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By The Nation The Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State has said that it will soon roll out series of programmes to show its preparedness for the 2018 governorship poll in the state. Speaking at the interdenominational prayers for Osun State and the PDP at the party’s secretariat at Biket…

A 30-year-old man, Samuel Jimoh, was on Thursday arraigned in an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court over an alleged burglary. Jimoh is facing a seven count charge of conspiracy, theft and burglary. The Prosecutor, Insp. Fagboyinbo Abioduni, told the court that the accused committed the offense sometimes between September 2016 and Jan….

By Joshua Dada Osun State governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has reiterated that creation of local government council development areas is targeted at grassroots development. Aregbesola on on Thursday said that his government decided to establish new Local Council Development Areas in order to consolidate on the efforts of the late…

By Channels TV The Governor of Osun, Rauf Aregbesola has received a warm applause for being forthright on the implementation of policies designed to revamp the agriculture sector in the state. The praise was coming from members of the Osun state chapter of Cassava Growers Association of Nigeria, while they…

By Itodo Dan Sule Kogi State government yesterday said it will send a team to understudy the home grown school feeding programme in Osun State as part of preparations aimed at ensuring effective take off of the programme in the state. Special Adviser to the governor on Multilateral, Donor Agencies…

By The Nation The Osun State government yesterday said 1,366 people have benefited from N3, 247,402 billion soft loans under its economic empowerment programme. In a report from the Ministry of Commerce and Cooperatives, the government said the number represented beneficiaries of the micro credit for last year. The loans…

By The Nation The Osun State House of Assembly has rejected Osun Parks and Gardens Management Agency’s 2017 budget of N89 million because the agency is not backed by law. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Assembly disallowed representatives of the agency from presenting and defending the estimate….

By Channels TV An Osun State Magistrate Court has arraigned the Pastor of Freed Zone Church, Ijebu Ode in Ogun-State. The pastor, identified as Afolayan Joseph, 46 years, was charged for fraud and an attempt to commit suicide in police custody. He was arraigned alongside a 35-year-old-woman, Bimbo Olanrewaju. Channels…

By Channels TV An Osun state Magistrates Court sitting at Modakeke, in Ife North-East Local Government Area of the state has remanded an 68-year-old man, Lamidi Olonade, in prison custody over alleged manslaughter. The Prosecutor, Sgt Ona Glory, told the court that the accused committed the offence on January 4,…