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PHOTO NEWS: Atiku, Okowa, other PDP leaders attend Adeleke’s inauguration

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, his running mate and Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, his wife, Titi Atiku and Director-General of his campaign council and Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel and other party chieftains attended the inauguration of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the 6th Governor of Osun State on Sunday in Osogbo.

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Adeleke makes first appointments

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has approved the appointment of Alhaji Kassim Akinleye as his chief of staff. The governor also picked Alhaji Teslim Igbalaye as the Secretary to the State G(SSG), while Mallam Rasheed Olawale is the Chief Press Secretary. The appointments take immediate effect, according to the Governor.

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BREAKING: Court nullifies Osun council polls

A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo has nullified the October 15 local government elections conducted across Osun State. In a ruling on Friday, presiding judge Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel said the election – conducted by the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission – was held in contravention of Sections 29 & 32 of the Electoral Act, 2022. Details later…

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INEC chairman must produce Adeleke’s certificates – Osun tribunal insists

Osun State Election Petition Tribunal has issued a fresh order, directing the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to produce the Certificates and other documents of the state Governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke used in the 2018 governorship election. The order followed the failure of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the commission to produce the certificates in…

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Lagos Assembly holds special session for late lawmaker

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday held a valedictory session for their late colleague, Hon. Abdul-Sobur Olayiwola Olawale, Before performing the ceremonial removal of his name tag from his seat, the lawmakers, who held a minute silence in honour of Olawale, also urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to assist the two children of the deceased. Olawale died…

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Adeleke vows to fire 30 newly appointed permanent secretaries by Nov. 28

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke, has vowed to fire all the 30 coordinating directors appointed as permanent secretaries by the outgoing Governor, Gboyega Oyetola. In a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke affirmed that taking such appointments at this last minute indicated their readiness to exit the state service. “We want to put on records that…

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Lagos records lowest robbery incidents in decades

   …Sanwo-Olu: ‘LSSTF model largely successful, its triumphs justify donors’ confidence’    …149 robberies foiled by police, cache of arms recovered For the third consecutive year, Lagos State has recorded no single case of armed robbery attacks on banks and other financial institutions operating within its boundary. The development hinted a significant improvement in security surveillance and the sustainability of…

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Oyetola presents staff of office to Owa of Igbajo

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola on Thursday presented the staff of office and instrument of appointment to the new Owa of Igbajo, Oba Adegboyega Famodun. Speaking at the coronation ceremony, Oyetola described the new Owa as a major player in true governance that brought sustainable development to Osun in general and Igbajo in particular. The…

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Oyetola approves appointment of 30 permanent secretaries

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola has approved the appointment of 30 new permanent secretaries to fill the existing vacancies in the state civil service: This was contained in a statement signed by the state the Head of Service, Dr. Festus Olowogboyega Oyebade on Thursday. According to Oyebade, the swearing ceremony of the officers holds today…

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Court to deliver judgement in Ogun PDP guber crisis suit December 1

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Thursday, fixed December 1 for judgement in a suit filed by Jimi Lawal, an aggrieved governorship aspirant in the May 25 Ogun Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s primary election. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after counsel to the parties adopted their processes and presented their arguments for and against the suit.…

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