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Oluwo congratulates Osun State governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke
Paramount ruler of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale has commended and congratulated the governor-elect of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke for his tenacity, courage, and commitment to his goal, praying for divine wisdom and understanding to effectively manage the state. He enjoined every patriot of the state to cooperate with the governor-elect to ensure Osun’s continuous greatness in the face of…
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PHOTO NEWS: Oyetola charges Osun APC members to remain steadfast
Barely a week after the Osun 2022 governorship election, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, today, met with members and supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Oyetola charged the APC members and supporters not to allow the outcome of the election cause dissatisfaction and division within the party, adding that the APC remains the ruling party in the State. He…
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See us as your children, Ekiti governor-elect, deputy tell Ekiti Obas
…Oyebanji, APC leaders storm Emure, Ikere, Ise-Orun LGs on thank you visit Ekiti State governor-elect, Mr Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji has called on traditional rulers in the state to see him and his deputy, Chief (Mrs) Monisade Afuye as their children, adding that his administration would rely on their wise counsel and constructive criticism. Speaking on Thursday during his “thank you”…
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Somalia’s president wants help to fight Africa’s terrorist groups
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says jihadism is un-Islamic and impossible to justify I feel I am uniquely qualified to speak on international terrorism because I have survived at least three attempts to assassinate me. They came during my first term as Somalia’s president from September 2012 to February 2017. The first attempt was on my very first day in office; the…
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Soludo says Anambra needs N250bn annually for infrastructure, signs revised 2022 budget
Anambra State Governor, Prof Charles Soludo has signed a revised budget for the state. In a post on his Facebook, Soludo praised the state House of Assembly for “doing their work with integrity”. According to him, the state needs N250 billion to fill the critical infrastructure gap. He also announced that the lawmakers approved his administration’s request to borrow N100…
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Fi’jó gba’dé: Dance as political strategy, By Simbo Olorunfemi
I didn’t start paying attention to the campaign in Osun until the final weeks before the election. My interest, as always, was on strategy and communications, trying to find out what was motivating who, what the strategy was and how it was being executed. Again, I was fascinated by Alàgbà Jackson, wanting to know how he was handling his obvious…
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Osun election shows LP won’t have much votes in 2023 – Atiku
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has dismissed claims that the Labour Party fielding Peter Obi as its presidential flagbearer will have effects on his party’s votes especially in the South East. Atiku who was speaking during an interview with Arise TV, said the recently concluded election in Osun State, where the PDP candidate Ademola Adeleke…
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Oshoala wins record fifth Africa’s Women’s Player of the Year award
…Mane claims men’s crown Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala set a new record when she walked away with her fifth Africa’s Women’s Player of the Year award at the CAF Awards 2022, while Senegal’s star forward Sadio Mane was named Men’s Player of the Year after leading the Teranga Lions to its maiden Africa Cup of Nations title. It was a highly…
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The triumph of politics, By Bolaji Adebiyi
Asked for his reaction to the loss of his party, at the just concluded gubernatorial contest in Osun State, Abdullahi Adamu, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, feigned ignorance of the result of an election that had been officially announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission in the wee hours of the day. “INEC is yet to inform…
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Osun: Buhari does it again
Let me start with some clarifications. I’m from Osun State, and my homestead is Ipetumodu, in Ife North Local Government Area. And I am not Osun in Diaspora. I was born in Osogbo, capital of the State, when my father was Principal of St Charles Grammar School in the 1960s. When he retired home, after moving from Osogbo to Notre…
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