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By Editor Former Secretary to the Osun State Government,Engr.Fatai Akinbade, has condoled with the state governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola over the demise of his mother, Alhaja Saratu Aregbesola Akinbade in his condolence message to Aregbesola, said though the exit of the deceased would create some vacua,he however noted that the…
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By Editor The mother of the Osun State Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, Alhaja Saratu has died this morning. Though, there is no official statement from the government yet, but multiple sources close to the helm confirmed to us that the Governor’s mother has died. The remains of the deceased would…
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By Biola Oni Osun Forest Reclamation Committee headed by Prof. Labo Popoola, veteran forester and Vice Chancellor, Osun State University, Osogbo and co-headed by Hon. Tunde Ajilore, Special Adviser to the Governor, State of Osun, Ogbeni, Rauf Aregbesola. The committee saddled with the responsibility of reclaiming the badly encroached forest…
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By Editor The Aragbiji of Iragbiji in Osun State, Oba AbdulRasheed Olabomi has been administering his community for a while. In this interview by TUNDE BUSARI, he speaks on the challenges, aspirations, the relevance of religious harmony and efforts at building his domain. There are many stories of how monarchs…
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By Editor A 30-year-old driver, Busari Akeem, who allegedly drove his car recklessly and knocked down a motorcyclist, on Monday appeared before an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court. Akeem, who is facing a four-count charge bordering on dangerous driving and manslaughter, was released on N100, 000 bail. The Prosecutor, Insp. Oladoye…
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By Editor OSUN State governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, on Monday appointed Mr Semiu Okanlawon as his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, and Mr Sola Fasure a media adviser. This was contained in press release signed by Osun State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Adelani Baderinwa. Okanlawon, a former…
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By Editor The Modakeke Magistrate Court in Osun State, on Monday remanded one Adewale Adeniyi, 27, over alleged motorcycle theft. The Prosecutor, Sgt Ona Glory, told the court that the accused committed the offence on July 27, 2017 around 2:00 pm at Apalara Area, Modakeke-Ife. Glory said that the accused…
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By Editor The Federal Ministry of Health on Monday disclosed plans to distribute about three million mosquito nets to every household in Osun State. The Director, Malaria Control in the State Ministry of Health, Mrs Nurat Adeyanju, who highlighted the benefits of sleeping inside mosquito nets said the projection is…
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By Editor All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has described Governor Rauf Aregbesola as ‘the most consistently people-oriented leader the state has ever known. The party’s Directorate of Publicity, Research and Strategy, in a statement by its director, Kunle Oyatomi, said: “Every project he had designed, and decision he…
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By Hameed Oyegbade Osun State Police Command has discovered the 8-year-old boy, Boluwatife Babatunde who was missing at a Prayer Mountain, CAC Ori-Oke Ayo in Ikoyi, Isokan Local Government Council Area of Osun state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Fimihan Adeoye told our correspondent that the boy…
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