The Senate on Tuesday told a nominee for National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) From Osun state, Raheem Muideen to report back in two days after he was discovered to be a member and supporter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Muideen whose name was sent to the Senate by President Muhammadu…
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Police to Deploy SWAT Team in South West to Tackle Insecurity as Adams Commends IGP, Makinde
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Muhammed Adamu has said the police Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) team and patrol vehicles would be deployed in the South-West region. Adamu disclosed this on Tuesday in Osogbo, the capital of Osun state when he addressed officers and men of the state’s Police Command. He said the…
Tribunal Sacks PDP Reps Member in Osun
The election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo, Osun state on Monday nullified the election of the member representing Ede Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bamidele Salam. The Justice Eyo Ita headed three-man panel in a unanimous judgment ordered a rerun in 12 units of the…
I know Nothing About Interior Ministry, Aregbesola Confesses
The immediate past governor of Osun state, Rauf Aregbesola has said he knew nothing about the operations and policies of the Interior Ministry. Aregbesola who was on Wednesday named the new Minister of the Ministry by president Muhammadu Buhari made the revelation when he addressed newsmen and staff of the ministry on resumption of office…
Osun Governor, Oyetola yet to Name Cabinet Nearly 9 Months After Inauguration
Nearly nine months after his inauguration as the governor of Osun state, Adeboyega Oyetola is yet to name his cabinet. Oyetola,however, said he will soon send the names of Commissioner-nominees to the state House of Assembly for screening. The governor disclosed this on Monday during a chat with journalists at his Iragbiji country home. He…
Olakunri: Time to Take The War to The Enemy – Oyinlola
A former governor of Osun state, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government to fish out the killers of the daughter of Pa Reuben Fasoranti, Mrs. Funke Olakunrin. Oyinlola in a statement issued on Monday, a copy of which was obtained by SK blog, said Buhari should come out and…
Adeleke Never Wanted to Contest Osun Gubernatorial Election- Brother
Mr. Deji Adeleke, the founder of Adeleke University and elder brother to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 2018 gubernatorial election in Osun state, Ademola Adeleke, has said his brother never wanted to contest the election but was prevailed upon by the PDP to contest after promises and assurances were…
