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By Dorcas Elusogbon Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the State of Osun has assured the Hausa Community in the state of adequate protection. He spoke in Ile-Ife at the palace of Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi during a visit Thursday. Aregbesola said normalcy has returned to the town, after the clash between Yoruba and Hausa…
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Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has joined other prominent Nigerians to felicitate with the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, as he clocks 60. Aregbesola, in a state statement by the Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Office of the Governor, Mr Semiu Okanlawon, described Osinbajo as a judicial revolutionary whose…
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Activities at the Federal Polytechnic Ede, in Osun state, have been brought to a halt as non-academic staff members have embarked on an indefinite industrial action. The workers had accused the institution of failing to implement the newly revised scheme of service known as “the CONTISS 15 migration” as directed…
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By Ajibola Olaniyi Members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Osun, on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over an order by the Federal High Court in Osogbo, that restricted the government in Osun from implementing a new filing regime in the State. Addressing a press conference at the Correspondents’ Chapel of…
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By Hameed Oyegbade There was palpable tension in Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Wednesday’s morning, as some touts allegedly clashed with some northerners, leading to pandemonium and destruction of properties at Sabo area, Daily Trust gathered. The detail of the cause of the crisis could not be ascertained at the time…
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By Yinka Kolawole The Bank of Agriculture (BoA) and Osun state Government have agreed to partner each other to enhance collaboration between them in the areas of business and farming, to boost the revenue drive and income generation in the state. The Bank has also commenced disbursement of funds for…
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Reactions have continued to trail yesterday’s superlative victory of FC Barcelona over Paris Saint German (PSG) in the last 16 stages of the UEFA Champions League. The first leg of the game which held on February, 14, saw PSG winning with a wide margin of 4 goals to nil. The…
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State of Osun is a nomenclature that accompanied the intangible reformation and identity repositioning that opened the reign of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the governor, but the opposition remains adamant, arguing that they would not recognize the reform. So, for them, the old is present, Osun state is their choice. In…
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March 6, 2017 “Anybody who could plant banana in the desert and make it thrive is my friend. Anybody who could turn saline swamps into fertile, arable land is my friend.” Chief Obafemi Awolowo made that statement in an elaborate interview marking his 72nd birthday. In those two sentences is…
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By Hameed Oyegbade No fewer than 425 children and 50 adults were dewormed free of charge at Bode-Osi community via Iwo in Osun State by the Ayofe Health Awareness Initiative, a non-profit group as part of efforts to promote healthy living in rural areas in the state. The group conducted…
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