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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has directed all its missions abroad to compile a list of willing Nigerian nationals who wished to come back home. Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed that this was a sequel to requests by Nigerians stranded abroad in the wake of the coronavirus…

‌ As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage, a traditional festival, popularly called Oro, has begun in Ile-Ife, Osun State, to cleanse the ancient town, The PUNCH reports. The ritual, it was learnt, commenced around 8am and ended at 6pm. The Director of Public Affairs, Ooni’s Palace, Mr. Moses Olafare,…

Justice Jide Falola of Osun High Court sitting in Ikirun has sentenced two men to death by hanging for murder. Falola, in his judgement on Thursday, said the prosecution counsel proved his case against the convicts – Elijah Oyebode, 25, Yusuf Ajibade, 28, and Jelili Raji, 35 – beyond reasonable…

By Joseph Akanbi Six new cases of the COVID-19 have been reported in Osun State, bringing the total number of cases in the State to 20. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, confirmed the six new cases to The Nation on phone. Isamotu said “The new cases with the previous…

Speaker, State of Osun House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Timothy Owoeye has decribed the wife of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, Alhaja Kafayat Oyetola as a selfless woman who is committed to bringing succor to the less privileged. The Speaker in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Alabi stated that…

In a bid to enforce the lockdown order with a view to preventing the spread of Coronavirus in the state, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, on Thursday, signed the Osun Infectious Diseases (Emergency Prevention) Regulations 2020. Oyetola noted that he made the order in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the…