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The Divisional Student Affairs Department of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State has issued a statement, shutting down all mosques located in the school hostels over some allegations raised against a group called MSSN. According to the statement, the group allegedly harbors female students for prostitution and teaching of an…
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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Lasun Yussuff, has suggested that whoever acts as a president or governor for a period of two years would only be eligible to contest another four-year term instead of two terms of four years. Honourable Yusuf is the chairman of the special…
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Constituents of Osogbo/Olorunda/Orolu/Irepodun Federal Constituency, which is represented by the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Honourable Lasun Yusuff, recently threw their weights behind the lawmaker and sent an SOS appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari on projects for the four local governments, reports MOSES ALAO. Take the Ojutu Bridge on the Osogbo-Ilobu-Ifon-Ogbomoso road…
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ABUJA— The Federal Government has advised the 36 governors to improve the funding for health in their various states in order to have a robust health system. The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, who gave the advice while declaring open the emergency National Council for Health, NCH, meeting in…
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By Mustapha Aleem A silver colour Mitsubishi space wagon has on Thursday, reportedly killed a motorcyclist on the Orita-Gbemu junction in Osogbo at about 8:30am. A source told our correspondent that the vehicle, which drove towards Gbemu from Isale Aro street, was intercepted and bashed from behind by a ‘Korope(cab) coming…
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As sallah holiday makers get ready for the 2016 eid-il-kabir festival, the government of Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has announced free train ride for those wishing to travel home. A statement by the Ministry of Industries, Commerce, Cooperatives and Empowerment, said the free train will convey people coming for…
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Antar Laniyan is one of the most respected Nollywood directors Antar Laniyan was born in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State. He attended Baptist secondary school in Lagos State before he later proceeded to the University of Ibadan where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Arts. Antar…
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has expressed optimism that the current economic recession the country has found itself would abate very quickly. He said APC government was working round the clock to make sure that the country’s foreign reserves got back to feet. He made this known at the eighth convocation…
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The Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, on Thursday said the current economic crisis has marked the end of prodigal spending in Nigeria. Mr. Aregbesola stated this at a public lecture organised by an online newspaper, Uhuru Times, in Ijebu-Mushin, Ogun State. “The era of frivolous spending is gone in this…
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The Osun State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, on August 15, 2016, destroyed about 21 hectares of cannabis sativa at the Onikete Farm Settlement in the Isokan Local Government Area of the state. However, about 25 kilometres of land, which is allegedly being used to cultivate cannabis…
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