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There was fear at Kelebe Community in Osogbo, capital of Osun State over a letter circulated in the area apparently by armed robbers, notifying the residents of the community about a proposed attack. The letter which was written in Yoruba language has circulated widely in the community. Daily Trust…
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Despite the call by Nigeria’s House of Representatives for the country’s financial regulator and law enforcement agencies to crack down on pyramid financial scheme called MMM, members of the community across the country have celebrated the first anniversary of the scheme with donations to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and other…
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It is almost six years that Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has been in the saddle. He was returned to office in November 27 2014, for a second term. Like in other states, Aregbesola met the state in debt with abandoned projects. He however took only sukuk loan at…
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COMMERCIAL activities in Akure, the Ondo State capital were yesterday halted for several hours as President Muhammadu Buhari visited the state to canvass support for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN). The President who arrived Akure at 1.00pm moved straight to the Democracy…
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The Muslim Ummah has been charged with the task of strengthening the deen by raising their children inline with the tenets of the faith. The charge was given by the Speaker Osun Statehouse of Assembly Honorable Najeemdeen Abdulsalam, at the inauguration of NASFAT Ejigbo branch, Osun State recently. According to…
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The unity in Yoruba land has been described as sacrosanct and no politician no matter how highly placed should toy with it as such an attempt will be resisted vehemently. The call was made in Akure, Ondo State by the Coalition of Oodua Self-determination Groups (COSEG) at the end of…
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Sacked lecturer of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Dr. Bode Ojoniyi, has called for an independent review of the circumstances surrounding an alleged sex-tape involving him and a female student of the institution, which led to the termination of his appointment. Ojoniyi has petitioned the Chairman of the university’s Governing Council,…
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The Osun Government has warned residents of the state against bush burning during the harmattan period. The warning is contained in a statement signed by Mr Oluyemi Olarewaju, the General Manager of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) on Thursday in Osogbo. Olarewaju said the warning became necessary to prevent…
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Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday said they arrested 11 suspects and destroyed 2, 317 bags of cannabis weighing 30,992kgs. The agency’s spokesperson, Mr Mitchell Ofoyeju, stated this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. He also said that some 67 bags were also transferred…
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Osogbo, the Osun State capital will be agog on Sunday November 27, with a host of A-list Nigerian musical artistes and comedians lighting up the city for Rave 91.7FM First Anniversary Concert. The concert is part of activities marking the first anniversary of Rave 91.7 FM which was commissioned on…
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