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By Ajibola Olaniyi A 50-year-old man, Oladimeji Adekoloye, has been arraigned before a Magistrates’ court sitting in Osogbo on Tuesday for stealing a motorcycle. The police prosecutor, Inspector Mustapha Tajudeen while briefing the court said the accused person committed the offence on November 19,2017 at about 16:30pm at Ogo-Oluwa area,…
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By Seyi Gesinde The Osun State Assembly under the leadership of the Speaker Hon Najeem Salam, has passed the Regulation of Sand Dealing and Dredging Operation Bill, 2018 into Law. The Chairman, House Committee on Information and Strategy, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, disclosing this in a release, said, the bill which was…
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Osun State Police Command says it has recovered about 39 stolen vehicles between January and February this year. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fimihan Adeoye, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Osogbo, the state capital. He said that the command had announced the recovery of 19 vehicles on January…
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By Femi Adesola A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and also the Zonal Secretary of the South West Chapter, Reverend Bunmi Jenyo, has yesterday described a former Senator and 2018 Governorship Aspirant, Senator Iyiola Omisore, as his favourite political leader. The Party Scribe spoke while answering questions…
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By Joseph Akanbi A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Olawale Rasheed has expressed concerns over lingering crisis rocking Osun state chapter of the party, appealing to party leaders to shelve their differences for peace, stability and emancipation of Osun people. Olawale, who is a governorship aspirant under…
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By Tunde Ajaja Dufil Prima Foods Plc, makers of Indomie Instant noodles, has pledged N20m towards ‘Save Our Art! Save Our Heritage!’, a campaign designed to safeguard the artistic treasures of Osun-Osogbo Grove. The Osun-Osogbo Grove is one of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation World Heritage Sites in…
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By Similola Awolusi Phoebestar Royalty Schools organized it’s 1st Inter HouseSportst Competition on the 22nd of February, 2018 at the Phoebestar Royalty Schools Sports Arena. The celebration started with a red carpet event at about 10am in which parents arrived in large numbers. The competition comprised of four houses; Regal(for…
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By Bosede Sodiq The Federal Government has launched the switchover to digital broadcasting in Osun State, South-west Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, launched the switchover on Friday at the office of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) in Osogbo, the state capital. The Minister, who was…
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By NAN Makinde Williams, the Deputy Director (Research), National Commission for Museums and Monuments, says about 121,000 people visit the Osun-Osogbo Groove annually for the festival. Williams, who is also the Curator of Osun-Osogbo Groove, disclosed this on Thursday in Osogbo during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria….
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By Moroti Olatujoye The National Pension Commission (NPC) has confirmed that the State of Osun and 11 other states in Nigeria are the ones remitting the Contributory Pension Scheme. According to the NPC in a press release placed in one of the national dailies on Wednesday, Osun government was remitting the…
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