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Some Deposit Money Banks on Saturday opened their branches to customers for the purpose of collecting old N500 and N1,000 notes for deposit into their accounts. This was contrary to the claim by the Central Bank of Nigeria that it did not instruct the banks to continue to collect the…
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Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has said the All Progressives Congress will win the February 25 presidential election, because it is the most popular party in Nigeria. Keyamo, also a spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, stated this when he appeared at the…
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has reassured of his commitment to the completion of the abandoned Osogbo-Ikirun road. The administration of Rauf Aregbesola, now Interior Minister, started the road projects with a promise to complete them from Osogbo to Ila-Odo, the border of Osun and Kwara State. While inspecting the…
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LESS than one week to the presidential and National Assembly elections, the G-5 governors led by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State have failed to adopt a presidential candidate, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. Wike, Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, and their counterparts from Abia, Enugu and Oyo states; Governors Okezie…
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The AIG in charge of Zone XI Command Osogbo, Acting AIG Sikiru Akande, has advised all parents and guardians to warn their children and wards against involvement in any forms of violent protest. Akande in a press release issued by the PPRO, SP Benjamin Ayeni said violence has never helped…
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The Speaker Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye has condemned the killing of Ebenezer Alaro, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ilesa on Friday. The Speaker in a statement by his Media Aide, Kunle Alabi called on the Nigeria Police Force Osun State Command…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the release of the old 200 Naira notes back into circulation for the next 60 days. The old 200naira note when re-circulated will co-exist with new 200 notes. Buhari made this known in a nationwide broadcast to Nigerians this morning. Buhari also said the CBN…
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The over 1,500 teachers sacked by the Osun State government yesterday protested against their sacking, appealing for reinstatement. The primary and secondary school teachers were employed by the immediate past Adegboyega Oyetola government. The placard-carrying protesters insisted that their employment followed the laid down rules, begging Governor Ademola Adeleke not…
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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has charged the state commissioner of police, Mr Kehinde Longe, to swing into action with a view to arresting, investigating and prosecuting the leaders and members of the ruling party who have been attacking, maiming and killing the APC members…
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The Kusamotu Foundation in Osun State has directed its supporters to vote for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and all candidates of the party in the state. The founder who is a former House of Representatives aspirant under the platform of All Progressives…
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