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Fifty-seven days after the Senate confirmed the nomination of the former Speaker of the Osun House of Assembly, Hon. Adejare Bello and 38 others as ambassadors, the President, Muhammadu Buhari has yet to assign them portfolios. The 39 non-career ambassadors and one additional career ambassador, who were confirmed on July…
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By Damilola Oni The Speaker of the State of Osun House of Assembly, Timothy Owoeye, has called for calm over the protest that erupted after the death of some youths in controversial police circumstances. Owoeye who spoke during Wednesday’s plenary appealed to families of the deceased to remain calm just…
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Wole Soyinka, playwright and Nobel laureate, says he concurs with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo that Nigeria is drifting towards a failed and divided state. On Friday, Obasanjo accused the Buhari administration of mismanaging the country. “Today, Nigeria is fast drifting to a failed and badly divided state, economically our country is…
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The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, Busayo Wole Oke on Tuesday said the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, is the best person to lead the Peoples Democratic Party in the South West. Oke said Makinde’s position as the only PDP governor in the zone conferred…
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Governor of the State of Osun, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has congratulated a former Deputy Governor of the State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, on the occasion of his 63rd birthday anniversary, describing him as an advocate of good governance. Oyetola in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail…
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The Osun State Government on Sunday said it has commenced investigation into activities of Oroyemi Elizabeth Covenant Home and Care Centre in Ile-Ife, on the suspicion that the facility was being used as a baby factory. The Commissioner for Women, Children and Social Affairs, Mrs Bukola Olaboopo, said the ministry…
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The Diocesan Bishop of Lagos, Anglican Communion, Rev Dr Humphrey Olumakaiye, says the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 is raising controversies because the Federal Government has failed to keep a number of its promises and may not be trusted. The bishop added that the government needed to reconsider the…
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has cautioned Nigerians against relaxing in the observation of necessary protocols as COVID-19 cases drop. The monarch spoke with State House correspondents after a courtesy visit to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ogunwusi said he looked forward…
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By Damilola Oni A mild drama ensued today at the Osun State House of Assembly when a nominee of Governor Gboyega Oyetola for Commissioner in the State of Osun Judicial Service Commission, Mr Adebayo Waliu Salmon appeared for screening. Salmon, an Ejigbo born Legal adviser was humbled when the Honourable…
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By Damilola Oni Trainees of an empowerment programme organized by the Senator representing Osun West Senatorial District, Adelere Oriolowo, have received financial grant to start their business. The event which was held yesterday, 10th of August 2020 at King Riverside Event Centre, Iwo, Osun state had in attendance officials from…
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