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Pandemonium ensued in the quite Osogbo Metropolis Friday afternoon, when an unidentified male adult slumped from a fast moving motorcycle popularly called ‘Okada’. Man slumps from fast moving Okada However, the incidence which could have resulted in a tragic loss was averted at Olaiya junction in Osogbo by the prompt intervention of…

The National Assembly on Friday, assured Nigerians that a new constitution will be ready between February and March, 2017 to give the presidency ample time to go into it for assent. This is as the erudite jurist, Prince Bola Ajibola, SAN, has said that the country has never had it…

Three persons have been sentenced to six months imprisonment by an Osogbo Magistrate Court for theft of pineapple. The convicts faced three count charges of conspiracy, forcible entry and theft. The convicts include, Azeez Olarewaju, 57, Sarafa Olarewaju , 33 and Ilutoye Olayode, 25. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Olusola Aluko,…

No fewer than 15 persons were on Friday remanded in prison by an Osogbo Magistrate Court for alleged attempted robbery. Handing down his verdict, Magistrate Olusola Aluko ordered the accused persons to be kept behind the bars due to the magnitude of the offense committed. The Prosecutor, Insp. Joshua Oladosu,…

Health Minister Prof. Isaac Adewole has led the campaign for the prevention of HIV and AIDS even as he submitted himself for testing to show example. In an event to mark the World AIDS Day, Adewole, accompanied by the Minister of Communication Technology, Adebayo Shittu harped on the need for…

Osun state Government in collaboration with the European Union-Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Reform Programme (EU-WSSSRP-II) and UNICEF will on Tuesday (November 22nd, )celebrate “2016 World Toilet Day”  with the theme, “Toilets and Jobs” at Araromi-Owu Middle School Playing Ground,  Araromi-Owu in Ayedaade Local Government Area of the State. This is contained…

The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) team of the Osun State Police Command has arrested 15 members of a cult group that has been fomenting trouble in Ede, Osun State. Confirming the arrests, the State Police Spokesperson, SP Folasade Odoro, said the cultists were arrested when they were planning to strike their target…

The Federal Government has declared Monday, Dec. 12 , as public holiday to mark the Muslim festival of Eid-El-Maulud, to celebrate the birth of Prophet Mohammed. ‎ The Minister of Interior, Retired Lt.- Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja. In…

Governors of the six Yoruba States comprising Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Ekiti and Lagos States on Thursday in Ibadan bemoaned the dwindling fortunes of Odu’a Investment Company Limited. They have started a Rejuvenation Agenda to re-invigorate the business empire into a global conglomerate. It was on the occasion of the…