Tag: osun
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Osun 2022: Real reason Adeleke defeated Oyetola revealed
The real reason incumbent Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of APC lost to Senator Ademola Adeleke of the PDP at the just concluded Osun guber polls has emerged. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports the real reason behind why Oyetola failed to clinch a second term to Osun government house has been largely attributed to his allegy ‘self aggrandizement policy’…
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Osun 2022: APC wins Aregbesola’s ward
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State won Ward 8, unit 1, Isare Ifofin, Ilesa East Local Government Area of Osun State in Saturday’s election, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola’s polling unit. The governor, who is seeking reelection under the All Progressives Congress (APC), secured 164 votes while his closest rival, Senator Ademola Adeleke…
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Desist from celebrating ‘7/7’ Day – Police to cultists, hoodlums
The police in Osun have warned cultists and hoodlums planning to celebrate the July 7, (7/7) Day to desist from such plans, warning that unlawful gatherings or assembly will not be tolerated. Newsmen reports that 7/7 is a day set aside by some cult groups to celebrate what they call ‘cultism day’, when they initiate…
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Stop malicious campaign against Buratai, traditional ruler warns critics
A traditional ruler in Osun, the Olowu of Kuta, Oba Hammed Makama, has warned against the campaign of calumny against the former Army Chief of Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai. Oba Makama, while addressing a news conference on Tuesday in his palace in Kuta town, said that a smear campaign against Buratai, that huge cash and…
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Osun not for sale to highest bidder – Oyetola campaign council to Adeleke
The Gov. Gboyega Oyetola Campaign Council has said that Osun is not for sale to the highest bidder in the July 16 governorship election. Reacting to comments purportedly made at the weekend by Sen, Ademola Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, the group described the statement as absurd and unacceptable. A statement by…
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Osun 2022 Election: Why I’ll be re-elected – Oyetola
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun says keeping to promises he made to the people of the state in the last three and half years of his administration with limited resources, will give him victory in the July 16 governorship election in the state. The governor said this at an engagement programme organised by the State’s…
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Suspected gunmen kill APC Chairman in Osun – Police
The Osun Police Command has confirmed the killing of Chief Gbenga Ogbara, the Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Atakumosa East Central Local Government area of the state. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP. Yemisi Opalola, told newsmen on Monday in Osogbo that the chairman was killed around 12.00 a.m in his sitting room by suspected gunmen.
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Aregbesola’s APC faction in Osun vows not to quit party
A faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, loyal to the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, says it has resolved not to quit the party. The faction, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Abiodun Agboola, on Monday in Osogbo, said notwithstanding the extent of impunity within the party’s fold, they would remain…
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Don’t be deceived by ‘kindergarten politicians’ – Oyetola to Osun electorate
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola has urged Osun electorate not to allow those he described as “kindergarten politicians” to deceive them ahead of the July 16 governorship election. Oyetola said this during an engagement programme with the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Odo-
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Residents rescue baby abandon in carton in Osun
Some passers-by have rescued a newborn baby abandoned in a carton in Osogbo, Osun capital. The Coordinating Director, Osun State Ministry of Women, Children and Social Affairs, Mr Jide Falade, said in a statement that the baby was rescued on Feb. 25.