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    Oyinlola, Osun JUSUN Leaders Partner To Ambush Tribunal

    By our reporter
    To say that desperation has set in on the part of the embattled Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola of Osun State as touching the legal war raging-on at the election petition retrial tribunal would be an understatement if the information about the series of clandestine meetings between him and the leadership of the Judicial [...]

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EDITORIAL

Osun: Seven Years Of Drift, Owanbe and Pain (1)

Osun defender prides itself as being in the forefront of chronicling the events which have shaped our times. This should not be seen as self-promotion. Newspapers, where they are faithful to their calling should see their critical role as that of being the essentially, the first rough draft of history. From this perspective we believe [...]

CARTOONS

How INEC Declared Oyinlola With Blank Result Forms

•Over-voting Discovered In Form EC8A
Some Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) witnesses were thrown off-guard before Justice Alli Garba-led Election Petitions Retrial Tribunal on Wednesday when they found out the truth that no result of elections were recorded in the form EC8A of the polling units where they claimed to have voted during the April 14, [...]

INTERVIEW

Osun’ll Be Transformed Under Aregbesola – Shodimu

A former Chairman of Alimosho Local Government Council Area of Lagos State, Honourable Fatai Shodimu has assured the people of Osun State that the socio-economic environment would be positively transformed when Engineer Rauf Aregbesola takes over mantle of leadership in the state.
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South West News

Ogiyan Suspends Ejigbo Chiefs For Supporting AC

For daring to act independently of his instruction over the recently conducted-rerun election into Ejigbo State Constituency, the Ogiyan of Ejigbo, Oba Omowonuola Oyeyode Oyesosin has suspended some members of his traditional council.
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POLITICS

PDP Legal Team Shields Oyinlola’s Witnesses From Testifying

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X-RAYS

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International News

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PRESS STATEMENT
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EDUCATION

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FEATURE

Oyinlola, Lawlessness And Impunity

It makes an interesting reading going through the piece of advertorial
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News Across Nigeria

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Letter To The Editor

Oyinlola’s Days Are Numbered

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From The Courts

PDP Witnesses Deny Knowledge Of Peaceful Election

Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) witnesses brought before the Justice Ali Garba-led Election Petition Retrial Tribunal told the panel on Thursday that they were not in the position to say whether the election in their various polling units were peaceful or not, contrary to their claims in the deposition that the election was free and fair [...]

FOR THE RECORDS

Why Oyinlola Dissolved Cabinet

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OSUN DEFENDER LAW

PDP Witnesses Embarass Party Supporters At Tribunal

Proceedings at the ongoing election petitions retrial tribunal took another dimension on Monday as witnesses of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) embarrassed supporters of the party mobilized to the tribunal.
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Tits Bits

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Oranmiyan Social Diary

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From The Press

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