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The Osun State Government on Sunday said it has commenced investigation into activities of Oroyemi Elizabeth Covenant Home and Care Centre in Ile-Ife, on the suspicion that the facility was being used as a baby factory. The Commissioner for Women, Children and Social Affairs, Mrs Bukola Olaboopo, said the ministry…
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The Diocesan Bishop of Lagos, Anglican Communion, Rev Dr Humphrey Olumakaiye, says the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 is raising controversies because the Federal Government has failed to keep a number of its promises and may not be trusted. The bishop added that the government needed to reconsider the…
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has cautioned Nigerians against relaxing in the observation of necessary protocols as COVID-19 cases drop. The monarch spoke with State House correspondents after a courtesy visit to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ogunwusi said he looked forward…
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By Damilola Oni A mild drama ensued today at the Osun State House of Assembly when a nominee of Governor Gboyega Oyetola for Commissioner in the State of Osun Judicial Service Commission, Mr Adebayo Waliu Salmon appeared for screening. Salmon, an Ejigbo born Legal adviser was humbled when the Honourable…
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By Damilola Oni Trainees of an empowerment programme organized by the Senator representing Osun West Senatorial District, Adelere Oriolowo, have received financial grant to start their business. The event which was held yesterday, 10th of August 2020 at King Riverside Event Centre, Iwo, Osun state had in attendance officials from…
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By Damilola Oni In commemoration of the International Youth Day, the Speaker, State of Osun House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye has stressed that the recently passed Osun Youth Development Commission Establishment bill when signed into law, will harness and develop the potential of the Osun youth. International Youth…
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By Damilola Oni The total sum of N5.87bn was deducted from the N6.44bn the Osun State Government received as allocation from the Federal Government for the first quarter of 2020. The sum which represents 91% of the total allocation received was deducted from the monthly allocations of January, February and…
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The Commissioner for Youths and Sports in Osun State, Hon. Yemi Lawal has promised that the upcoming youth interactive session with Governor Gboyega Oyetola will bring about rapid development. According to a release by the Ministry of Youths and Sports, Governor Oyetola is joining the rest of the world to…
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IN a rejoinder to my article, entitled ‘Taxing Nigerians to death?’, Prophet Samson Akinde described modern politics in Nigeria as a ‘room-and-parlour’ system: “if you feel intense heat in the PDP room, you rush to the APC parlour; and if you get attacked by bedbugs there, you run back into…
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By Editor In a bid to rid the State of the menace of gender based violence, the Osun State House of Assembly is set to domesticate the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (2015) as well as review the laws against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). This was made known by the Speaker,…
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