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The Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola to look into cases of alleged police brutality, human rights violations and extra-judicial killings by the operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in the State of Osun will on Thursday, November 12th, hold its inaugural sitting. The…
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The Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday criticised each other over the Federal Government’s 2021 proposed N6.17tn loans. The PDP’s spokesman, Kola Ologbodiyan, in an interview with The PUNCH, said the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu (retd.), had an insatiable appetite for loans. In…
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Lionel Messi scored as Barcelona overcame a depleted Dynamo Kiev 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Juventus eased Ferencvaros aside and Manchester United slumped to an unexpected defeat in Turkey. Nine-man Paris Saint-Germain lost to RB Leipzig in a repeat of last season’s semi-final and Chelsea proved too…
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An Osogbo Magistrate Court in Osun State has arraigned 69 persons for allegedly looting public and private properties in the state. This is coming a week after the police announced the arrest of 87 individuals in connection with the looting spree across the state. PREMIUM TIMES reported how properties were…
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A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, on Wednesday, sentenced one Muritala Babarinde to one-year imprisonment for being in possession of 4.7kg of Indian hemp. The convict was arrested at Akinlalu village, Modakeke, by officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. While being trailed by the NDLEA,…
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Ministers from the south-west who were directed to relocate to their home states to douse the tension created by the #ENDSARS protests have presented a report to the federal executive council (FEC). According to Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, in the report presented earlier on Wednesday, the ministers…
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No fewer than 1, 220 policemen are undergoing training at police mobile colleges in Nasarawa and Osun states as operatives of the newly constituted Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT). The Ministry of Police Affairs made this known on Tuesday as the Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, urged policemen in the…
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Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has approved N1.2 billion to offset pension arrears of retirees in the state civil service. In a statement signed by Head of Service, Mr. Festus Olowogboyega Oyebade, N508 million of the total sum was approved to pay the pensions of retired civil servants, while an…
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The Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo capital of Osun State on Tuesday remanded three accused of alleged robbery of the senator representing Osun West, Adelere Oriolowo. The three accused persons identified as Muslim Saheed (aged 38), Kazeem Ganiyu (Aged 43), and Olaleye Olawale (23) were arraigned by the…
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Michael Adeyemo The Speaker State of Osun House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye has condemned the wide spread looting and vandalisation of private and public property in the state. He called on Osun youth to give dialogue and peace a chance in the interest of state development as envisaged…
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