Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Tuesday, witnessed massive deployment of security personnel as the state entered the final days ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. This was just as Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tunji Disu, deployed Mr Ishyaku Mohammed, a Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), to coordinate security operation for the election. Across major roads, […]
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Education minister, Tunji Alausa By Kolade Adeniyi decision to phase out the policy separating junior secondary schools from senior secondary schools deserves genuine credit. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has been unusually candid about a system that manages roughly 80,000 public primary schools but only about 15,000 junior secondary schools, a mismatch he […]
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Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies and the Tinubu administration against militarising the Osun governorship election or using state institutions for partisan advantage. Speaking at the ADC National Youth Leadership Summit in Abuja, Atiku described the Osun […]
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Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has assented to the Ondo State Electric Power Sector (Amendment) Law, 2026, strengthening the legal and institutional framework for electricity generation, transmission and distribution across the State. The new law, which was passed by the Ondo State House of Assembly, amends the Ondo State Electric Power Sector Law, 2020, and […]
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Questions election materials By John Dike, Osogbo The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) has raised concerns over what it described as disturbing developments ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, alleging the unofficial presence of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Ebonyi State, Mrs. Pauline Ugoyenka, in Osun and questioning the use of what it termed […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo With 72 hours to the August 15 Osun State governorship election, the Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness (CCLCA) has expressed concern over what it described as worsening security threats, inflammatory political rhetoric and technical concerns surrounding the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). The organisation, […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Olumide Egbedun, and the leadership of Organised Labour in Osun State have separately raised concerns over alleged threats of electoral violence, voter intimidation and incitement ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, calling on security agencies to take immediate action to […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo *The greatest setback to humanity was that man became “rebellion incarnate” after the Adamic fall.* *Read the statement below to capture the heartfelt agony of God :* *Genesis 3: [9] “And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?* *[10] And he said, I heard thy voice […]
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Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has declared that contrary to wide belief, albinism is not contagious but an ordinary genetic condition. He urged Nigerians to discard the erroneous myths, misconceptions and discrimination against persons with albinism as he provided sunscreens, sunblocks and financial assistance to 360 persons with albinism across the 18 local government areas […]
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Senator Francis Fadahunsi The Commissioner of Police in charge of the 2026 Osun State Governorship Election, Samuel Etaifo, on Wednesday explained why the lawmaker representing Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Fadahunsi, was invited by the command following a comment attributed to him. Etaifo, in a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, […]
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