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An Osun State high court sitting in Ile-Ife, presided over by Justice Adedotun Onibokun, yesterday sentenced a couple, Mr. Fatai Jimoh and Lateefat Jimoh to death by hanging for the murder of one Mrs. Bukola Taiwo of Ikeketu, Ile Ife. The convicts were arraigned on June 2, 2014, on a…

The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, has been shut for  months, leaving the students stranded. Many of them are complaining about the rent they paid before the school was shut. They wonder whether their landlords will ask for another rent when the school reopens. DANIEL…

The Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on Wednesday said he has laid the foundation for the state’s next 50 years in just six years. The Governor, who was the Guest Lecturer at City People Magazine’s 20th Special Anniversary Lecture, Titled: “My experience as Governor in the past six…

To check rising unemployment rate in the country, the Bank of Industry (BoI) has disbursed over N30 million to youths in Osun State under its partnership with the Oduduwa Foundation, to support and empower youths with viable business plans in driving economic development.Indeed, the Development Finance Institution (DFI), said the…

A 40-year-old man, Ikechukwu Muojekwu, was on Tuesday sentenced to 13 months imprisonment in Ilesa prison by an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court for burglary. The Magistrate, Mr Olusola Aluko, ordered that Muojekwu be kept behind bars due to the magnitude of the offence committed or pay an option of N20,000…

The Governor of Osun State, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, has asked media organisations in Nigeria to urgently use their platforms to educate Nigerians on the implications of the economic situations, with a view to getting everyone to understand the situation. Mr Aregbesola specifically said radio broadcasters had great roles to play…

Nigerians have been admonished to give support to the new tax administration drive as a potential tool in revamping the nation’s economy out of recession. The Director, Tax Policy and Advisory, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Peter Ademola Olayemi, gave the admonition at the Investiture and Inauguration of new…

Osun State Police Command on Tuesday took the #ChangeBeginsWithMe Campaign to major streets in Osogbo, capital of Osun State. The campaign was part of efforts to effect attitudinal change among Nigerians. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Fimihan Adeoye led the officers and men of the command to different…

Rauf Aregbesola, governor of Osun state, on Tuesday said people find it difficult to believe that the state is facing serious economic challenges because of the massive infrastructural projects undertaken by his administration. Maintaining that Osun is not the only state experiencing tough times, Aregbesola said the country must learn…