Tag: osun
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JUST IN: Adeleke congratulates Oyetola, says ambition to govern Osun not do-or-die
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2018 Osun State governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Friday stated that he has taken the judgement of the Supreme Court concerning the governorship election in the state in good faith. He appreciated the leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as well as…
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Osun election dispute: Await S’Court verdict with prayers, Adeleke tells supporters
The People’s Democratic Party’s candidate for September 22, 2018 governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has called on his supporters to prayerfully and peacefully await verdict of the Supreme Court on the governorship tussle. A statement by his media consultant, Olumide Lawal, said as a man at peace with himself, he would want his teeming supporters…
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Security: Osun gov, Oyetola meets Buratai
Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun has urged the Chief of Army Staff , Lt.- Gen. Tukur Buratai, to speed up action on the joint security team to combat rising security challenge in the state. A statement issued in Osogbo by Mr Adeniyi Adeshina, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, said Oyetola made the plea…
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Osun guber: Improper service stalls hearing in Adeleke’s suit
The hearing of appeal filed by Sen. Ademola Adekele, PDP Candidate for Osun State in the September 2018 governorship election was on Thursday stalled in Court of Appeal, Abuja on account of improper service. Adeleke has approached the appellate court to challenge the decision of Justice Othman Musa of the FCT High Court in Bwari,…
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Osun guber: Oyetola, APC, INEC urge Appeal Court to uphold election
…As Court reserves judgments on four appeals The Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have asked the Court of Appeal in Abuja to uphold the victory of Oyetola and APC in the governorship election held in the state on September 22 and…
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Osun uncovers 769 civil servants working with forged certificates
The Osun Government on Friday said it has discovered 769 workers in the state’s civil service who were working with fake and forged school certificates. Mr. Adelani Baderinwa, who is supervising the Information and Strategy Ministry, said in a statement that the discovery was made after five years of screening carried out by a consultancy…
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Easter: Osun govt. offers free train ride to indigenes in Lagos
The Osun government says it will provide free train ride to Osogbo for its indigenes in Lagos willing to spend the Easter holiday with their families. Mr Adeshina Adeniyi, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Gboyega Oyetola, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Osogbo. According to the statement, the train will depart…
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Osun poll: PDP candidate, Adeleke qualified to contest governorship poll, Appeal Court rules
The controversy over the eligibility of Senator Ademola Adeleke to contest the Osun governorship election has been put to rest as an Akure Federal Court of Appeal has by 11 AM today reaffirmed his qualification and eligibility to contest the office. The Akure Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against the judgement of Osogbo High…
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Osun gov’rshp poll: Why court judgement nullifying my candidacy will not stand – Adeleke
Two Senior Advocates of Nigeria, (SAN) have said that the FCT High Court judgment which nullified the nomination of Sen. Ademola Adeleke as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the September 2018 Governorship Election in Osun, cannot stand the test of time. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) on Wednesday…
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Certificate saga: Court voids participation of PDP candidate, Adeleke in Osun governorship poll
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Bwari, Abuja yesterday voided the participation of Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last governorship election in Osun State. Justice Othman Musa, in a judgment, annulled Adeleke’s nomination as candidate of the PDP on the grounds that he offended Section…