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Students on Tuesday thronged Joint Admission Matriculation Board, JAMB, examination centres as the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination takes off without any hitches. In some of the centres visited in Osogbo, Osun state capital, students were seen at the centres as early as 6:30am as the first sets of students…
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The Chief Medical Director of UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Professor Peter Babatunde Olaitan, has announced that a total of 21,834 residents of Osun State have benefited from the free medical services and surgical treatment put in place by the state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, to ensure the well-being of people…
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Former France defender William Gallas has called on Arsenal players not to “hide” against Manchester City on Wednesday night. The two top teams in Premier League go head-to-head at the Etihad in a keenly-anticipated fixture. Arsenal are currently five points ahead of City, who have two outstanding fixtures to play….
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President Muhammadu Buhari and Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, are among the dignitaries expected at the virtual launch of a book on Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on May 1. The book, titled ‘Osinbajo Strides: Defining Moments of An Innovative Leader’, was authored by 25 journalists and writers. It chronicles various aspects of…
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The Secretary General of the Organisation of African Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti will arrive Nigeria on Wednesday to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama on Technical Cooperation with Directorate of Technical Aid Corp (DTAC) and Directorate of Technical…
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Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has accused the immediate past administration in the State of mismanaging over N12 billion on Ilesa water project without any result. The All Progressive Congress-led administration was also indicted for frivolity, financial recklessness and mismanagement of State fund during its tenure in the State….
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A traditional ruler in Osun State, the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has scheduled a special victory prayer session for the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The event is scheduled to hold at his palace premises in Iwo on Sunday 26th March 2023. The president-elect and his wife, Asiwaju Bola…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has disclosed that a total of 170 violators of various traffic rules and regulations were apprehended in the State of Osun, in February. Of the 170 violators, 65 of them, amounting to 38 percent, were educated people, said the Osun Sector Commander of the…
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Residents of Osogbo in Osun State have decried their inability to spend the old N500 and N1,000 denominations in spite of the Supreme Court’s pronouncement that they remain legal tender until December 31. Residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday, said they were happy with the…
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The security network of states in the South-West, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, has arrested a 24-year-old suspected rapist in Iwo, Osun on Friday. He was alleged to have been keeping a 16-year-old girl in his room for three days while having carnal knowledge of her. The Commander of the…
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