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Ifon/Ilobu crisis: Adeleke extends curfew to 24 hours

Ifon/Ilobu crisis: Adeleke extends curfew to 24 hours

Following the raging communal clash between Ifon and Ilobu communities, the Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has declared a 24-hour curfew in two local government areas of the state. The communities have been at loggerheads with each other over land disputes which resulted in killings and razing of houses. On Friday, three people were reportedly …

State of Emergency: Take a cue from Rivers or…, APC scribe tells Gov Adeleke

ABUJA— THE National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru, yesterday, described the presidential declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, urging Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State to take a cue from Rivers as a “state of emergency may also be apposite.” Basiru, who noted that there has been …

Osun LG: Adeleke, APC lock horns over planned crisis

Osun LG: Adeleke, APC lock horns over planned crisis

OSOGBO —FOLLOWING the local government area elections conducted last Saturday, the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State, yesterday, accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of plotting to foment trouble in the state. This came as elected Chairmen and Councillors on the platform of the APC resumed in some local government council secretariats despite the withdrawal of …

Osun LG: Adeleke, APC lock horns over planned crisis

LG polls: Adeleke, APC scribe bicker over planned violence

OSOGBO — GOVERNOR Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, yesterday, accused opposition political parties of attempting to cause trouble ahead of the local government election. The Governor, in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, disclosed that his administration would not condone any act of violence in the state. He noted that security operatives have been …