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Why I dropped out of Ekiti PDP ticket as deputy governorship candidate – Funmi Ogun
Former Commissioner for Works in Ekiti State, Funmi Ogun, has given reasons for her decision to decline nomination as the deputy governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the state. Ogun had been nominated to fly the flag of the PDP alongside Governorship Candidate, Bisi Kolawole, in the June 18 governorship election in Ekiti. She however wrote to the…
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Osun govt condems PDP congress violence
Osun State Government has condemned the violence during the People’s Democratic Party’s ward congress in Ipetumodu, Ife North Local Government, and Ward 14, Oke-Oba 1, Agberire, Iwo Local Government on Wednesday. Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode, in a statement which was made available to Western Post, said the Osun was a peaceful state and would not…
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New Olubadan to be installed March 11
Bode Akinbode, Ibadan The coronation ceremony of High Chief Olalekan Balogun as the new Olubadan of Ibadanland will hold on March 11, 2022. This was disclosed in a letter signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftancy Affairs, Mr. B.A. Olanrewaju, which was seen by our correspondent. Olanrewaju said Balogun’s installation was coming up after Oyo State…
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EXCLUSIVE: How Aregbesola pressed for postponement of Osun primary to avoid defeat
Western Post can report today that perhaps sensing that a clear defeat was staring him in the face at the just-ended primary election of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the Osun governorship poll, former governor of the state and Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, moved decisively to achieve a postponement of the intra-party poll. Governor Adegboyega Oyetola overwhelmingly…
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Alaafin moves to reconcile Tinubu, Aregbesola
Bode Akinbode, Ibadan All Progressives Congress, APC, National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is scheduled to pay a visit to the palace of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III on Sunday. Tinubu’s scheduled visit to Oyo town is in continuation of his engagements with traditional rulers across the country’s six geo-political zones in respect of his 2023 presidential ambition.…
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Oyetola wins Osun APC primary election
Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, has emerged winner of Saturday’s All Progressives Congress, APC, primary election held in the state. Oyetola defeated two other contenders, former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Lasun Yusuff and a former Secretary to the State Government Moshood Adeoti. Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq who is the leader of the Osun…
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Osun APC guber primaries: Party achievements reason for large turnout, says AbdulRazaq
Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara Kwara State Governor and Osun APC Governorship Primaries Chairman AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Saturday said the peaceful conduct and massive turnout of members at the All Progressives Congress governorship primaries in the state underscore the popularity of the party in the state. He commended all the aspirants, Governor Gboyega Oyetola, former Deputy Speaker House of Representatives Rt. Hon.…
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Death of confidant, Prof Samuel, rude shock – Tinubu
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has described the death of his “confidant” Prof. Tunde Samuel as a rude shock. Tinubu disclosed this in a statement he personally signed to mourn the death of the prominent member of the APC Governance Advisory Council over the weekend. The former Lagos State governor said Samuel’s death still reverberates…
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Fake police officer arrested in Ogun
Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta A fake police officer, Akinyemi Thomas, 38, has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command. According to a statement signed by Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Command, CSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the fake cop was apprehended by policemen attached to the Sagamu Divisional Headquarters on routine patrol of their area. The policemen on patrol, led…
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