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Senator Ademola Adeleke has reacted to a recent statement credited to the Governor of Osun State, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola. Governor Oyetola had on Monday at a public event said “The country’s electoral system is weak, especially regarding the screening of candidates which gave room for somebody like Ademola Adeleke to…
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Gboyega Oyetola, governor of Osun state, says he felt ridiculed contesting against Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in last year’s governorship election in the state. Adeleke got into politics after the death of Isiaka, his elder brother. He replaced Isiaka as representative of Osun west senatorial…
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There was a mild drama at the Osun state High Court, Osogbo, on Tuesday, as a prison warden slapped a lawyer, Mr. Kasiamobi Eze Ngwoke. According to an eye witness, the prison official had slapped one of the inmates who was slow in entering the prison van after the court…
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The Nigerian Army, yesterday, pledged to assist Osun to remain one of the safest states in the country. General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Okwudili Azinta, gave the assurance during a meeting with Governor Gboyega Oyetola, in Osogbo. Last month, the governor visited the Chief of Army Staff Lt….
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By Adebowale Adebukola A fire outbreak in the early hours on Monday has razed six shops in Dada Estate Area of Osogbo, the state capital. The fire incident which reportedly occurred around 1 am as a result of high voltage supplied by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) razed all…
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By Jamiu Ganiyu The immediate past Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Honourable Lasun Yusuf, last weekend, donated a Toyota Lexus, Two Toyota Hiace Buses, twelve motorcycles, and twenty hair dryers to his constituents. Rt. Hon Lasun who represented Irepodun/Orolu/Olorunda/Osogbo federal constituency in the 8th National Assembly, gave…
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By Jamiu Ganiyu A former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has joined other leaders in Nigeria to sympathize with Pa Fasoranti on the gruesome murder of his daughter. Mrs Funke Olakunrin, was reportedly killed by some yet to be identified assailants around the popular Ore junction in Ondo…
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By Jamiu Ganiyu The State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), State of Osun, has commenced the 2019 Edition of Unified Promotional Examination for sixty three thousand four hundred and nine pupils (63,409) across all the middle schools in the state for Grade 7 & 8 (JSS 1 and 2) students….
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Monarchs in Ijeshaland of Osun State have called on Governor Gboyega Oyetola to suspend mining activities over the growing insecurity in the area. The traditional rulers in Ijesa North and South as well as the representative of Osun East Senatorial District, in the Senate, Francis Fadahunsi, made the call in…
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By Jamiu Ganiyu The residents of Osogbo has berated Access Bank over the poor condition of a section of the road that’s directly in front of the bank. The Access bank branch located along Post-Office road, Osogbo, have some section of the road in front of it damaged which gives…
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