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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-General Taoreed Lagbaja has said that the insecurity currently bedeviling the South East region will end soon. The Army and other security agencies, he said, are working round the clock to address the insecurity in the region. Lagbaja, represented by the Deputy Director Operations Army…
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The Osun State Commander, Amotekun Corps, Brig.-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi (rtd) has said that a 37-year-old man, Sola Ajibade, has been arrested for alleged burglary and theft. He said the suspect specialised in breaking into people’s houses and stealing valuables. Adewinmbi said Ajibade was arrested in Ode-Omu, Ayedaade Local Government Area…
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The acting comptroller general of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi has charged the six newly commissioned deputy comptroller-generals and assistant comptroller-generals of Customs to maintain high standard in their new roles and work to help raise more revenue for the federation. “We must build stronger customs. When we offer…
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The Osun State Boundaries Commission has warned residents of Iwo, Ileogbo, and their monarchs, against disregard for its order, saying the law would not spare any act of violence over the land dispute involving the two towns. The Chairman of the commission, Justice Moshood Adeigbe (retd.), while addressing parties in…
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State has resolved to nominate Barrister Ajisafe Kamarudeen as the South West Zonal Chairman of the party. The Osun PDP arrived at this resolution in a communique released after a stakeholders’ meeting held in Osogbo on Wednesday. The meeting, which was attended by…
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Your Excellency, the President of the ECOWAS Commission;Your Excellency, President of the African Union Commission;Your Excellency, President of the UEMOA Commission;The Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in West Africa and the Sahel; and Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen. Your Excellencies, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, Your Excellencies,…
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Two suspected kidnappers have been shot dead in Iwo, Osun State, as a combined security team of police and hunters rescued a herder identified simply as Alhaji Adamu who was abducted in Abase village. PUNCH Metro learnt that Adamu was abducted in the early hours of Tuesday by an 11-man…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has called for the establishment of a trans-regional security taskforce to curb the growing cross-border criminality. Adeleke made the call when Valentine Okoro, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, paid him a courtesy visit. The GOC led members of his team among…
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As the 2023 Annual Osun Osogbo festival grand finale on Friday, Hunters under the aegis of Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service have deployed 700 personnel for the event. Osun Osogbo festival which kick-off few weeks ago climax with the procession of maiden calabash bearer (Arugba), the Ataoja, Osun adherents…
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All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretary Senator Ajibola Basiru yesterday faulted critics of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the long ministerial list, saying he has not committed an infraction against the law. He said the President should not only be commended for working within the constitutional provision, but also for…
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