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IT was a fairly straightforward case between two Osun State monarchs, the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, and the Oluwo of Iwo-Oke, Oba Kadiri Adeoye. Oba Adeoye had filed a suit against Oba Akanbi accusing him of sundry crimes before his coronation, including being an ex-convict and engaging in…
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The Governor of Oyo State, Mr Abiola Ajimobi, says he is collaborating with his Osun State counterpart, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, to ensure that academic activities resume at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, latest by the end of January. The governor dropped the hint in a statement by his…
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Doctors are battling to save a 16-year-old girl after she was knocked down by a hit and run driver in Osogbo area of Osun State. The driver of the car with registration number Lagos EC 310 SMK on Saturday rammed into the New Orisunbare Market at MDS area in Osogbo, and…
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The Deputy Speaker, Nigeria House of Representatives, Lasun Yussuf, on Saturday called for massive mobilisation of Nigerian youths to embrace agriculture, to boost employment generation and food production. Yussuf, who represents Osogbo/Olorunda/Orolu/Irepodun Federal Constituency, made the call during the presentation of three tractors to farmers in Osogbo. He said agriculture…
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The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Enoch Adeboye, on Saturday appointed a new head of the church’s branch in Nigeria. The new overseer in charge of the Redeemed Church in Nigeria is Joshua Obayemi. Mr. Adeboye announced he was stepping down from the position, and…
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By Toba Adedeji, Osogbo The plaintiff, Oba Kadiri Adeoye in the application filed by his counsel, Mr. Soji Oyetayo against the Iwo monarch, Oba Akanbi Adewale in magistrate court Osogbo has been withdrawn by the monarch’s counsel. During the sitting of Magistrate court Osogbo, Osun State presided on by Olushola…
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The Oyo State Government plans to reopen the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, on January 15, an official said after a meeting with student leaders. The university, jointly owned by the governments of Oyo and Osun states, has been shut since June 2016 after teaching and non-teaching staff went…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a 16-member new Federal Government team to renegotiate the 2009 agreement with unions in federal universities, federal polytechnics and federal colleges of education in order to ensure sustainable peace and industrial harmony in tertiary institutions in the country. Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, in…
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A lawmaker in Osun State House of Assembly, representing Ife North State Constituency, Mr Babatunde Olatunji, has organised a football competition which he said was aimed at promoting unity and discovering young talents. At the final day of the game Osun State Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola promised his administration’s full commitment to the development…
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Prime FC of Osogbo has been renamed Osun United FC, the state government announced on Friday. The government said in a statement that the renaming was to give the club a state identity. The statement said: “The National League side, Prime Football Club has officially been renamed Osun United…
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