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Twelve public secondary schools across Osun State competed in the second edition of the Teens Mentoring and Rural Education Development Initiative (TeemRedi) spelling bee on Saturday at the main hall of Osogbo Grammar School. Each school fielded two spellers, who were accompanied by their teachers and fellow students who came…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke, has lauded the Court of Appeal’s decision to stay proceedings in a suit seeking the deregistration of the Accord party and other political parties. In a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the governor commended the appellate court for what he called its professionalism and commitment to…
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President Bola Tinubu on Saturday got a total of 100,880 votes to defeat his only challenger for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress, Stanley Osifo who scored zero in Osun State. The state collation officer, Adegboyega Oyetola, who announced the result in Osogbo, said the exercise has once…
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The leadership of the Accord in Ijesa South Federal Constituency, has protested against what they described as “incessant harassment, intimidation, bullying and unlawful arrest” of its members allegedly carried out by political hoodlums loyal to the opposition party. The party described as unacceptable and undemocratic the unjust arrest and harassment…
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The Osun State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Ekeng Ita Kubiangha, has described the scheme as a major bridge builder that has continued to strengthen national unity and grassroots development across Nigeria since its establishment in 1973. Kubiangha stated this during a rally organised in Osogbo on…
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The Chairman of Accord Party in Osun State, Pastor Victor Akande, has called on the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, to immediately order the release of one Mr. Owoeye Muyiwa, who has allegedly been detained at the State CID for the past three days on the alleged order…
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An Osun State High Court, sitting in Ile-Ife, has sentenced a 30-year-old man, Taiwo Agboola, to death for killing a 62-year-old, Jadesola Olubayo, at a palm oil processing factory. The convict was said to have killed the deceased on October 11, 2023, at a Palm oil processing site located at…
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The lawmaker representing Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan Federal Constituency, Lanre Oladebo, has advised politicians against destroying political relationships over unfavourable outcomes in ongoing party primaries. In a statement he personally signed on Friday, Oladebo, reflected on his political journey, recalling how he eventually made it to the House of Representatives despite losing a…
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In commemoration of the first coronation of Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Owa Clement Haastrup, the wife of the monarch, Olori Victoria Haastrup, has settled the outstanding debts of two inmates at the Ilesa Correctional Centre. This was as she pledged her commitment to supporting female inmates awaiting trial to ensure…
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The Chairman of Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State, Maaroof Ogundipe, has distanced himself from a document allegedly containing his signature attached to purported APC membership registration figures and primary election results for aspirants who contested Obokun State Constituency. Ogundipe in a statement on Thursday, said the document did…
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