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Olubadan denies imposing Mogaji on Ibadan family
By Adejayan Gbenga The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has denied allegations that he imposed a Mogaji (compound head) on the Olufadejin family of Alekuso, Ibadan, saying the selection process followed the customs and traditions of Ibadanland. The denial came after a faction of the Olufadejin family accused the monarch of approving the installation of Fatai Omosanjo Amzat despite…
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New Osun NURTW chairman assures residents of peace in motor parks
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The newly inaugurated Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Osun State Council, Kazeem Oyewale, popularly known as Asiri Eniba, has assured residents that violence has ended in motor parks across the state following the resolution of the union’s leadership crisis. Oyewale, who spoke after assuming office, said the new state executives…
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University of Ibadan mourns Emeritus Professor Ayo Bamgbose
The University of Ibadan (UI) has mourned the death of renowned African linguist and Foundation President of the Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL), Emeritus Professor Ayo Bamgbose, who died at the age of 94. The university, in a statement issued on Saturday, described Bamgbose as a distinguished scholar whose contributions to linguistics, indigenous language development and academia left an enduring…
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Adeleke alleges sabotage of LAMECO Bridge, orders surveillance on infrastructure
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has alleged that the damaged section of the LAMECO Bridge in Osogbo was sabotaged, condemning what he described as the vandalisation of public infrastructure for political purposes. The governor, who inspected the affected section of the bridge and received a briefing from engineers of the Osun State Ministry of Works…
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Pressure group opposes Aramoko monarch selection restart, alleges political interference
By Boye Oyeyemi The Oduduwa Citizen Liberation Vanguard, a pressure group based in South-West Nigeria, has opposed an alleged plan to restart the selection process for a new Alara of Aramoko-Ekiti, urging the Ekiti State Government to complete the exercise in line with the existing chieftaincy law. The traditional stool became vacant following the death of the Alara of Aramoko-Ekiti,…
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Osun govt dismisses claims of NURTW leadership dissolution
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Government has clarified that Governor Ademola Adeleke did not proscribe the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) or dissolve its leadership, insisting that Comrade Nurudeen Alowonle remains the substantive chairman of the union in the state. The government said Thursday’s directive suspending NURTW activities in motor parks across the state had…
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Osun APC seeks engineering bodies’ intervention over alleged flyover failure
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for the intervention of professional engineering bodies following what it described as the structural failure of the Lameco Junction Flyover in Osogbo. The party called on the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), the…
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Accord accuses APC of vandalising Adeleke’s projects in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State chapter of the Accord Party has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of allegedly orchestrating acts of vandalism against public infrastructure executed by the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke in a bid to discredit the government ahead of the governorship election. In a statement issued on Friday by its chairman, Pastor Victor…
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Concern as section of newly commissioned flyover subsides in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – A section of the newly constructed Lameco Flyover in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has caved in barely 23 days after it was opened to traffic. The 672-metre flyover, which was constructed at a cost of N8,521,632,257.28, was commissioned on July 1, 2026. The affected section reportedly subsided in the early hours of Friday following…
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Four arrested for assaulting man over alleged fake transfer in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has arrested four persons over the alleged assault and public humiliation of a resident, whose video was recorded and circulated on social media following allegations that he made a fake bank transfer of N50,000. Sources familiar with the incident said the victim was accused of making a fraudulent N50,000 bank transfer before…
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