Tag: osun
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Police assures residents of adequate security, seeks for cooperation on intelligence
Mr Olawale Olokode, Osun Commissioner of Police, has assured residents of the state of adequate security, visible policing, and asked for their cooperation in providing information to help prevent crimes. SP Yemisi Opalola, the Police Spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, saying the CP gave the assurance at the inauguration of Police Officers…
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2023: NNPP denies endorsing Bola Tinubu
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Osun has denied the claim that it has endorsed the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu. The Caretaker Chairman of the party in the state, Alhaji Abdussalam Abdullateef, who made the rebuttal at a news conference on Saturday in Osogbo, urged Nigerians to disregard…
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What my abductors almost used me for – Osun lawmaker’s father reveals
Pa Muftau Lawal, the father of Adewunmi Kofoworola Babajide, the lawmaker representing Ede North State Constituency in Osun State House of Assembly has narrated his experience in the hands of his kidnappers and how he was almost used for ritual. In Auguts Pa Lawal was reportedly abducted at his residence in Ede.
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How Adeboye attempted mediating in Oyetola, Aregbesola’s rift – Lawmaker
Rep. Lawrence Ayeni (APC-Osun) says Pastor Enoch Adeboye has tried to settle the political rift between Osun Gov. Gboyega Oyetola and his predecessor, Rauf Aregbesola, to no avail. Adeboye, who is the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) and Aregbesola, the incumbent Minister of Interior, are both from Osun. Ayeni, who…
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Tribunal grants Adeleke’s request to inspect INEC materials
The Osun Election Tribunal in Osogbo on Friday, granted the request of Sen. Ademola Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP’s) governor-elect, to inspect the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) materials. The tribunal had also agreed on his request to conduct forensic audit of the BVAS machine. Justice Tertsea Kume, the Chairman of the Tribunal, granted…
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Amotekun to recruit more personnel in Osun – Commander
Retired Brig.-Gen. Bashir Adewimbi, the Commander of Osun Security Network Agency, ‘Amotekun Corps’, said more operatives would be recruited to strengthen security and flush out bandits hiding in forests. Adewimbi made this known in an interview with NAN, on Saturday in Ede, stating that they had credible intelligence that bandits and criminals were hiding in…
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INEC’ll be bold, courageous in conducting 2023 elections – Chairman
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it has learned from the recently conducted Ekiti and Osun governorship elections ahead of 2023 general elections. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman, made this known in Abuja at the Yiaga Africa Post-election Roundtable and Public Presentation of Final Report on the Observation of the 2022 Ekiti…
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Police seeks support to tackle rising cases of child molestation
Mr Olawale Olokode, the Commissioner of Police in Osun, has sought the support of the public to tackle rising cases of child molestation in the state. Olokode made the appeal in a statement issued on Tuesday in Osogbo by the spokesman of the command, SP Yemisi Opalola. He condemned in totality, the tide of child…
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Osun 2022: Tribunal grants Oyetola, APC access to election’s materials
The Osun Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo, on Monday, granted permission to Gov. Gboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress (APC) permission to inspect materials used for the July 16, governorship poll. The tribunal also granted the plaintiffs’ request to electronically scan the voters’ register used for the election, as well as the election…
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Police arrest 8 in connection with kidnap of NURTW chair, ‘Kekere Kazuma’
Osun Police Command on Sunday said it had arrested eight suspects in connection with the kidnap of the Branch Bhairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Apomu , Alhaji Ali Kazeem, a.k.a Kekere Kazuma. Apomu is located in Isokan Local Government Area of Osun.