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Residents of Osogbo, Osun State, were thrown into panic on Monday after a food outlet allegedly operating an investment scheme shut its premises, leaving hundreds of customers worried about funds they had paid for food supplies. The outlet, Global Food Initiative, reportedly began operations in early August around the Odi-Olowo…
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The Osun State Government has inaugurated a Special Taskforce on Environmental Sanitation to strengthen enforcement of environmental laws and sustain a clean, healthy and habitable environment across the state. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, noted that the taskforce will be chaired by the…
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Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga says President Bola Tinubu is “hale and hearty” and currently on a working vacation, dismissing concerns over the President’s absence from Nigeria. Onanuga said Tinubu was entitled to his annual vacation and did not need to be physically present in Abuja to discharge his responsibilities in…
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The federal government has approved the comprehensive modernisation and upgrade of Onne, Rivers, Delta and Calabar ports. Adegboyega Oyetola, minister of marine and blue economy, announced in a post on X, saying the approval builds on the earlier plan to modernise and upgrade Apapa and Tin Can Island ports in…
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Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has backed the demand by organised labour for a substantial increase in the minimum wage. Abubakar accused President Bola Tinubu of allegedly presiding over a “ruthless economic squeeze in which workers are paid more on paper and condemned…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has reiterated his administration’s commitment to transforming Osun from a civil service state to an industrialised subnational entity. Adeleke gave the assurance on Sunday while hosting a team of investors focused on sports industry development at his residence in London. This was contained in a statement by…
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The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities (COPSUN) has faulted the two-year extension of the tenure of the Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University (UNIOSUN) beyond the statutory five-year term. COPSUN, which described the extension as contrary to the existing legal framework, urged Governor Ademola Adeleke, as Visitor to the university,…
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A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo has ordered the prosecution of a police officer attached to the Cyber Crime Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Osun Command, CPL Bankole Olumide, for perjury. Magistrate A. A. Adeyeba, who gave the order, accused the Nigeria Police and Olumide of misleading…
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The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has commended the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, for going bareheaded in Mecca to mark his 82nd birthday and first coronation anniversary. Oluwo, in a statement by his press secretary, Alli Ibrahim, said he was happier to see the Olubadan honour God…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has celebrated the Founder and Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Olaniyi Oyedepo, on his 72nd birthday, describing his investments in education and human-capital development as significant contributions to Nigeria’s development. The President particularly acknowledged the impact of Covenant University and Landmark University,…
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