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By Mustapha Aleem The former Governor of Osun state, Price Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has stated the centre for Black Culture and International Understanding would continue to inspire renewed consciousness for Africans and African in the Diaspora as a way of utilizing the cultural endowment for development. Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola who is…
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Chief Lawrence Omole, CFR, CON, LLD Omole was born in Ilesha, Osun State in 1915. His father worked with the railways and was a foreman plate-layer. His didn’t complete his primary school all thou he was a promising student. His father could not afford the fees after retirement because his…
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Echoes of the Kiriji war between Ibadan and Ekiti Parapos, which ended on September 23, 1886 resonated again, last week, as prominent sons and daughters of Yorubaland including traditional rulers gathered at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, to review what led to the war and the lessons the…
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A Mobile Court in the State of Osun headed by Magistrate A.A. Olowolagba today (Wednesday,28th September, 2016 tried 29 offenders who violated environmental sanitation laws of the state and were fined a total sum of two Hundred and Thirty Two Thousand Naira (N232,000). This was disclosed today in Osogbo by…
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Ile-Ife (Osun) – The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has described King Sunny Ade (KSA) as a living legend worth celebrating. Ogunwusi made the remarks at a public lecture to mark King Sunny Ade’s 70th birthday at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. The theme of the lecture…
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The Osun Government on Thursday declared Monday, Oct. 3 as a public holiday to mark the Islamic New Year, 1438. Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, the Secretary to the State Government, made the declaration in a statement in Osogbo. Adeoti explained that the holiday was to commemorate the Islamic New Year, 1438…
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Osun State House of Assembly has insisted that the joint ownership of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso must be retained in line with the judgement of the Supreme Court on the matter. Addressing a press conference on the ownership crisis bedevilling the institution, the Chairman of House Committee…
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Davido, Afro-pop singer, has said his sophomore album, ‘Son of Mercy’, will be released on Friday, September 30. The artiste took to social media on Wednesday to urge fans to pre-order the album and apologise for his lengthy break saying, “I will never take a break like that again”. “Who ever tried to count…
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Hard times await state -owned tertiary institutions in Oyo state as Governor Abiola Ajimobi has stopped government subventions to all the seven tertiary institutions in the state including the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology ((LAUTECH) Ogbomoso which is jointly owned by Osun state government. The government in a letter to…
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The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, on Wednesday assured Nigerians that the current economic recession will end very soon. Kumuyi gave the advice during a media conference on the forthcoming Deeper Life Abuja mega crusade tagged ‘A Day of Supernatural Wonders’, scheduled to hold on September…
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