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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the deposition of Oba Joseph Oloyede as the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu. The decision followed Oloyede’s conviction in the United States of America on tax fraud and money laundering charges.…
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The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division, Justice Joseph Oyewole, for appointment as a Justice of the Supreme Court, alongside 35 other candidates for various judicial…
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The immediate past Chairman of Nigeria Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for next year’s governorship election in Osun State. Oyebamiji emerged after…
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Former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore, has been disqualified alongside six other aspirants from contesting the party’s governorship primary ahead of the 2026 gubernatorial election in Osun…
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the political platform under which he rose to prominence as senator and later governor. The governor announced his decision in a post on…
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A former deputy governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has declared his intention to contest the 2026 governorship election on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC. Omisore made the announcement via his official X handle…
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A United States court has sentenced the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, to 56 months in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. Oloyede, 62, who holds dual U.S. and Nigerian…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the Ekiti and Osun governorship elections for June 20 and Aug. 8 2026, respectively. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced this at the swearing-in and deployment of…
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The Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, and a Nigerian pastor, Edward Oluwasanmi, are facing possible prison sentences in the United States after pleading guilty to charges of COVID-19 relief fraud. Oba Oloyede, a…
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Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has condemned the arson attack on Ilesa High Court building by yet-to-be-identified persons, describing the act as a criminal attack on the state judiciary. This is contained in a statement by Malam Olawale…
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