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The Obalufon Alayemore of Ido-Osun, Oba Aderemi Adeniyi Adedapo, and the Oniye of Iye-Ekiti, One Jonathan Adeleye, have asked the Second Republic Senator Ayo Fasanmi be honoured. They spoke yesterday in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, during the 91st birthday anniversary of the Ekiti-born politician. The Obalufon-Alayemore urged the Osun…
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The visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Osun State could have served as a platform for Ogbeni to lay bare all that is militating the state and to give the people’s general an opportunity to have an insight into the pebble in the shoes of the racing Osun people, but…
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Having fervently followed Punch Newspapers as a neutral observer for the past 10 years, I am amazed by how often they throw professionalism into the dustbin when the state of Osun and Ogbeni becomes the subject. What axe does the paper have to grind with the government of Ogbeni Rauf…
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By Mustapha Aleem A 24 years old Taofeek Waliu, has been discharged by the Osogbo magistrate court on Tuesday following signs of his mental imbalance, occasioned by the 10 months he spent in the Ilesha prison. Taofeek, who was arraigned on 6th of November, 2015, pleaded not guilty on his…
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Three days in Ilesha… sorry… Ulesha was all I needed to get back my rhythm. I dropped the book l was reading, powered down the computers, put my ATM card in my pocket and left for Ulesha. For three days I breathed in fresh air, drank oranges plucked straight from…
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The Araba of Osogbo land, Araba Ifayemi Elebuibon, has advised the Federal Government to be wary of the call for it to sell the country’s assets. Elebuibon stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday. He was reacting to the recent call…
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Family members of two missing final-year students of the Osun State University recount their ordeal to FEMI MAKINDE What is your name ma? My name is Mariam Ogunlana How old is your son? He is 25 years old. He is Samuel Eke When last did you speak with him? I spoke…
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The Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice has advised President Muhhamadu Buhari against the plan to sell the national assets. The Chairman of CHRSJ, Mr. Sulaiman Adeniyi, who said this in a statement made available to our correspondent in Osogbo on Monday, said selling the national assets would compound the economic…
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The ownership crisis rocking the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso took a new dimension on Tuesday as some hoodlums reportedly mobilised by some Ogbomoso indigenes invaded the campus and attacked some lecturers and other university workers from Osun State. Our correspondent gathered that the Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf…
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The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Osun State says it has established cooperatives to cater for financial needs of farmers in the state. The state Chairman of the association, Mr Kayode Afolabi, made the disclosure in Osogbo on Tuesday while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)….
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