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The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Osun says 21 road accidents were recorded in the state in January, with 18 persons dying in the various incidents. The Sector Commander, Mr Anthony Oko, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Osogbo….
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By NAN As the gubernatorial elections in Ekiti and Osun States draw nearer, the Accord Party in the southwest has said that its candidates would emerge winners of the two polls. Mr Dokun Babarinde, the National Vice Chairman of Accord Party in Southwest, made the declaration on Wednesday…
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As the race to succeed Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State gathers momentum, an aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Ayoade Adewopo, has pledged to consolidate on the foundation laid by founding fathers of the state, especially in the agricultural sector, if elected governor of the state during…
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I don’t know how to translate this into English, but “ohun t’aba wi f’ogbo, logbo ngbo…” is the most popular Yoruba incantation used by Ifa believers to spellbind an individual; hypnotize the enemy or arrest an awkward situation. But some Ifa adherents don’t have to chant incantations. They are incantations…
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By Joseph Akanbi The Immediate Past Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning in the State of Osun, Dr. Adewale Bolorunduro has paid a sympathy visit to the Gold FM 95.5FM office on Iloko Road in Ilesha over their burnt studios. The inferno was said to have begun very early…
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An elder statesman and Obanla of Iwoland, High Chief Abiola Ogundokun, has condemned incessant attacks on Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi, by the Oluwo of Iwo kingdom, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi. In a press statement he personally signed and made available to journalists in Osogbo on…
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Fire has gutted the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Gold Fm in Ilesa, a town in Osun State. The inferno was said to have begun very early on Saturday morning and destroyed equipment worth millions of naira. An eyewitness told Channels Television that the fire was later put out…
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By Femi Makinde The Osun State Government has said it holds no grudge against a former governor of the state, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, for joining the Coalition for Nigeria Movement advocated by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in his special statement on the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The Commissioner for Information…
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By Nofisat Marindoti A Magistrate Court in Osogbo, capital of the State of Osun presided over by Magistrate O. A Ayilara has remanded a 23-year old man, Yusuf Akinleye over alleged armed robbery and unlawful possession of a gun. Prosecutor, Oladoye Joshua told the court that the accused committed the…
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By Joseph Akanbi The Immediate Past Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning in the State of Osun, Dr. Adewale Bolorunduro will, on Saturday, 3rd February 2018 present 2018 JAMB Scratch Cards/Forms to 300 indigent but brilliant Students of Ife North Local Government Origin at the Ipetumodu Town Hall,…
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