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By Jamiu Ganiyu After many years of underperformance and lack of meaningful contribution to the state economy, the house of representatives member for Orolu, Irepodun, Olorunda and Osogbo federal constituency, Hon. Bukola Oyewo, has resolved to make bold moves to review the privatization of Osogbo Steel Rolling Mills and the…
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By Jamiu Ganiyu Against doubts by residents of the state most especially the organised labour unions on the diversion of funds allocated to the Osun Health Insurance Scheme, the Executive Secretary of Osun Health Insurance Agency, Dr. Niyi Oginni, has allayed the fears of the people of the state by…
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By Jamiu Ganiyu The duo of All Progressives Congress Senators from Osun State, Adelare Oriolowo and Ajibola Basiru of Osun West and Osun Central respectively were among the 69 chairmen the President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, announced as Chairman of Senate standing committees. The announcement came immediately after…
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By Jamiu Ganiyu In his commitment to the welfare of the retirees in the state, Governor Gboyega Oyetola has issued over one billion naira retirement bond certificates to not less than one hundred and eighty nine pensioners in the state. The official presentation of the bond certificates to the retirees…
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The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said the state government has concluded plans to build a modern and well-equipped police station at Iwaraja, a border town between Ekiti and Osun States to make the axis safe for commuters. Fayemi said the measure would curtail the rising wave…
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Twenty-one students of the Osun State University, who were arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission last Thursday, have been released. The arrest of the students in their various hostels in the Oke Baale area of Osogbo by a team from the Ibadan zonal office of…
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By Jamiu Ganiyu The immediate past Governor of Osun State and Minister-designate of the federal republic of Nigeria, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has said if given the opportunity, he would recommend serious taxation for wealthy Nigerians in order to solve the issue of multiple taxations in the country. The Minister-designate told…
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By Jamiu Ganiyu A Peoples Democratic Party Chieftain in Osun State, Dr. Kayode Oduoye, has challenged the members of the judiciary to do justice in the ongoing presidential tribunal where Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his party, PDP are challenging the reelection of President Muhammadu Buhari. Dr. Oduoye made the remarks…
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Chief Olatunde Badmus is a former National President Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), former Chairman of the Poultry Group of Manufacturers Association Nigeria (MAN), former Deputy National President of the All Farmers Apex Association and former Deputy President of all Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) as well as member of…
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By Jamiu Ganiyu In keeping to his promise to ensure stable academic calendar in all the state-owned tertiary institutions, Governor of Osun State, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, has approved the sum of three hundred million naira for the Ladoke Akintola University (LAUTECH), for the payment of salary of workers of the…
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