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A member of Osun State House of Assembly representing Ife North constituency, Honourable Babatunde Olatunji, is asking the Federal Government to promote Nigerian culture through indigenous games. He says such games carry with it history which younger generation should know about. Honourable Olatunji made the demand at the maiden edition of…
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The supremacy battle between the traditional stool and the judiciary in Osogbo is getting tougher, as the Magistrate Court has issued another order for the arrest of Oluwo Of Iwo, Oba Abdulraseed Adewale. The Magistrate Court presided over by Mr Olushola Aluko is insisting that the Oluwo Of Iwo should be kept…
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A PROFESSOR of Renewable Energy (Mechanical Engineering) at the Osun State University, Osogbo, Prof. Oguntola Jelil Alamu has tasked the Nigerian government on the need to engage in massive oil crops plantation dedicated primarily for biofuel use. Delivering the 10th inaugural lecture of the university with the theme: Sourcing Renewable Fuel…
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A 400 Level student of Osun State University, (UNIOSUN) Osogbo, Adebisi Rofiat Damilola who has been missing in the last couple of days has been found dead as police detectives are making frantic efforts to unravel circumstances surrounding her death. Daily Trust learnt that Rofiat who was studying Science Education…
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By Olajide Idowu Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Wednesday granted amnesty to four death-row prison inmates in three South West prisons. The Director of Public Prosecutions and Secretary to the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, Mr Pomade Adeniji, announced the amnesty in a statement in Osogbo. The…
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Workers in Osun on Wednesday returned to work after observing Monday and Tuesday as public holidays to celebrate Christmas and Boxing Day. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that civil servants had reported at the state secretariat in Abere and seen carrying out their routine duties. NAN also reports…
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There was confusion at Oke-itase area in Ile-Ife, Osun State on Tuesday as the lifeless body of a 35-year-old man, Sunday Onifade who resided in the area was found hanging on the iron rod of the ceiling fan in his living room. The deceased who was a barber was believed…
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Adeboye wants commitment to diversifying economy Towards ensuring peace in the nation, Nigerians have been enjoined to maintain good neighbourliness. The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Folorunsho Kumuyi, gave this counsel at the December retreat with the theme: “Power for the present hour” held on Christmas Day…
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Oluwaseun Olorunfemi, a 400 level medical student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife, has died after being in coma for six days. Olorunfemi, who was hit by a vehicle on Tuesday, while going for “medical posting”, was rushed to Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTHC). At the hospital, Olurunfemi…
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The traditional ruler of Igbotako and Rebuja of Osooro kingdom,in Ondo state, Oba Gbadebo Bajowas, has described the Olugbo of Ugbo kingdom, Oba Fedrick Obateru Akinruntan as a man who is ignorant of the history of Yorubaland . The Monarch made this known at an interactive session with some select…
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