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Twenty students of the College of Education, Osun State University have benefited from the third edition of the scholarship initiative of Aaraji Empowerment Foundation. The students who are all first class, were issued a cheque of N100,000 each to support their education. The foundation founder, Kehinde Raji, in a post…
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Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has said his administration is engaging with the Nigerian national government to resolve the crisis at the local government level in the state. Adeleke stated this while hosting a delegation of the Canadian High Commission led by the Deputy High Commissioner, calling the initiative…
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The Osun State Government on Tuesday, refuted claims that local government workers have not been paid their salaries due to the prolonged withholding of federal allocations. The state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, in a statement, described recent public narratives suggesting non-payment of salaries as misleading and…
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The Old Students Association of Methodist High School, Ilesa, Osun State has donated projects worth N150 million to the school. The association said the project was to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the school. Speaking with newsmen on Monday in Ilesa, the national president of the association, Architect Gbenga Akintola,…
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The lawmaker representing Iwo State Constituency at the Osun State House of Assembly, Rabiu Adesina Atanda, has commissioned projects worth millions of naira across Iwo. The projects included a 500KVA transformer at Obajoko, Oke Oba area to boost the electricity supply within the community. Also, the lawmaker commissioned the construction…
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The Vice Chancellor of University of Ilesa, Professor Taiwo Asaolu, has said external intervention cannot be a cure to Nigeria’s internal security problem, suggesting that the solution to the issue can only come from within. Asaolu noted that the insecurity facing the country is deeply rooted in social injustice, unemployment,…
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The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Ajibola Basiru, has thrown a jab at the Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, suggesting that the governor is staying in his sister’s house instead of the government house. Basiru who spoke last Saturday at the grand reception of five federal…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Osogbo Tennis Club, a foremost sports club in Osun State, on Friday, elected Mr Yinka Olorundare, as its new President. Olorundare, a Branch Manager with First City Monument Bank (FCMB), was elected in a keenly contested election held within the club’s premises. The seasoned banker who is…
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The Catholic Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Osogbo, Rt. Rev. John Oyejola has urgedmembers of the denomination to cast their votes according to their conscience in the August 08 gubernatorial election in Osun State. The cleric said people must participate actively in the August 8, poll and urged…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Osun State has announced that the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party have no candidates for the August 08 gubernatorial election in the state. The Commission made the announcement on Sunday, noting that 14 parties will be participating in the election slated for…
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