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Osun State Government has confirmed that one person out of the Ivory Coast returnees at the Ejigbo isolation centre is indeed missing. A statement signed by Mrs Funke Egbemode, the State Commissioner for Information & Civic Orientation, reads thus; Our attention has been drawn to a story purporting that six…
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The Osun State University has reacted to a judgment of the State High Court that sentenced two men to death over the murder of a 400l student. Justice Jide Falola of Osun State High Court sitting in Ikirun had on April 2, sentenced Elijah Oyebode, 25, and Jelili Raji, 35…
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By Joseph Akanbi The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has made a donation of N20 million to Osun State government to support its effort to cushion the effect of coronavirus on Osun residents. Osun is the third-highest state with confirmed coronavirus cases…
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By Joseph Akanbi Osun State has recorded two new cases of the deadly COVID-19. The latest discovery brings Osun’s total cases of coronavirus to twenty two The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced the report late last night on their Twitter account. Osun, a South West State, is the…
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Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says the lockdown in federal capital territory (FCT), Lagos and Ogun states could be extended if residents do not behave themselves. On Sunday, President Muhammadu Buhari ordered a 14-day lockdown as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. So far, Nigeria has recorded 190…
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has directed all its missions abroad to compile a list of willing Nigerian nationals who wished to come back home. Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed that this was a sequel to requests by Nigerians stranded abroad in the wake of the coronavirus…
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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday disowned a notice circulating in the social media directing members of the public to a link. He said any such link asking for the bio-data of Nigerians as beneficiaries of monetary hand-out was fake. Atiku, in a statement by his Media Adviser, Mr Paul…
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage, a traditional festival, popularly called Oro, has begun in Ile-Ife, Osun State, to cleanse the ancient town, The PUNCH reports. The ritual, it was learnt, commenced around 8am and ended at 6pm. The Director of Public Affairs, Ooni’s Palace, Mr. Moses Olafare,…
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Justice Jide Falola of Osun High Court sitting in Ikirun has sentenced two men to death by hanging for murder. Falola, in his judgement on Thursday, said the prosecution counsel proved his case against the convicts – Elijah Oyebode, 25, Yusuf Ajibade, 28, and Jelili Raji, 35 – beyond reasonable…
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By Joseph Akanbi Six new cases of the COVID-19 have been reported in Osun State, bringing the total number of cases in the State to 20. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, confirmed the six new cases to The Nation on phone. Isamotu said “The new cases with the previous…
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