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By Similola Awolusi An Osun Magistrate court’s sitting in Osogbo on the 2nd of March 2018 remanded four men to Ilesha prison custody over alleged theft of residents property in Osogbo. The suspects, namely, Fatai Mumini, 40, Omisakin Sunday, 20, Radius Akeem, 20 and Oguniran Opeyemi,19 appeared before the court…
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Eighty-year-old former Coach of the Super Eagles, Adegboye Onigbinde, shares the story of his life with TOLUWANI ENIOLA Where were you born? I was born in Modakeke town, Osun State, to the Jagun Omode dynasty on March 5, 1938. It is a prominent family in the town. One remarkable thing about my…
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By Oluwole Ige A former deputy governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, on Friday told Governor Rauf Aregbesola not to take criticisms bordering on the governance and finances of the state personal, maintaining that he should learn to address issues as a responsive leader and be accountable to the…
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By Joseph Akanbi A former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola has declared that the next governor of the state should be a youth with requisite education and exposure to manage a 21st-century state. He has also declared that the next governor should come from Osun West Senatorial district…
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By Joseph Akanbi A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Osun state, Mr. Olawale Rasheed on Saturday felicitated with HRM Oba Adesola Munirudeen Lawal, Laminisa I, the Timi of Ede Land on the 10th anniversary of his ascension to the ancient throne. Mr. Olawale in a statement he personally…
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Renowned Global Trade and Corporate Governance Counsel; President of Johnson Adedoja Adewopo Foundation and Convener of Ayombo Revolution Movement for the 2018 Osun governorship election. Ayoade Adewopo is a legal practitioner. He holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the Indiana University, Indiana, a postgraduate diploma in international tax law…
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By NAN The Federal Government on Monday said it would soon receive vaccine to check the spread of Lassa fever in the country. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, made this known to newsmen after the signing of a joint approval of the biennium WHO Programme Budget of 2018…
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By NAN The Osun House of Assembly has increased the 2018 budget estimate of the state by N2.4 billion. Kamil Oyedele, the House Committee Chairman on Finance and Appropriation, disclosed this while presenting the committee’s reports at the plenary on Monday in Osogbo, the state capital. Mr. Oyedele said that…
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By NAN The Federal Government says it has spent N2.8 billion on the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Gbongan-Iwo-Oyo Road. Mr. Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works, Power and Housing, disclosed this on Saturday in Gbongan, Osun State, while inspecting the project. Fashola said that the road was awarded to Kopek…
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The government of the State of Osun has one of its most pivotal goals the ambition to raise a world-class airport for the state. This goal is regarded as a highly noble one as it would in no small terms attract limitless opportunities into the South-Western state. The Osun State…
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