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Incumbent Governor and Candidate of Accord, Senator Ademola Adeleke has won Saturday’s Governorship election in Osun State. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC declared Adeleke winner of the poll on Sunday morning. According to INEC, Adeleke polled 511,067 votes, winning 19 Local Government Areas, to defeat his closest rival, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives […]
Accord Chieftain, Chief Peter Taiwo Ogundeji, popularly known as APATA, has cast his vote in Unit 2, Ward 6, Ola, Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun State. Chief Ogundeji arrived at his polling unit on Agurodo Road, Ola, where he completed the accreditation process before casting his ballot at exactly 10:35 a.m. Speaking with journalists […]
Osun State Police Command has arrested a member of the State House of Assembly, representing Irewole/Isokan State Constituency, Mr. Abiola Inaolaji, alongside 146 suspected electoral mercenaries allegedly camped at his residence in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area of the state. Mr.Inaolaji, was arrested in the early hours of Saturday during a police operation. Confirming the […]
Concern is mounting over the safety and whereabouts of former aspirant for the Osun West Senatorial District and philanthropist, Chief Peter Taiwo Ogundeji, popularly known as APATA, and some of his key political associates, following reports of an alleged plan to arrest or abduct them in Ola, Ejigbo Local Government Area, ahead of tomorrow’s Osun […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a man, Lawal Babale Musa, over an alleged N56.49 million fraud involving funds reportedly paid to him for the 2023 Hajj pilgrimage. Musa who was brought before Justice Olusola Adetujoye of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday was charged by the defendant […]
The Oyo State Government under the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde has taken another step towards promoting the wellbeing and economic independence of adolescent girls through an integrated health education and skills acquisition programme implemented by the Oyo State Primary Health Care Board. The intervention, which focused on adolescent health and economic empowerment, exposed participating […]
I am Clara (real name withheld)I was fourteen and an SS1 student in a boarding school, in Ejigbo Local Government,Osun State. I grew convinced that those high perimeter walls of my school meant safety. Among the instructors was a music teacher who singled me out with quiet favors, bags of popcorn, cold drinks, and unearned […]
The governorship candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APM), in Osun State,Adebayo Adewale, has withdrawn from the race and directed his Party members to vote for the Accord Party’s candidate,Senator Ademola Adeleke. In a press statement,Adewale noted that the decision to back Adeleke was a conscious choice to place Osun State’s interest above personal ambition. […]
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has apologised to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nigerians following the Super Falcons’ failure to secure an automatic qualification ticket for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup at the ongoing 14th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). NFF in a statement signed on behalf of its Executive Committee on Tuesday […]
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has declared his readiness for Saturday’s governorship election, insisting that the presence of political heavyweights from outside the state will not intimidate him or determine his victory in the poll. Governor Adeleke stated this in Osogbo on Tuesday during a town hall meeting organised for some of the candidates […]
