Tag: Osun

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Isime EseneOctober 16, 2014

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Obanikoro, Maku, Wike make their move | Ekiti stands for Fayose | See who was assaulted in Osogbo | More stories

As you count down to the February General Elections, we show you what to read and what to skip today. ...

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Op-Ed EditorOctober 6, 2014

@ToksEro: Are we on the path to free and fair elections?

by Toks Ero Everywhere in the democratic world, elections are important planks on which democracies thrive. This periodic exercise gives ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 5, 2014

” We have nothing to do with the PDP” || Labour Party members refuse to follow Mimiko’s lead

by Godwin Akanfe Tunde Olatunji, the Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), in Osun State, has declared that members of ...

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Isime EseneOctober 4, 2014

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Tinubu says why he met with OBJ | Northern leaders score GEJ low | Who is afraid of Mimiko? | More stories

As you count down to the February General Elections, we show you what to read and what to skip today ...

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Isime EseneSeptember 27, 2014

Forget Aregbesola, Osun has a new ‘President’ and he’s not playing (PHOTO)

by Akan Ido There’s a new Sherrif in Osun town – and he’s not Aregbesola. This one is the President ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 25, 2014

For raping and impregnating a woman, man gets life

by Azubuike Azikiwe A resident of Osun, Obafemi Kolawole has been sentenced to life imprisonment for rape, by a High ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 21, 2014

“They have to die” – Retired military bosses say mutiny soldiers should be killed

by Azubuike Azikiwe The twelve soldiers convicted of mutiny might be doomed to die, as several retired senior military officers, ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 5, 2014

“He bit off a policeman’s finger” || Man arraigned in court for assault

by Azubuike Azikiwe   Israel Sunday, a 30-year-old man, has been arraigned before a Magistrate’s court for biting a police ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 4, 2014

Forget Ekiti and Osun, Ghana wins: Stomach infrastructure like never before (LOOK)

by Damilola Jagun Forget bags of rice and odourless fufu, a cooked meal will do. If you thought it was ...

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Op-Ed EditorAugust 22, 2014

Akin Osuntokun responds to the APC | “Dark souls who branzenly conjure quotes from the pit of hell”

by Akin Osuntokun Now what do we make of this? Am I being condemned because PDP was defeated by the ...

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YEditorAugust 21, 2014

The rumble in Nigeria’s football continues – NFF elections postponed

by Olorunwa Lawal The Nigeria Football Federation has denied a statement by the Chairman of NFF Electoral Committee, Mr. Amoni ...

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YEditorAugust 21, 2014

The politicians are gone, life in Osogbo, and Osun, has returned to normal: hard

by Simon Ateba Thursday, August 21st, is a bright day here in Osogbo, the capital of Nigeria’s south-western state of ...

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Op-Ed EditorAugust 19, 2014

Debo Adejugbe: The need for a clearer 2015 narrative (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe As a people, we have been contented to sit idle for so long while the resources of ...

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Op-Ed EditorAugust 18, 2014

Waziri Adio writes | Why ‘stomach infrastructure’ does not guarantee victory

by Waziri Adio “We do like vote-buying. It is essential. That is the only way we have to see anything ...

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Op-Ed EditorAugust 17, 2014

Tunde Fagbenle: #Osun- Winners, losers and lessons

by Tunde Fagbenle There was hardly a tenser election. Nerves frayed, tempers rose, expectations dissipated, predictions conflicted. Nothing was cock ...

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Op-Ed EditorAugust 17, 2014

Gbenga Olorunpomi: #Osun2014 – The tales I can’t tell (Y! Politico)

by Gbenga Olorunpomi In a conversation with Alhaji Lai, he told me he met over sixty APC members in detention. ...

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YEditorAugust 16, 2014

See you in court – APC breathes fire at Marilyn Ogar

by Godwin Akanfe The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned what it called a thinly-veiled attempt by the Directorate of ...

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Op-Ed EditorAugust 16, 2014

APC has to reduce its rascality | Dele Momodu gives his take on #OsunDecides

by Dele Momodu   APC itself has so much to learn from Yoruba history. This victory is an indication that ...

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YEditorAugust 12, 2014

Osun: The good, the bad, the ugly, and the downright ridiculous (YNaija Long Read)

by Cheta Nwanze The people of Osun state have spoken, and they have elected Rauf Aregbesola for a second term ...

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SolaAugust 12, 2014

#Osun: Several injured as APC, PDP supporters clash in Ile-Ife

by S’ola Filani About seven persons sustained serious injuries when  supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and those of ...

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Isime EseneAugust 11, 2014

“False, unfair & uncharitable” | Is GEJ congratulating Aregbesola or ‘subbing’ him?

by Isi Esene   President Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the victory of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in the elections which ...

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Isime EseneAugust 10, 2014

“I cannot sign the result” | PDP has rejected the Osun figures

by Isi Esene “I cannot sign. We cannot accept the outcome of the election.” That was the statement made by ...

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Isime EseneAugust 9, 2014

#OsunDecides: PDP is ahead of the APC, says Fani-Kayode

by Isi Esene   If you think the incumbent governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola is coasting to victory in ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 8, 2014

INEC denies its officials were arrested for diverting voting materials in Osun (UPDATED)

by Kolapo Olapoju   The All Progressives Congress has alleged that two officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ...

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YEditorAugust 8, 2014

#OsunDecides: These are the 4 factors that will decide today’s elections [YNaija Analysis]

by Godwin Akanfe Who is on the lips Less than 24 hours before the Osun gubernatorial poll kicks off, it ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 8, 2014

Osun State University students are not impressed with Aregbesola [DETAILS]

By Adedayo Ademuwagun   It is now less than 24 hours to the gubernatorial election in Osun, and the Osun ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 8, 2014

Opinion: Why polling agents cannot be 300metres away from polling units

by Bisola Bakare   At the stakeholders forum held yesterday, the 6th day of August, 2014, at the Leisure Spring ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 7, 2014

#OsunDecides: Students desert Osun State University in fear

by Adedayo Ademuwagun The second semester is ongoing at the Osun State University. However, the main campus in Osogbo is ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 7, 2014

Opinion: Obanikoro is terrorising Osun while anarchy reigns in Chibok

by Olusegun Dada   Our dear country, Nigeria, is definitely witnessing distressingly interesting times. While the populace lives in agony ...

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July 21, 2014

Civil Defence Corps official arrested for stabbing teacher to death (PICTURED)

by S’ola Filani The police in Osun have arrested an operative of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) ...

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