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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said the use of smart card readers (SCRs) is mandatory in Saturday’s governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections. Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, said this in Abuja. Mr Okoye said the clarification was important…
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With the intention to eliminate the practice, UnCUT Initiative and the British Council and Action Health Incorporated (AHI) have joined forces to fight female genital mutilation (FGM). They have embarked on a social intervention drive in five communities in Ola-Oluwa Local Government Area of Osun State – Tankoka, Aba Omooba,…
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Traditional rulers in the country under the aegis of National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN) have paid congratulatory visit to President Muhammadu Buhari over his re-election, at the State House villa, Abuja. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared President Buhari of the ruling APC winner of…
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OPINION: AS WIVES RELOCATE ABROAD, HUSBANDS TURN ‘bachelors by Bisi Olawunmi The ageing Nigerian husband and father is facing a silent revolt – a gang-up against him by wives and children who have chosen to remain abroad. If you are observant enough, you will notice him in markets – an…
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Osun State Governor, Mr Gboyega Oyetola, on Sunday declared the readiness of his administration to support ideas that could create employment opportunities for youths in the state. The governor spoke through his deputy, Mr Gboyega Alabi, at the enthronement service for Rev. Rufus Oluwasegun, as the Bishop of Methodist Diocese…
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The Osun State Police Command on Thursday said it had commenced investigation into the arrest of four men suspected to be fake election monitors. The suspects, it was learnt, were arrested in a village called Iwaro, near Osu, the headquarters of Atakumosa West Local Government Area of Osun State. It…
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An Osun State High Court, sitting in Osogbo on Thursday ordered the Nigeria Police to pay a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Alhaji Fatai Oyedele and two other persons a sum of N9 million as damages for infringing on their fundamental human rights. The presiding judge, Justice A.O Ayoola also…
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The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Procurement, Mr Wole Oke, has promised to seize the opportunity of his re-election to the lower chamber of the National Assembly to create synergy between the Federal Government and Osun State Government. Oke, who was elected on the platform of…
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The Supervisor, Ministries of Finance, Commerce and Industry in the State of Osun, Hon Bola Oyebamiji has congratulated newly elected members of the National Assembly under the platform of the All Progressives Congress APC in the state. In a congratulatory letters to Dr Ajibola Basiru, Senator-Elect, Osun Central Senatorial District,…
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The senator-elect for Osun Central Senatorial District, Dr Ajibola Basiru has dedicated his victory at the poll to the people of the zone. Basiru thanked his supporters across the senatorial district, particularly Osogbo, for standing by him through thick and thin, which made it possible for him to win. Addressing…
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