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AN Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Tuesday, remanded a 25-year-old man, Simon Olusola, at an Ilesa prison for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. Olusola, who pleaded guilty, is being tried on a count charge bothering on assault. The Magistrate, Mrs Modupe Awodele, ordered the accused to be remanded in…
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A member of the Osun state House of Assembly, representing Iwo Federal Constituency at the lower Chamber, Hon. Amere Gafar Akintayo yesterday declared his intention for the September governorship election,assuring his supporters that he would wipe off poverty from the state if elected. Akintayo, who is contesting the governorship…
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Kazeem Adio, a former Secretary to Osun State Government (SSG) during the administration of Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has canvassed for a governorship candidate of the West senatorial district extraction to emerge as the next governor of the state. Adio said his new party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) would consider…
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A leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Adekunle Benson, has said the clamour for zoning by some party members is alien to the progressive movement. Benson, who is the Chairman of Orolu Local Government Area, spoke at the Gboyega Oyetola Campaign and Consultation tour of the…
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Members of Osun State Cooperatives Farmers Union have urged the organisers of the maiden international agricultural exhibition and conference in Nigeria, Agritech Nigeria Osun 2018, which will take place in Osogbo, the state capital, to ensure that Nigerian seeds companies take part in the event. Agritech Nigeria Osun 2018 is…
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By Editor Justice Maurine Adaobi Onyetenu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Osogbo has ordered the National Assembly to immediately commence impeachment process against President Muhammadu Buhari. The judge gave the order on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 based on the suit filed by two Nigerians, Kanmi Ajibola, a lawyer…
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The Vice Chancellor of the Osun State University, Prof. Olabode Popoola, speaks on the crisis in the institution and allegations of financial mismanagement levelled against him by some staff unions, AKEEM LASISI writes Part of the grouse the unions have against you is that they say you are corrupt. What do…
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To galvanise Nigerian youths toward playing a more active and responsible leadership role in nation building and development, the Redeemer’s University, Ede in Osun State is partnering BrandiQ, a Lagos-based media outfit on organising a strategic 2018 Youth Leadership Forum. The theme of the maiden forum, billed for this…
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By Editor The Osun State Chairman of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Chief Ademola Ishola has vowed that genuine members of the party will not fold their arms and allow those he regarded as miscreants to take over the party in the state. He re-affirmed that whatever congress anyone has held…
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By Isiaka Wakili Youths from Iwoland, headquarters of Osun West Senatorial District, want the town to produce the next governor of the state. The group, under the auspices of Concerned Iwoland Youths for Actualisation of Iwolookan Agenda 2018, in a statement jointly signed by its chairman and publicity secretary, Nurudeen…
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