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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Osun Emergency Management Agency (OSEMA) are working to provide relief materials to victims of flood disaster in the state. Mr Olanipekun Olanrewaju, the General Manager, OSEMA on Thursday in Osogbo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the agency in collaboration…
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The Osun Government said on Wednesday that it was giving free tetanus vaccination to nursing mothers in the state in order to prevent infection. Dr Akinyinka Esho, Permanent Secretary, Osun Ministry of Health, announced this in Osogbo through a statement. Esho said in the statement that the vaccination was meant…
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By Mustapha Aleem The Osun State Commandant of Peace Corps Nigeria, Ayinde Paul, has urged individuals to do more in the areas of creating peaceful environments in the country as a way of achieving sustainable development in the country. The Commandant represented by Patriot Olaoye Kemi, stated that, with peace…
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Nigerian pop stars, Davido and MC Galaxy will have their respective songs, ‘Skelewu’ and ‘Sekem’ as part of the soundtrack of Queen of Katwe, an upcoming inspiring biography drama movie directed by Mira Nair and starring Madina Nalwanga, Lupita Nyong’o, and David Oyelowo. You’ll recall that in 2006, 2face Idibia‘s ‘African…
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi on Tuesday averred that the Almighty God is the Alpha and Omega, stressing that he is a living example of what God can do as his ascendance to the throne is nobody’s making. It would be recalled that Ooni had recently…
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The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has raised a search party to find two final year students of Osun State University that were declared missing in Osogbo, capital of Osun state recently. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mrs Folasade Odoro in a press statement…
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Lecturers of the Osun State College of Education, Ila Orangun, are calling for the dissolution of the Governing Council, which has led to a closure of the institution and threats by students to cause chaos if the school is not re-opened in a week. The crisis, which appears to be…
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A recent Appeal Court judgement granting the right to wear Hijab in public schools in Lagos State to the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), may just signpost a new era in public education. The School Uniform as we once knew it, may be dying. Long live the School Uniform. But…
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Widely touted as Africa’s biggest act in 2016, Wizkid has added to his long list of accolades by snagging a nomination in the ‘Best African Act’ category at the 2016 Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards. Other Nigerian stars like Olamide, Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade and Tekno, who have all had…
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For alleged breach of peace, seven persons have been remanded in prison custody by an Osun State Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ile-Ife. The seven accused person, Posi Olabiyi, 51; Ayo Komolafe, 25; Afolabi Olaobaju, 23; Adams Mustapha, 23; Sheriff Mustapha 27; Lateef Eludini, 32 and Peter James, 50 were alleged…
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