Tag Archives: Osun State

Tayo Olanipekun “Buhari, Tinubu, Oshiomole, Aregbesola and their APC are playing with fire and that fire will soon consumme them,” a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP),Femi Fani-Kayode has declared. Fani-Kayode,in a statement on Thursday,made the declaration following the outcome of the re-run election in Osun State. According to him,there was no re-run election in Osun but violence all through. …

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The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, SenatorAdemola Adeleke, has described the ongoing rerun election in seven units in the state as a ‘coup ‘. Adeleke, who spoke with our correspondent on the telephone, said that supporters of the PDP were being denied access to ballot papers in the governorship rerun election. “What is happening in …

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Tayo Olanipekun The Missions of the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (U.K.) and the United States (U.S.) to Nigeria have urged electorates in the upcoming re-run of the governorship election in Osun State to remain peaceful during the exercise. In a joint statement issued by the three Missions on Tuesday through the U.S. Embassy on the September 22 election …

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Folake Sokoya Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has condemned actions of the Nigerian Police Force over the invitation extended to the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Osun State election, Senator Ademola Adeleke on allegations of forgery, saying the Police can not been sincere. According to him, the police have shown clearly that they …

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Tayo Olanipekun Candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Alhaji Moshood Olalekan Adeoti, has alleged that plans are now afoot to rig the September 22 Osun State governorship poll in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola. In a statement made available to the media on Wednesday by the Director of Media and Publicity of the …

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Folake Sokoya A group of women standing for encouragement of women involvement in politics known as Women parliament on Saturday, August 18,2018 addressed a press conference at Osun PDP state secretariat in Osogbo. The state coordinator of the group, Mrs Remi Fakolujo in her welcome speech said the group is all over the state and their mission is to encourage …

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The Permanent Secretary, Bureau of General Services, Mrs Olufunke Oluwakemi Kolawole has been murdered around Okene, in Kogi State, on her way to Abuja on Thursday. Kolawole had left Osogbo in the early hours of Thursday for Abuja, to felicitate with her friend, who is the Solicitor General in the state on her confirmation as a judge before he was …

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Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party has been officially declared winner of the Osun West Senatorial bye election. The chief returning officer Professor Olaide Lawal of Oye Ekiti University said Adeleke PDP polled 97,480 votes, while Mudashiru Hussain of the All Progressives Congress polled 66,116 votes. The official result declared at Baptist High School Iwo, showed the PDP candidate …

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Dwindling IGR: Gov. Aregbesola introduces development levy Worried by the dwindling fortune of the state in the area of revenue geration,  the Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has introduced the Economic Development Levy programme (EDL) to increase the state’s Internal Generated Revenue to meet the demands of the people in the area of infrastructure amongst others. With the …

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Aregbesola to Chair ‘Shadows of a Whisper’ a collection of poems presentation Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola will on 17th September in Lagos, be the guest of honour and Chairman at the presentation of ‘Shadows of a Whisper’ a collection of poems by Barrister Ladi Soyode. The presentation/launching of the poems which is another deep soul searching art work from …

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