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By Editor Abdulyekin Abilagbo, a former ambassador of Nigeria to Sierra Lone, says statements made by Osun gubernatorial aspirants are polarizing state. Speaking with journalists on Wednesday, Abilagbo expressed concern that some people were fanning the embers of religion and ethnicity. “It is so worrisome that most of those aspiring…
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By Editor A frontline Governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Osun State, Dr Akin Ogunbiyi has debunked rumours that he is working for President Muhammadu Buhari and that Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu is sponsoring him. In a statement by the Director of his Campaign Directorate, Comrade Olalere Fagbola,…
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By Femi Makinde The family of the late Senator Isiaka Adeleke has said they are suspicious that the Osun State Government led by Governor Rauf Aregbesola plans to cover up the truth behind the death of the late politician. A younger brother of the late senator, Dr Deji Adeleke, made…
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The lawmaker representing Obokun State Constituency, of Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye has said he is committed to grassroots development through sporting activities. He also stated that the youth should be encouraged to realise their innate potential. He spoke at Osogbo, the Osun State capital after a football competition he instituted…
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A forex exchange businessman has accused the officers of the Osun State Police Command of allegedly harassing him over a soft drink and extorting money from him. Pius Perfect alleged that three policemen accosted him while he was on a motorcycle for holding a bottle of coke. According to the…
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ALL Progressives Congress(APC) has credible people in its fold who are willing to take over the mantle of leadership in Osun State after the exit of the incumbent, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who will be vacating office on 27th November this year. This statement was made by the Chairman of the…
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Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said the winner of June 12, 1993 presidential election, the late Chief MKO Abiola, should be declared a former President of Nigeria because of the mandate which was freely given to him by millions of Nigerians at the poll. Aregbesola said this while…
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For many years, the completion of the MKO Abiola International Airport was a major expectation that the people of Osun State looked forward to. The host, the Ido Osun community, had imagined the significant gains that would accrue to them after the take-off of the use of the facility. After…
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The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 15 and Monday, June 18 as public holidays to celebrate the 2018 Id-el Fitr. The Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.) made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr….
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Banks, schools and government offices were all shut in Osun on Tuesday as workers in the state observed the June 12 public holiday declared by the state government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that June 12 has always been observed as holiday by states in the South-west region…
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