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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday attributed annulment of June 12, 1993 presidential election presumably won by late philanthropist, Moshood Kashimawo Abiola by former Military President General Ibrahim Babangida on “bad belle.” Obasanjo said the annulment robbed Egbaland and Ogun State the rare privilege of having three of its prominent…

A suspected ritualist on Saturday murdered a 55-year- old food hawker, Latifat Oyebode, in Ile-Ife, Osun State. The Nation gathered the food seller lived around L.A Primary School Street, Alapata area of Modakeke. It was learnt the yet-to-be-identified ritualist on Saturday morning lured the food seller to a house at…

The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing has set aside N100m in the 2021 budget for the rehabilitation of the Ife-Ifewara Road which had been fixed by the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye. The road was rehabilitated free by Adeboye as part of…

The National Association of Resident Doctors has raised the alarm that it is being threatened by some government agencies to call off its ongoing strike. This comes four days into the nationwide strike which according to the association is to protest against the failure of the Federal Government to honour…

The Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, has mourned one of the university’s alumni, Yinka Odumakin. Ogunbodede described the death of the Afenifere spokesman, Yinka Odumakin, as not only tragic but a monumental loss to the country, the human rights community and OAU. This was contained…

About 880 vulnerable residents of Ila Local Government Area of Osun State have received the stimulus package initiated by the Government of the State of Osun to mitigate the adverse effects of the global Coronavirus pandemic. The beneficiaries of the scheme who could not hide their joy showered encomiums on…

The police and Amotekun Corps in Ekiti and Osun states have said they will intensify efforts at combing the bushes and forests in the state to ensure the rural areas, as well as the cities, are free of killer herdsmen and other criminals. The Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State…