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The Osun State Police Command has dismissed claims of an assassination attempt on the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji Olanipekun, Larooye II, following investigations into a June 3 incident at the palace. The monarch had earlier alleged at a public programme in Osogbo that he was targeted by political…
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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has called on the state police command to urgently investigate an alleged assassination attempt on the Ataoja of Osogboland, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji. The party made the demand in a statement signed by its Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi,…
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The Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, has banned the hoisting of political banners and the wearing of clothes or caps with party logos and emblems during tomorrow’s Eid prayer across the town. The monarch who made the announcement through the Asiwaju of Osogbo land, Justice Moshood Adeigbe Rtd, also…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Executive Director, World Institute for Peace, Lamina Kamiludeen, has urged the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, to put necessary mechanisms in top gear to bring an end to the rampant killings across our communities in the capital city. Kamiludeen’s plea came following the violence which…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji has lauded the contributions of the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Ajibola Basiru, to the progress of Osogboland. Ataoja said Basiru has been investing in cultural infrastructure that encourages social cohesion and economic growth, adding that he…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Gboyega Oyetola, on Friday, donated 20million naira to launch a book authored in commemoration of the 15th coronation anniversary of the Ataoja of Osogboland, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji. Speaking during the launch ceremony, the Minister who was represented by the…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, has claimed that the position currently occupied by the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, in the hierarchy of traditional rulers in Osun State was meant for Osogboland. Oba Oyetunji, in a video posted on social media, said the fourth…
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By NAN Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Monday urged the people of the state to support the state government’s policies and programmes aimed at boosting cultural festivals in the state. Aregbesola made the call during the “Iwo-Popo ceremony” which signals the beginning of the annual Osun Osogbo festival at…
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The Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun is one of the prominent traditional rulers in the South West. In this interview by TUNDE BUSARI, he speaks on the forthcoming Osun-Osogbo Festival, the crime rate in the town and efforts being made to chase criminal elements out of Osogbo, among other…
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By Paul Omoregbe The socio-cultural brand fiesta of the Osogbo people, is set to host thousands of domestic and foreign tourists and Osun devotees on Friday, August 18, 2017. This was announced at the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo on Thursday, during a stakeholders’ meeting/press briefing. At the meeting attended…
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