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The Owamiran of Esa Oke, Oba Adeyemi Adediran, has called on the police and other security agencies to increase their patrols in the town and the surrounding communities to check hoodlums’ activities in the area. The monarch, in an interview with SUNDAY PUNCH, condemned the killing of an official of the…
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State, has described the christening of the 2019 budget as a “budget of hope” as confirmation of the hopeless situation during the eight years of the Aregbesola administration that recently ended. This was contained in a statement signed by the Chairman of the…
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Infrastructure development and education got a big chunk of allocation as Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, Thursday presented his 2019 fiscal plan to the House of Assembly. The overall N152.7 billion ‘Budget of Hope’ is lower than the N179.2billion budgeted for the outgoing year. The governor said he would build…
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A 26-year-old man, Oni Aro, on Friday appeared before an Osun Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ile-Ife for alleged theft of property worth N133,500 belonging to Mrs Kemisola Olasunkanmi. The Magistrate, Mr Olalekan Ijiyode, however, granted Aro bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.Ijiyode said the…
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A 92-year-old, Moses Oladejo Oyediran, from Ajombadi Compound in Modakeke, Osun State, has been installed as new Ogunsua of Modakeke. Oyediran was adorned with Akoko leaves to symobolise his new status at a brief ceremony held Thursday evening at Palace Square, Ita Merin, Modakeke. He was later led into the…
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For taking their oaths as governor and deputy governor of “State of Osun” and not of Osun state during their swearing-in on November 27, 2018, the Chairman, Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Ilesa Branch, Osun State, Barrister Kanmi Ajibola has dragged the state governor, Adegboyega Oyetola and his deputy, Benedict Alabi…
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Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, have urged the Federal Government and the management of the institution to provide more accommodation for them on the campus. The call for more hostel accommodation follows reports of incessant robbery attacks on students residing off the campus. One of such…
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The Senatorial candidate of the All Progressive Congress for Osun West Senatorial district, Engr. Adelere Oriolowo, has urged Christians nationwide to use the opportunity of the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ to pray for election of credible and committed candidates in the 2019 general elections. Oriolowo also asked…
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Bamidele Salam, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 House of Representatives election in Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal Constituency has reiterated the need for all and sundry to rededicate to service to God and humanity as the most important lesson of Christmas. In his Christmas message to…
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As Christians celebrate this year’s Christmas, the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, has enjoined Christians to inculcate the spirit of love, peace and endurance. In the Christmas message to Osun residents, the PDP,through its chairman Hon. Soji Adagunodo,exhorted Christians to,at all times,display the ideals of faithfulness, honesty and kindness,…
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