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President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State on the occasion of his 65th birthday. President Buhari wished the governor, good health, sound mind and more years of purposeful and visionary leadership for the good people of Osun State. The President commended Governor Oyetola for his…
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By Joseph Akanbi The Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has reassured the citizens of the state of adequate representation in the administration, especially with regard to political appointments. He said the administration was committed to ensuring that every local government of the state was fully represented in the management of…
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The Minister of Interior and the immediate past governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has expressed sadness over the death of the President of Osun State Customary Court, Justice Gloria Oladoke, and the state’s Statistician General, Prof Alagbe Gbolagade, describing their demise as ‘painful and destabilising’. In a statement made…
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A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party in Osun State and chairman of Mutual Benefits Assurance, Dr Akin Ogunbiyi has warned that Nigeria’s poor performance in Agriculture could lead to famine if the constraints militating against the sector are not speedily addressed. Advocating for more investment in research and productivity,…
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The threat by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) that it will disrupt academic activities in the institution if the Osun State Government ‘refuses to pay their outstanding two months’ salaries,’ is not only misguided but presumptuous, the Osun government has…
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By Joseph Akanbi A Socio-political group, G83, in Orolu local government area has appealed to Governor Gboyega Oyetola and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State to address the marginalization of the LGA on the recently announced State Cabinet list, saying the leadership should reward the…
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The leadership of Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Osun State branch, on Tuesday accused the administration of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of giving support to a group of retirees called Triangular Pensioners in a bid to undermine the demands of the generality of senior citizens in the state. Addressing newsmen at the…
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Everyone I have spoken with agreed that something is broken about the cost of our infrastructure development. They all agreed that we are not getting values for the money we are spending. A newly constructed road hardly last two raining seasons before it becomes portholes ridden. Most roads constructed in…
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Operatives of Operation Puff Adder in Osun State on Tuesday, arrested two men in Osogbo, for being in possession of a human skull. The two men, Mohammed Sanni and Raheem Abdullateef, living at Popo Area of Osogbo were nabbed at Gbaemu Junction of the state capital around 3:00 a.m. with…
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A 29-year-old man, Taofeek Oseni, on Tuesday, appeared before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osogbo for allegedly stealing some motor parts worth N78,000. The police charged Oseni with two counts of conspiracy and theft. The Prosecutor, ASP John Idoko, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on Sept….
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