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Mr Emmanuel Attah, the Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Osun, said a total of 261 corps members from Batch A, deployed to the state, have been redeployed based on ill health or being pregnant. Attah made this known on Monday when the NYSC Director-General, Maj.-Gen Suleiman…
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Osun State Governor, Mr Gboyega Oyetola, on Monday joined leaders of the Nigeria Bar Association in the state and other stakeholders to demand establishment of Court of Appeal in the state. Delivering a keynote address at the opening session of the special sitting of Court of Appeal, Akure Division, held…
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All Progressives Congress in Osun State has filed petitions challenging results of two House of Representatives seats and two State House of Assembly seats before the State Election Petitions Tribunal. The party is challenging Oriade/Obokun Federal Constituency, and Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal Constituency while also challenging that of Obokun State…
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The Ooni of Ile-Ife, Osun State, has described as unfounded and illogical the allegation by the Obafemi Awolowo University that Ife indigenes poisoned the dam that supplies water to the university. The monarch of the ancient town, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, told PREMIUM TIMES that it is illogical for his people to…
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The controversy over the eligibility of Senator Ademola Adeleke to contest the Osun governorship election has been put to rest as a Federal Court of Appeal has reaffirmed his qualification and eligibility to hold the office. The latest judgement has also knocked out the judgement of the Bwari High Court…
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The Director General of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN), Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda has said that, unemployment in Nigeria has reached a crisis situation, with only one out of every 100 graduates securing a job. He however expressed fear that, if that is not properly addressed with sufficient…
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The Managing Director of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), Mr John Donnachie, said the company could not restore power to Ilesha District, due to the extensive damage done to its infrastructure. Donnachie disclosed this at a news conference with Energy Correspondents in Lagos on Friday. He said the damage had…
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Two prosecution witnesses in the ongoing trial of Ademola Adeleke, a Nigerian senator, for alleged examination malpractice and certificate forgery Wednesday said he was not in the hall on the day the National Examination Council (NECO) held. Odesola Emmanuel and Adigun Akintayo were presented by the prosecution to the Federal…
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Health practitioners in Osun State have commended Governor Adegboyega Oyetola for transforming the health sector in the state. Medical and Dental Consultant Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH), Osogbo, branch made the commendation during a visit to the governor’s office yesterday. The health workers…
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The All Progressives Congress in the state of Osun has reacted to the verdict of an Abuja High Court which disqualified Ademola Adeleke from contesting the state governorship election of 2018. The party described the verdict as a victory for the state, because Osun deserves better than an ill-educated juvenile…
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