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A housewife, Salamat Kehinde, has been arrested by the personnel of the Osun State Police Command for allegedly setting ablaze a house belonging to her husband. The incident, which happened in Ori Eru, Iwo, saw a six-bedroom building belonging to Lamidi Kehinde being completely burnt down. The value of the…
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By Editor Former Secretary to the Osun State Government, Alhaji Fatai Akinbade, has implored members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), across the state to ensure making the party a stable platform in order to guarantee its success at future organized elections. Akinbade, who in the company of one-time governor…
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As part of efforts to curb the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Osun, the State government has directed that all markets transacted on weekly basis across the State be suspended indefinitely. This is just as it embarked on a sensitisation exercise to educate market women under the aegis of Association…
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently in self-quarantine amid the spread of the new coronavirus in the country, according to his spokesman Laolu Akande. In a tweet on Tuesday, Akande said the Vice President has been “conducting his meetings via video conferencing while observing social distance.” Mr Akande’s tweet comes…
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The National Examination Council is one of the main secondary school examination bodies in the country. The National Examination Council is one of the main secondary school examination bodies in the country. The National Examinations Council (NECO) has postponed the 2020 national common entrance examination indefinitely over the Coronavirus outbreak…
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By Joseph Akanbi The Senator representing Osun Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Dr. Ajibola Basiru, has gone into self-isolation after returning from the United Kingdom, a country currently ravaged by coronavirus. Senator Basiru made this known this afternoon in a tweet on his official handle @DrSRJ_ He tweeted;…
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By Joseph Akanbi The State Government of Osun has denied the reports of a suspected coronavirus case in Ofatedo, Osogbo. The State Government denied this during a telephone conversation with Pharm Dr Siji Olamiju, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Health. osun.life was responding to an earlier tweet…
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In a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus disease, the Senate has suspended its plenary sessions for two weeks. The announcement was made by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at the start of plenary on Tuesday. The announcement followed a closed-door session which lasted over an hour. Mr Lawan…
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The organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, due to begin on 24 July, have agreed to a one-year postponement of the event because of the global coronavirus pandemic. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the International Olympic Committee had agreed to the delay. “I…
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Guaranty Trust Bank says it has set up a 100-bed intensive care facility in Onikan, Lagos. Segun Agbaje, the bank’s chief executive officer, said the facility would be equipped with personnel and other equipment needed to care for Covid-19 patients. “At GTBank, our people are our most valuable asset, and…
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