The gunshots which ran out about 4.15pm, forced the heavily armed security operatives to rescue some members of […]
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