Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has summoned the heads of security agencies in the state for a meeting following a rise in security breaches, particularly the recent killings linked to rival cult groups. The governor’s Special Adviser on Security Matters, Samuel Ojo, disclosed this during an interview with The PUNCH, …
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has pledge increased funding for poverty reduction and human capital development to tackle economic hardship. The governor made the pledge in a state broadcast on Thursday to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the creation of Osun. Adeleke said his administration would focus more on creating …
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Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has defended the siting of the proposed Ede International Airport in his hometown, insisting that being governor does not mean he should neglect his own community. He spoke on Tuesday at a town hall meeting organised by Arise Television for candidates contesting Saturday’s Osun …
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FORMER Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Friday, visited ex-governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, at his residence in the state. Atiku met with Aregbesola, a former ally of President Bola Tinubu, on Friday. The former vice president posted a video of the meeting on X. “Breakfast time at the residence of …
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A few hours before the scheduled local government elections in Osun State, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has urged the state government to suspend the polls, citing serious security threats. In a statement on Friday, Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said intelligence reports indicated a high possibility of violence if …
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A former Minister of Interior and former governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, has emphatically backed calls for Nigeria to ditch the presidential system of government and return to the parliamentary system. He said this at a National Dialogue on Home-Grown Parliamentary System in Abuja. The immediate past Minister of …
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RESIDENTS of Osun State on Friday again stormed major streets of Osogbo in continuation of the #EndBadGovernance protest. The protest, which entered Day Two on Friday saw protesters trooping out massively onto the major streets of Osogbo to press home their demands from the government. The protesters insisted that they …
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THE governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has reassured the Muslim community in Ilesa that there are no plans to demolish the Ilesa Central mosque. He noted that the ongoing road dualization in the town would not affect the central mosque. The governor gave the assurance during his interactive session …
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A football coach working with a male football team in Osogbo, Osun State, was apprehended by the operatives of the Department of State Security for trying to sodomise one of his players. Sources who spoke to Punch said the suspect, identified as Adebisi, was arrested in the area last Wednesday by …
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THE National Industrial Court sitting in Ibadan has affirmed Justice Adepele Ojo as the Chief Judge of Osun State. The decision was contained in a judgment delivered by Justice Peters in a suit numbered NICN/IB/62/2023, on Wednesday in Ibadan. The court granted all the reliefs sought by the Osun Chief …
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