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The outcome of the bye-election in Osun West senatorial district, Osun State penultimate Saturday wasn’t just the result of a contest between the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party, but the manifestation of a discreet power tussle within the ranks of the ruling party APC. Olawale Olaleye writes…
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By Oluwole Ige Ahead of next year governorship poll in Osun State, a group, identified as Osogbo coalition over the weekend rallied support for the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Governor Rauf Aregbesola, saying that eligible voters in the city were ready to deliver their votes for the electoral victory…
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By Adesoji Adeniyi The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, has applauded the people of Osun West senatorial district for conducting themselves well before, during and after the last senatorial bye election in the area. He commended the electorate for not allowing violence to mar the process of the…
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SOMETHING unNigerian, unstudent and unGreatIfe (permit my neologism liberty) is manifesting in the alleged corruption trial of the immediate past Acting Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Professor Anthony Elujoba, by EFCC. I should know because I’m an alumnus. Even men, who had led the institution in various capacity,…
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A pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) and the Vice Chancellor, Redeemer’s University for All Nations (RUN), Ede, Osun State, Professor Debo Zachariah Adeyewa, has tasked graduates of Christ the Redeemer’s College to always strive for excellence. He stated this at the 16th valedictory service for the…
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By Maria Diamond The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jimmy Azeez Enterprises Limited, Alhaji Jamiu Azeez was recently defrauded of the sum of N700, 000,000 by fraudsters through conspiracy and false pretences.His son, Kazeem Babatunde Aremu, manages their company in Ogun State. Azeez said sometime in July 2014, one Kemi…
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By Oluwole Ige SUSPECTED hoodlums on Thursday killed a permanent secretary in the employ of Osun State, Mrs Olufunke Oluwakemi Kolawole. Kolawole, who was Permanent Secretary, General Service, Office of the Governor, was said to be on her way to Abuja when she was kidnapped and subsequently hacked to death….
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Justice Olamide Folahanmi Oloyede was in the news last year when she forwarded a petition to the Osun State House of Assembly calling for the impeachment of the state governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola. The petition generated controversies, which pitted her against the Osun State government. Eventually, the National Judicial Council…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun on Friday said that three deaths were recorded from road accidents in the state in June. Mr Anthony Oko, the FRSC Sector Commander in Osun, disclosed in Osogbo. Oko said that 13 crashes occurred in the state, leading to the death of…
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Etisalat Nigeria on Thursday adopted 9Mobile as its brand name, days after Etisalat International gave few weeks to operators of the brand to phase out Etisalat in Nigeria. 9Mobile telecom was adopted by the company at end of a management meeting of the service provider in Lagos. Platinum Times recalls…
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