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Oyetola condemns shooting of The Nation reporter, one other citizen
Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola, has condemned the shooting of the Nation’s Newspaper correspondent, Toba Adedeji, and another citizen by some trigger-happy police officers at Olaiya, Osogbo, the State capital on Tuesday. Adedeji and the yet-to-be-identified citizen were reportedly shot by some overzealous policemen who were trying to disperse a group of people who had gathered to mourn the…
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Aspirant threatens court action, says Ondo APC senatorial primary fraudulent
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure An aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Ondo Central Senatorial District primaries, Otunba Adeniran Oyebade has described the just concluded exercise as a fraud. Addressing journalists in Akure on Tuesday, Oyebade disclosed that delegates from Ondo West/East were stylishly deceived and transported to Akure about four days to the primaries…
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Police shoot pupil, Nation reporter in Osogbo
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Nation Newspaper correspondent in Osun State, Mr. Toba Adedeji, has been shot by a police officer. Adedeji was shot alongside a pupil coming from school at Olaiya, Osogbo, by the overzealous policeman who wanted to disperse protesters mourning the killing of one Mr. Abiola Afolabi. The protesters had converged on Olaiya junction to mourn the passage…
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Aggrieved APC members ask court to stop Lagos Senator, Adeola from parading self as Ogun West Senatorial candidate
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Ogun West, have asked the Federal High Court, Abeokuta division, to stop Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola from parading himself as the candidate of the Senatorial District in the 2023 general elections on the platform of the party.Adeola was declared the winner of the APC senatorial ticket,…
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Governorship election won’t stop Osun Food Support Scheme, says govt
…flags off 14th edition The Osun State government has reiterated its commitment to continue to champion its statutory obligations towards advancing the socio-economic fortunes and general well-being of the citizens despite the fact that the State is 46 days to the governorship election. The government noted that it remains resolute to its commitment to the monthly distribution of food items…
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National, House of Assemblies aspirants call for cancellation of Osun APC primaries
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Some House and National Assemblies aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State have called for the cancellation of the party’s primaries. The aspirants, who belong to a caucus within the party, The Osun Progressives (TOP) alleged that the election was marred with impunity, charade, confusion as well as manipulation. Addressing a press conference…
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Governor Oyetola re-election campaign council reels out schedule
The Campaign Council for the re-election of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the July 16th, 2022 governorship election in Osun has reeled out the campaign schedules for this week. In a statement by the Director-General of the Campaign Council, Senator Ajibola Basiru, the reelection campaign trail of Governor Oyetola would move to Ikirun…
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Oyetola lacks capacity to turn Osun’s resources to wealth says Ogunbiyi
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State governorship candidate of Accord Party, Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi has berated the Adegboyega Oyetola-led government for its failure to turn the state’s abundant resources into wealth. Reacting to the governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi’s appraisal of Oyetola as a manager of “non-existing resources” when he took his presidential nomination campaign to the state, Ogunbiyi…
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Kola Balogun loses Oyo South Senatorial APC ticket to Ajimobi’s son-in-law, Kolapo Kola Daisi
Mr. Kolapo Kola-Daisi, has won the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Oyo South Senatorial District.The winner, who is a son to industrialist, Bashorun Kola-Daisi, and married to Senator Abiola Ajimobi’s daughter, polled 212 votes to defeat the incumbent, Senator Kola Balogun, who scored 93 votes. Former Secretary to Oyo State Government (SSG), Sharafadeen Alli scored 107 votes;…
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Group vows to resist imposition of state legislator in Amuwo-Odofin
A coalition of civil society organisations in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government, the Amuwo Arise for Good Governance (AAGG), has vowed to resist a second-time substitution of Mr. Folorunso Olaitan Segun as the valid winner of the council’s Constituency 1 primaries for the Lagos State House of Assembly. The AAGG, which said that its major objective is to entrench credible leadership and…
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