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The Director General of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN), Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda has said that, unemployment in Nigeria has reached a crisis situation, with only one out of every 100 graduates securing a job. He however expressed fear that, if that is not properly addressed with sufficient…
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The Managing Director of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), Mr John Donnachie, said the company could not restore power to Ilesha District, due to the extensive damage done to its infrastructure. Donnachie disclosed this at a news conference with Energy Correspondents in Lagos on Friday. He said the damage had…
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Two prosecution witnesses in the ongoing trial of Ademola Adeleke, a Nigerian senator, for alleged examination malpractice and certificate forgery Wednesday said he was not in the hall on the day the National Examination Council (NECO) held. Odesola Emmanuel and Adigun Akintayo were presented by the prosecution to the Federal…
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Health practitioners in Osun State have commended Governor Adegboyega Oyetola for transforming the health sector in the state. Medical and Dental Consultant Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH), Osogbo, branch made the commendation during a visit to the governor’s office yesterday. The health workers…
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The All Progressives Congress in the state of Osun has reacted to the verdict of an Abuja High Court which disqualified Ademola Adeleke from contesting the state governorship election of 2018. The party described the verdict as a victory for the state, because Osun deserves better than an ill-educated juvenile…
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Two Senior Advocates of Nigeria, (SAN) have said that the FCT High Court judgment which nullified the nomination of Sen. Ademola Adeleke as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the September 2018 Governorship Election in Osun, cannot stand the test of time. Speaking with the News Agency of…
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Five months ahead of the annual Osun Osogbo festival, plans to make this year edition a huge success and different from the previous ones have begun in earnest. The Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun Oyetunji, during the visit to his palace by a team of a tourism, art and…
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By Joseph Akanbi The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Hon. Soji Adagunodo, has denied the rumours making the round that the State Secretariat of the party was under siege by men of the Nigerian Police Force. The social media space was awash with rumours early…
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By Joseph Akanbi A People’s Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives member representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, Hon. Oluwole Oke, has endorsed the candidature of Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the ninth Assembly. Oke who made the remarks at the formal declaration of Gbajabiamila’s…
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A 40-year-old woman, Tawa Bamidele, was on Wednesday, docked in an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court, Osogbo for allegedly stealing cartons of fish worth N72,000. The police charged the defendant, whose address was not provided with stealing. The Prosecutor, Insp Elisha Olusegun, told the court that the defendant committed the offence in…
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