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The Osun State Government has inaugurated a committee tasked with addressing blindness among residents. Headed by an ophthalmologist who specialises in glaucoma care and community eye health, Caroline Adeoti, the committee has the mandate to provide strategic direction for eye health programmes. In his welcome address at the inauguration held…
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The management of Fountain University, Osogbo, has officially announced the take-off of its Institute of Peace and Security Studies (IPSS). The management in a statement, said the institute is committed to addressing contemporary security challenges and promoting sustainable peace within Nigeria and beyond. The commencement of the Institute’s activities was…
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The lawmaker representing Ife Federal Constituency, Hon Taofeek Ajilesoro, has expressed his desire to return to the National Assembly in 2027. It would be recalled that Ajilesoro was elected in 2023 under the Peoples Democratic Party but defected to the All Progressives Congress in 2025. The lawmaker made his intention…
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The Osun State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced that its Ward and Local Government Congresses will hold tomorrow, Thursday, 9th April. The Osun ADC said the announcement was in line with the directive of the National Leadership under the Chairmanship of Senator David Mark and the…
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The campaign team of Governor Ademola Adeleke has knocked the Director General of the campaign team of the All Progressives Congress, Wole Oke, over his remarks on the August 15 election. It would be recalled that APC on Tuesday, announced a five-time federal lawmaker, Hon. Wole Oke, and 30 others…
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Leaders and members of the African Democratic Congress joined a large demonstration in Abuja on Wednesday, protesting decisions by the Independent National Electoral Commission that they said undermined democracy and the party’s internal leadership. The protest, tagged #OccupyINEC, drew former presidential candidates and prominent politicians, including Rotimi Amaechi, Atiku Abubakar,…
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The management of the University of Ilesa, Osun State, has refuted a media report that it ordered the arrest of a graduate of the institution, Mr Temitope Adedoyin, following a protest over an alleged delay in his mobilisation for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The Registrar of the University,…
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The Group Director of O’dua Investment Company Limited, Otunba Layiwola Folorunsho Oriowo, has been nominated as the new Saloro of Ilesa. His nomination, according to a post on the Facebook page of Mr Isaac Haastrup, an aide to Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, was confirmed on Sunday during the unveiling of…
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The Palace of the Olufon of Ifon-Osun, has announced that Oba Peter Ipadeola would henceforth be addressed and accorded the title “His Imperial Majesty.” The palace made this known in a communique, noting that the decision was reached following due consultation with custodians of tradition, eminent chiefs, and stakeholders within…
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The Palace of Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Owa Adesuyi Haastrup, has called the attention of security agencies to the act of hooliganism by some people in Ijesaland. In a statement issued by the Chief of Staff, Mrs Dupe Ajayi Gbadebo, the palace accused an aspirant to the Owa Obokun throne…
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