By John Dike, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has elected 1,660 delegates across the 332 wards of the state ahead of Saturday’s governorship primary election. Chairman of the party’s Delegates Congress Committee, Engr. Shehu Umar Dange, announced the outcome on Tuesday at the state secretariat along Gbongan–Ibadan Road, Osogbo. He explained […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo At last, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has announced his official decampment to the Accord Party, days after leaving the Peoples Democratic Party. This development ends months of speculation about the political platform he would use in contesting his reelection few weeks away. Initially, he was rumoured to be considering moving […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has celebrated the state’s first lady, Titilola as she marks her 60th birthday, describing her as “a pillar of support and a symbol of discipline and morality” In a birthday message he personally signed, the governor recalled with nostalgia how the bonding started and how the […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Pastor Lawrence Bamilaw of Apostolic Grace Network International has charged President Bola Tinubu tlo swiftly tackle the nation’s security crisis as he did the Benin Republic coup. The cleric gave the charge while addressing journalists during this year’s edition of the African Marathon Praise “25,” held at the Correspondents’ Chapel in […]
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By Jude Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has distanced himself and his administration from the ongoing strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) in the state, insisting that the crisis lies squarely within the constitutional mandate of the Chief Judge. His position was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by his […]
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Departed Publisher of SOJ Worldwide, Mr. Adesoji Omosebi plans health insurance scheme for journalists By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has mourned the death of Adesoji Omosebi, Publisher of SOJ Worldwide Online News and a prominent member of the Osun Online Publishers Association (OOPA). In a statement by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) branches in Osun State have appealed to Governor Ademola Adeleke to urgently intervene in the ongoing Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) strike, which has effectively brought the state’s judicial system to a standstill. In a communique signed by the chairmen of the five NBA branches […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo A non-political organization in Osun State, the Coalition of Concerned Nigerian Citizens (CCNC), has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the crisis surrounding the alleged withholding of Osun local government funds. It lamented that the action has worsened the hardship currently being experienced by residents across the state. At […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Senator Iyiola Omisore’s allegation that the Marine and Blue Economy Minister, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola interfered in the screening process for the Osun State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary is ‘baseless and misleading.’ Dismissing the allegation in a statement on Sunday, the Minister’s aide, Bolaji Akinola described Omisore’s claims as “totally […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Senator Iyiola Omisore, former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Osun State governorship aspirant, has described his disqualification from the party’s primary as the “biggest joke of the year.” Speaking to journalists after appearing before the APC Appeal Committee in Abuja on Saturday, he alleged that the screening […]
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