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A Professor of Humanities from the University of Texas, United States of America, Prof. Toyin Falola, has called on the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi and the Olugbo of Ugboland, Oba Fredrick Akinruntan, not to allow the historical issue of Moremi to cause disaffection between them. He said the…

A former Senator Mudashiru Hussain, who represented Osun West Senatorial District in the 7th Senate, has explained that Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s creative approach to governance remains the pivot of his success story as the Governor of Osun State. Husain made this disclosure during a media chat with some correspondents. He…

Three persons escaped death in an auto crash which occurred in Osogbo early Saturday morning. According to The Punch, the accident occurred when the car, a Hyundai with Lagos registration number FST 779DG driving on top speed hit a kerb, somersaulted and landed on a stationary Volkswagen Golf car parked by the…

Osun State Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola has charged members of the National Youth Service Corps posted to the state to be patriotic and resourceful in serving the nation. Aregbesola said this at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Batch `B’ Orientation programme held at the NYSC orientation camp, Ede, Osun State. The governor…

Three days after her abduction, Ebunoluwa Fagbemi, the wife of the General Secretary of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Venerable Ayodeji Fagbemi has been released. The 48-year-old woman was said to have been released by her abductors in Ikire, the headquarters of the Irewole Local Government Area of Osun…

The Annual National Conference of the Jama’at Ta’awunnil Muslimeen has set out in Iwo, the headquarters of the Islamic organization with focus on knowledge acquisition as a catalyst for sustainable development. The President of the Islamic organization, Sheikh Daood Imran Molaasan while addressing a press conference in Iwo told journalists that…

The Government of Osun State on Friday officially confirmed the receipt of N11,744,237,793.56 as part of the refunds from the Paris Club loans deductions through the Federal Government. A statement by the government, through the Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Office of the Governor, said that based on the received…

Two persons have been arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State for allegedly threatening the peace in a secondary school in the state by smoking Indian hemp during class hours. The accused persons, Hamzat Hammed, 23 and 36-year-old Oke Odunayo, were said to have committed the offence…

A 25-year-old man, Jimoh Oyekanmi, was on Friday arraigned in an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing fish. Oyekanmi is facing a one-count charge of theft of fish. The Prosecutor, Insp Fagboyinbo Abiodun, told the court that the accused committed the offence on Thursday at about 11.a.m. at Ofatedo…

An Osun State lawmaker, Honourable Babatunde Olatunji, ‎is promoting the spirit of unity, especially among youths in the state, mostly through sports. One way of achieving lasting unity, Honourable Olatunji, who represents Ife North State Constituency, says is the reintroduction of local football tournament and indigenous games in the state….