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There was panic among staff of the National Youth Service Corps on Tuesday after a resident officer died of COVID-19. The PUNCH gathered that the top officer was posted to the permanent orientation camp in Kano, a few days ago where he developed coronavirus symptoms and died on Tuesday. Following…
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Popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, has said the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, disappointed the Yoruba people when he visited the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), of recent over the herdsmen crisis rocking the South-West region. The activist stated this on Wednesday…
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Osun State Government has approved the reconstruction of 22 roads across the three senatorial districts. This is part of its efforts to improve accessibility to communities and open up economic activities across the state. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemode, after…
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The Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, has assured of a hitch-free exercise of the recently flagged-off nationwide membership registration and revalidation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State. He said the party was resolute to continue to maintain and sustain its leading role as the…
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By Michael Adeyemo Members of the Osun State House of Assembly has today passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye and the administration of Governor Gboyega Oyetola. This was contained in a statement signed by the Chairman of the House Committee on…
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WhatsApp on Tuesday reassured users about privacy at the Facebook-owned messaging service as people flocked to rivals Telegram and Signal following a tweak to its terms. There was “a lot of misinformation” about an update to terms of service regarding an option to use WhatsApp to message businesses, Facebook executive…
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By Michael Adeyemo The Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Mr ‘Kunle Alabi has described some allegations by the Minority Leader of the House, Hon. Kofoworola Adewumi, against the Speaker as untrue and unwarranted. Hon Adewumi had in an earlier interview accused Governor…
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By Michael Adeyemo Today’s meeting of the Osun West Senatorial District of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has ended abruptly as suspected political thugs attacked the Senator representing Osun West Senatorial District, Adelere Oriolowo. The meeting which held in Ikire had in attendance State and National political office holders of…
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The Federal Government through the National Orientation Agency has said the COVID-19 vaccine does not alter DNA. The Agency stated this ahead of the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria which will help in the fight against the virus which has killed over 1,300 Nigerians. It said the vaccine will…
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Mrs Titilayo Ajibola, mother of one Idris, whose death occurred when a car he was travelling in crashed following a chase allegedly by men of the Joint Task Force last September in Osun State, had demanded N5bn as compensation from the government. Ajibola also demanded prosecution of the JTF men…
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