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Arole Oduduwa & Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II Has commiserated with Nigerian military command over the death of their gallant officers who lost their lives while defending the country against Boko haram attacks and other terrorist activities, saying the Federal Government of Nigeria must in 2019…
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Titi Abubakar, wife of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, said she married her husband because of his honesty, sincerity and integrity. Mrs Abubakar made the remarks when a group, Women for Atiku, paid her a courtesy visit at her Maitama residence in Abuja. “I get confused…
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On December 19, 2018, violence erupted in Edunabon in Osun State, leading to one of the contestants to Edunabon throne, Prince Kehinde Odelade of the Amoloye Ruling House being stripped naked and beaten to stupor. In the process, the palace that took the townspeople seven years to build was burnt….
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The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has said that 95 per cent of the Nigeria’s 190 million people are not enrolled in any health insurance plan, despite efforts by the Federal Government to improve health care delivery in the country. Adewole made this known on Thursday during the reunion…
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The Owamiran of Esa Oke, Oba Adeyemi Adediran, has called on the police and other security agencies to increase their patrols in the town and the surrounding communities to check hoodlums’ activities in the area. The monarch, in an interview with SUNDAY PUNCH, condemned the killing of an official of the…
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State, has described the christening of the 2019 budget as a “budget of hope” as confirmation of the hopeless situation during the eight years of the Aregbesola administration that recently ended. This was contained in a statement signed by the Chairman of the…
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Infrastructure development and education got a big chunk of allocation as Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, Thursday presented his 2019 fiscal plan to the House of Assembly. The overall N152.7 billion ‘Budget of Hope’ is lower than the N179.2billion budgeted for the outgoing year. The governor said he would build…
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A 26-year-old man, Oni Aro, on Friday appeared before an Osun Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ile-Ife for alleged theft of property worth N133,500 belonging to Mrs Kemisola Olasunkanmi. The Magistrate, Mr Olalekan Ijiyode, however, granted Aro bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.Ijiyode said the…
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A 92-year-old, Moses Oladejo Oyediran, from Ajombadi Compound in Modakeke, Osun State, has been installed as new Ogunsua of Modakeke. Oyediran was adorned with Akoko leaves to symobolise his new status at a brief ceremony held Thursday evening at Palace Square, Ita Merin, Modakeke. He was later led into the…
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For taking their oaths as governor and deputy governor of “State of Osun” and not of Osun state during their swearing-in on November 27, 2018, the Chairman, Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Ilesa Branch, Osun State, Barrister Kanmi Ajibola has dragged the state governor, Adegboyega Oyetola and his deputy, Benedict Alabi…
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