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Indigenes residents in Ekiti State are to benefit from economic empowerment from the $321 million loot recovered from the late former Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha. Two other states in the Southwest, Osun and Oyo, are to benefit from the disbursement of the cash through a cash transfer programme…
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The Osun House of Assembly on Wednesday passed the bill for the establishment of the State Health Insurance Scheme. This followed a motion by the Deputy Majority Leader, Mr Dejo Bello (APC- Boripe/Boluwaduro) and seconded by the Chairman, House Committee on Health, Mr Oyeleke Ogunsola(APC-Ayedire) at the plenary in Osogbo….
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A 28-year-old man, Ifeanyi Eze, on Monday appeared before an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged destruction of vehicles belonging to the Osun State House of Assembly (OSHA). Eze is facing an eight-count charge bordering on malicious damage and theft but he pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, Insp. Joshua Oladoye,…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has expressed shock over an alleged condemnation of the reconstituted Osun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal. The party said it was also worried that the PDP was allegedly threatening violence if it loses at the tribunal. In a statement in Osogbo, the…
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By Femi Adesola A Former Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Osun state, Honourable Sunday Akere has disclosed that his Party, the Action Democratic Party (ADP), played a neutral role during the September 27 Osun State Governorship supplementary election. Akere made this known while featuring in a Yoruba current affairs…
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The International Breweries Plc of Ilesa, the Federal Road Safety Corps, the police and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have warned drivers against the dangers of drunken driving. The Legal and Corporate Affairs Director, IB Plc, Chief Michael Daramola, said at a sensitisation programme organised by the company in…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has denied evading service of the court processes and the petition of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke. The Head of Voter Education Department of INEC, Osun State, Stephen Ojewande, said this in an interview with our…
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The Election Monitor (EM) has urged INEC to consider conducting a forensic audit to determine the cause of the sharp increase in voided votes observed in the last governorship election in Osun State. The Coordinator of EM, Mr. Abiodun Ajijola, made the call at the weekend in Abuja at the…
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The Nigerian Army is to procure 10,000 ballistic vests and helmets from the Nigeria Machine Tool (NMT) in Osogbo, Osun state. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai disclosed this in his remark after the inauguration of the NMT Ballistic Vest Production facility in Osogbo. He said the…
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The Chancellor of Osun State University, Folorunso Alakija, has announced plans to begin the construction of a paediatric hospital she promised the university this year. Mrs Alakija promised to build the facility following her appointment in 2016 as chancellor of the university by Governor Rauf Aregbesola. According to Jibola Oyekunle,…
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