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By John Owen Nwachukwu The youth wing of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the South West region has urged former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, to run in the September governorship election in Osun State. The youths under the aegis of PDP Progressive Forum, said the former Minister had the…
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By Femi Adesola Whenever a final history of Osun state is written. I am certain the name of Dr. Olu Alabi will feature in a prominent passage in the history book. He is one of the champions that birthed the creation of Osun state through his movement called “Movement of…
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Past President and Fellow of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers, (NIESV), Oyebode David Adediji, has been elected as president of the Alumni Association of the Faculty of Environmental Design and Management (EDM), Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in Osun State. Adediji, who emerged at the alumni reunion of…
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By OIuwole Ige AS political parties prepare for September 22, 2018, governorship poll in Osun, the All Progressives Congress (APC) elders’ forum in Irewole local government area of the state, on Sunday re-echoed the need to zone the gubernatorial ticket to Osun West Senatorial District. This was contained in a…
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The Department for International Development (DFID) has lauded the giant strides and determination of Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola in generating a robust development plan for the state. Also, the Commissioner for Economic Planning, Budget and Development Dr Olalekan Yinusa said the workshops for Sector Plan Development teams, approved by…
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By Similola Awolusi The Osun State Police Command has arraigned seven men, Akintayo Adekunle, 30, Isiaka Lasisi, 37,Kamorudeen Olofaina, 32, Akeem Adeniyi, 33, Basiru Soliu, 24, Saheed Umoru, 25 and Aderibigbe Kunle, 23, before an Osogbo Magistrate Court on Monday March 12, 2018 for alleged armed robbery. The accused persons…
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By Similola Awolusi An Osun Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo on Monday, March 12, 2018, has arraigned a woman, Abosede Abigael, faced with a count charge of alleged assault. The accused person and other at large was said to have assaulted one Yisa Emmanuel on March 6, 2018 at…
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By Similola Awolusi A 25yr-old woman, Mercy Onoko Okiemute, has been arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrate Court on Tuesday 13 March, 2018 for allegedly stealing an ATM card valued N1000 belonging to one Adeboye Cecilia Bolanle and a cash sum of N826,135. Onoko is faced with a two count charge…
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By Similola Awolusi A 36-year-old woman named Nafisat Raji has been sentenced to a 12 months imprisonment for stealing a Tecno phone valued fifteen thousand naira only. The accused was arraigned before the court over the alleged theft. It was stated that on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at about 11am, the…
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The All Progressives Congress in Osun State yesterday denied allegation that leaders and elders of the party disagreed with Governor Rauf Aregbesola on where the candidate for this year’s governorship election should come from. In a statement yesterday in Osogbo, the state capital, the party’s Director of Publicity, Research and…
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