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The Supreme Court has cleared the hurdle before early consideration of an appeal on the dispute over the appointment of Alhaji Moroof Adekunle Magbagbeola as the Olufon of Ifon-Osun in Osun State. The court, on November 7, granted accelerated hearing in the appeal after noting that the 14 appellants led…

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), Osogbo Business Hub, has called  on the Federal Government to establish mobile courts   to try energy theft offenders. IBEDC Branding and Communication Manager, Kikelomo Owoeye, made the call in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Osogbo. Owoeye said that due to the…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the absence of the national leader of the party, Bola Tinubu as well as the Governors of Lagos, Osun and Oyo States at the grand finale of the gubernatorial rally in Ondo State did not make any difference. The chairman of the APC Gubernatorial…

Osun State Government has intensified efforts to stop open defecation so as to ensure proper hygiene and good health of the people of the state. The state government was collaborating with the United Nation Children Fund (UNICEF) and the Europea Union-Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Reform Programme (EU-WSSSRP-II) to sensitize…

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has accused the state Governor; Mr Rauf Aregbesola of hiring a Lagos-based accounting firm to manoeuvre financial books in preparatory to an anticipated EFCC probe. The party therefore, called on all anti-graft agencies to immediately probe Osun finances without further delay, saying…

Osun State Police Command has arrested a man, Sanusi Rahamon for allegedly impersonating the Nigeria Peace Corps (NPC) and swindling unemployed youths by promising them jobs when Peace Corps becomes a statutory security agency. Sanusi was arrested in Osogbo, Capital of Osun State,on Monday along with eight people and detained…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has announced that prospective corps members, can now go online to print their call-up letters for the 2016 Batch B Stream 1 orientation course. In a post via Twitter on Monday, the NYSC also released the camp registration process. In the series of tweets,…

Southwest governors will meet today in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on the economic development of the region, it was learnt last night. Expected are Governors Akinwunmi Ambode (Lagos), Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo), Rauf Aregbesola (Osun), Olusegun Mimiko (Ondo), Ayodele Fayose (Ekiti) and Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun). They are to discuss how…