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RICE PRODUCTION Rice (genues oryza) is tolerant to desert, hot, humid, flooded, dry and cool conditions and grows in saline, alkaline and acidic soils. There are 23 oryza species. Two of them are cultivated: oryza sativa, which originated in the humid tropics of Asia, and glaberrima from West Africa. The…
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The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said residents of Osun State would benefit from services worth N916m of the Federal Government’s Basic Health Care Provision Fund. Adewole said this on Friday at the Primary Health Centre, Isale-Agbara, Osogbo, where the programme was launched. According to a statement, the minister…
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By Adebowale Adebukola The Association of Osun State Mobile Money Agents has lamented the incessant poor network and bank inadequacies as major factors affecting their efficiency and service delivery across the State. This was revealed today at a workshop tagged “Exploring Opportunities in Agency Banking and Dealing with Prevailing Challenges”,…
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By Rik Sharma The Argentine showed once again why he is the greatest of all time by scoring twice in a thrilling 3-0 win over Liverpool in the Champions League. Jurgen Klopp said Camp Nou was no temple, but Liverpool’s coach watched nearly 100,000 devout followers bow before their god…
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Classmates of Senator Ademola Adeleke at the Muslim Grammar School, Ede in Osun State have paid him a solidarity visit. They insisted he attended the school between 1976 and 1981. At a press conference in Ede, Dr. Mukaila Olopade, who was a former Sports Prefect in the school, said as…
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By Agency Report The Deputy Governor of Osun, Mr. Benedict Alabi, has described the state as the safest for foreign direct investor due to the adequate security in addition to constant regular power supply and available infrastructure. Alabi made this known in Osogbo at a dinner party organised for a…
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By Jamiu Ganiyu A former Chairman of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) Osun State chapter and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Kunle Ayantoye, has urged members of the party not to be disturbed with the ongoing legal tussle over the governorship election. Ayantoye, in…
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By David Abiola Nigerian music superstar, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido, has publicly told the governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola to vacate his seat claiming he lost the election. Davido’s message was contained in a tweet he posted this afternoon, he said “Oyetola must go … this shit…
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The federal government has declared Wednesday, May 1, as public holiday to celebrate the 2019 workers’ day. Abdulrahman Dambazau, minister of interior, who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, congratulated Nigerian workers on their commitment and sacrifice towards building a greater Nigeria. Dambazau disclosed this in a…
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An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced 25-year-old Sheriff Lawal to 12 months imprisonment in Ilesa Prison, Osun, for stealing N30,000. Lawal pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing preferred against him. Following the guilty plea, the defence counsel, Mrs Shade Adekanmi, urged the court to temper justice with…
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