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Police launch investigation into murder of farm worker in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has commenced a full-scale investigation into the murder of a 50-year-old farm worker, Alfa Mustapha, whose body was discovered on his farm in Ageri Village, near Olodo in Odeda Local Government Area. According to a statement released on Sunday by CSP Omolola Odutola, the Police Public Relations Officer, the case was reported at about 6:30…
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Food security: Ondo to establish 2,000 hectares of farmland per district
The Ondo State Government has unveiled plans to establish farm clusters and allocate 2,000 hectares of farmland in each senatorial district to enhance food security and revolutionize agribusiness in the state. Rotimi Akinsola, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Agriculture and Agric Business, disclosed this on Saturday during an event at the Soilless Farm Lab in Ogun State.…
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OSSIEC announces newly elected LG Chairmen in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) has announced the newly elected Chairmen for the 30 Local Government Councils in the state. Below is the full list: Boripe – Babalola Wasiu Kayode Egbedore – Okunade Oluwafemi Adesanya Ife Central – Adeyenuwo Rotimi John Obokun – Agboola Francis Olajire Isokan – Azeez Lateef Adeniran Boluwaduro – Aina…
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Osun: PDP wins all LG seats in landslide victory
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has won all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the just-concluded local government election in the state. The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Hashim Abioye, made the announcement in a video shared with journalists by the spokesperson to the governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, on…
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APM accuses OSSIEC of wasting billions on ‘shadow election’ in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) has been accused of wasting billions of naira on a “shadow election” that never truly took place. The chairman of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Hon. Adewale Adebayo, criticized OSSIEC over Saturday’s local government election, alleging that the election only took place in Ede, the hometown of Governor Ademola…
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Alaafin donates multi-million naira ultra-modern hospital equipment, consumables to health centre
The newly elected Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, has donated ultra-modern hospital equipment and consumables worth millions of naira to the community health centre in the town. According to a statement issued by the Alaafin’s media aide, Bode Durojaiye, the ultra-modern equipment was brought to the town on Friday and would be installed at the health centre. He said,…
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Hoodlums kill one in Osun LG election amid security presence
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo One person has reportedly been killed in Ilesa West during the ongoing Local Government election in Osun State. The incident was said to have occurred in front of United Grammar School, where voters had gathered peacefully to exercise their civic rights. It was gathered that hoodlums, seen moving around in a green Hilux and a bumper…
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Court remands motorist for allegedly assaulting OYRTMA officers
A driver, Oke Ademola, has been remanded in prison by an Oyo State Mobile Court for allegedly assaulting two officers of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA). The incident occurred at the Agodi Gate Bus Stop, where Ademola was accused of physically attacking OYRTMA officers, Kareem Yakubu and Ogunjimi Ayotunde. Ademola, who was driving an unlicensed Toyota Camry,…
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Osun LG poll: OSSIEC accuses police of detaining staff, sealing secretariat
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) has accused the Nigeria Police of arresting its staff on election duty and sealing off the commission’s secretariat. The chairman of the commission, Barr. Hashim Abioye, made the allegation in a video circulated on social media, stating that the arrested officials had committed no crime and violated no court…
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Police launch manhunt for driver after fatal accident in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has launched a search for the driver of a commercial bus involved in a fatal accident that claimed the life of a pedestrian, Auwalu Abdulkadir, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Omolola Odutola, the accident occurred at Kara Under Bridge on February 21, 2025, at…
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