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An Osun State High Court in Osogbo has sentenced a 40-year-old man, Kayode Adedeji, to death by hanging for robbing a woman of N3,420. The sentence was handed down to Mr. Adedeji on Wednesday although the crime was committed on April 25, 2009. The prosecuting counsel from the state ministry…
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An Osun based cultural icon and university lecturer, Chief Ifayemi Elebuibon, on Wednesday called on President Muhammadu Buhari, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, ministers and governors to cut their salaries as part of sacrifices to save the nation from economic quagmire. He said there was need for Nigerian political leaders to…
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By Editor Phobestar Royalty Schools, an International school known for its academic excellence and operating in Osogbo, Osun State will on Friday, 21st July, hold her 3rd End of Session/Speech/Prize Giving Day. In a statement personally signed by the school proprietress, Mrs Oluwatoyin Segun Fanu, MEd, mnim, she echoed the…
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The State of Osun Broiler Outgrowers Production Scheme (OBOPS) has produced at least 5 million birds in the last three years, the scheme managers have said. Revealing this over the weekend, Mr. Kolawole Ogini, who is the facilitator of the second phase of the scheme, stated that OBOPS has placed Osun among…
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By Tunji Omofoye A Thirty-nine-year-old woman, Mrs. Omotayo Salawudeen, yesterday in Osogbo, Osun State capital, confessed to killing her husband, Alhaji Hakeem Salawudeen, after she had a bout of sexual intercourse with him. She made the confession in response to a question by journalists when she was being paraded with…
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By Maria Diamond The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jimmy Azeez Enterprises Limited, Alhaji Jamiu Azeez was recently defrauded of the sum of N700, 000,000 by fraudsters through conspiracy and false pretences.His son, Kazeem Babatunde Aremu, manages their company in Ogun State. Azeez said sometime in July 2014, one Kemi…
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Nigeria Machine Tools Limited NMTL factory is located on a 110 hectare industrial site in Osogbo town, capital of Osun state, South West Nigeria (about 300km north east of Lagos). The facility consists of 4 assembly and heavy machine shops, 3 light machine shops, and a foundry with independent pattern and…
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By Mustapha Aleem A silver colour Mitsubishi space wagon has on Thursday, reportedly killed a motorcyclist on the Orita-Gbemu junction in Osogbo at about 8:30am. A source told our correspondent that the vehicle, which drove towards Gbemu from Isale Aro street, was intercepted and bashed from behind by a ‘Korope(cab) coming…
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Antar Laniyan is one of the most respected Nollywood directors Antar Laniyan was born in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State. He attended Baptist secondary school in Lagos State before he later proceeded to the University of Ibadan where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Arts. Antar…
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