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A civil group, the Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State (CSCEOS) has declared that the National Assembly has the right and power as part of its oversight functions, to probe the State government finances under the watch of Mr. Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola in line with section 62(1&2)…
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An Osun based lawyer, Barrister Kanmi Ajibola on Tuesday, December 6, 20116 instituted another suit against the state governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, making his actions in the law court against the governor six in number. The rights activist lawyer in the fresh legal action filed at the Osun State High…
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The Government of the State of Osun has charged Council Managers in the State to work assiduously towards generating revenue through the Land Use Charge (LUC) which is the hope of sustaining the governance especially at this critical period. The Head of Service, Mr. Sunday Olayinka Owoeye made this charge…
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The Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, commenced her 42nd Convocation Ceremonies for undergraduates and postgraduate students on Wednesday with 6827 students graduating. The Acting Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Anthony Elujoba who presided over the ceremony gave an very insightful lecture on “The philosophy of doing things right.” He remarked in…
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Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Najeem Salaam, has lauded the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi (Ojaja II) for picking the gauntlet against divisive tendencies among the Yoruba traditional rulers in the last one year of his ascension to the throne. Speaking to newsmen in his office at the…
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The Government of Osun has described the protest and actions of some few pensioners in Osogbo on Wednesday as an attempt by their sponsors to gag the truth. The Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy in the Office of the Governor, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, in a statement said those behind…
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Former president Olusegun Obasanjo and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka were among prominent personalities that witnessed yesterday in Ile-Ife the first year coronation anniversary of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II. Oba Ogunwusi on December 7, 2015 received his staff of office from Osun Stste Governor,…
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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, his counterparts in Oyo and Osun States, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Wednesday made case for huge economic empowerment for women and eradication of female genital mutilation. The Governors, who spoke in Ibadan at the opening ceremony of National Women Conference…
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Hell was let loose at the premises of Osun State House of Assembly on Wednesday as some angry pensioners in the state stormed the Assembly in protest and pounced on lawmakers, beating them black and blue. The aggrieved pensioners staged a fresh protest over the non-payment of their pension and…
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The death of a 26-year-old National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Dolapo Oladepo, at a corps’ orientation camp in Kano State has triggered protest by students in Osun State. Protesters with different placards marched to the State House of Assembly in Osogbo, the state’s capital. The students under the auspices of the National…
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