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A forex exchange businessman has accused the officers of the Osun State Police Command of allegedly harassing him over a soft drink and extorting money from him. Pius Perfect alleged that three policemen accosted him while he was on a motorcycle for holding a bottle of coke. According to the…
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ALL Progressives Congress(APC) has credible people in its fold who are willing to take over the mantle of leadership in Osun State after the exit of the incumbent, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who will be vacating office on 27th November this year. This statement was made by the Chairman of the…
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Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said the winner of June 12, 1993 presidential election, the late Chief MKO Abiola, should be declared a former President of Nigeria because of the mandate which was freely given to him by millions of Nigerians at the poll. Aregbesola said this while…
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For many years, the completion of the MKO Abiola International Airport was a major expectation that the people of Osun State looked forward to. The host, the Ido Osun community, had imagined the significant gains that would accrue to them after the take-off of the use of the facility. After…
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The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 15 and Monday, June 18 as public holidays to celebrate the 2018 Id-el Fitr. The Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.) made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr….
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Banks, schools and government offices were all shut in Osun on Tuesday as workers in the state observed the June 12 public holiday declared by the state government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that June 12 has always been observed as holiday by states in the South-west region…
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Rt. Hon. Adejare Bello, a former Speaker of the Osun House of Assembly, says the defection of Sen. Iyiola Omisore from the Peoples Democratic (PDP) to Social Democratic Party (SDP) will not affect the party’s fortunes in the Sept. 22 governorship election in the state. Bello, who is also one…
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GOVERNOR Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, on Tuesday in Osogbo, the state capital raised the hope of the public on the fate of the abducted Methodist Church clergy, Very Reverend Kayode Akande and two others, simply identified as Mr Bankole and Mr Omodunbi, assuring that they would be rescued soon. He…
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Activists, Civil society organisations and students from various institutions in Osun state joined other Nigerians to commemorate the 25th anniversary of June 12, 1993. President Muhammadu Buhari last week, June 5, announced that henceforth, Democracy Day in Nigeria will be annually celebrated on June 12 and not May 29. With…
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By Editor A Gubernatorial aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Engr. Adelere Oriolowo, has showered encomium on the Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, over his foresight in honouring the winner of the annulled June 12 Presidential elections in 1993, Late Chief MKO…
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