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OSUN State government has, through a letter, issued a warning to Dr Olapade Agoro, asking him to stop parading himself as the Owatapa of Itapa-Ijesa. The letter, signed by Femi Ogundun, dated August 19, 2016, on behalf of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy, Water Resources, Rural and…
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All appears to be set for the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Osun State scheduled for Thursday, September 1. Major Roads leading to Osogbo, the capital of the south-western Nigeria State, is receiving a face-lift, as men of the Osun Road Maintenance Agency (ORMA) are doing some patch work…
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•As traders vacate roadside stalls Against the backdrop of Thursday’s working visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Osun, now fewer than 12 trucks of heavily armed soldiers had been deployed to the state to beef up security. Nigerian Tribune authoritatively gathered that the soldiers, who arrived Osogbo, the state capital…
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OSUN State All Progressives Congress Chairman Prince Gboyega Famodun has urged residents to come out enmasse to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari, who will be visiting the state tomorrow. In a statement issued yesterday in Osogbo , the party chairman said the citizenry have a duty to support the President in his…
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By Mustapha Aleem Lawmakers in the Osun state house of assembly, has on Tuesday, advised the governor of the state, Rauf Aregbesola on a number of issues that would fastrack the development of the state. The house members, at a special sitting on the overview of 25th year of the…
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There appears to be division among pensioners in Osun State over issues relating to the payment of gratuities and pensions by the state government as groups are pointing fingers of being puppets to the government. While the group of Forum of Pensioners of 2011/2012 Retirees accuse the state government of…
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With 6 wives, 25 children and more than 50 grandchildren, he qualifies to be called a patriarch. The Sarkin Fulani of Osogbo with his 6 wives; 1 is Yoruba and the remaining 5 are Fulani. PHOTO: Tadaferua Ujorha Babatunde Salihu is tall and well over 100 years old and it…
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Worried by the polarisation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, a group identified as PDP Youths Revitalisation Forum (PYRF), has urged warring factions of the party to close ranks in the interest of peace and unity. It will be recalled that two state executives of the party,…
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Barely 2 weeks after an alleged female ‘touch and follow’ kidnapper was nabbed and paraded naked in Osun State, another female kidnapper who disguised as a mad woman has been apprehended. The suspect was nabbed by a bus passenger on Monday at about 7:30am at the Oriolori area of Ikire….
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Six persons escaped death on Monday when a building collapsed in Abuja. According to The Vanguard, the building is owned by a former governor of Osun state. The office building which is located on Plot 444 around Citec Villas in Gwarinpa reportedly collapsed at about 1am this morning. Six persons have already been…
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