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Osun decides: From dance steps to war footing, By Azu Ishiekwene

Osun State has a reputation for controversies bigger than its size. It ranks 26th nationally in terms of voter population and is six out of six in the Southwest. From 2010, when the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Rauf Aregbesola, toppled Olagunsoye Oyinlola of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) through a court ruling, to the […] The post Osun decides: From dance steps to war footing, By Azu…

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