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By Editor Osun government on Friday said it has embarked on the training of 5,000 teachers annually from the pool of teachers working under the state basic education system. Alhaji Fatai Kolawole, the Permanent Secretary, Osun State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), made this known in Osogbo. “Osun government trains…
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By NAN A 28-year-old man, Musibau Okunola, was on Friday arraigned before an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged unlawful possession of 22 goats. The prosecutor, ASP Mireti Wilson, told the court that the accused committed the offence on Nov. 28, 2016 at about 3:50.a.m within Osogbo metropolis in Osun….
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By Editor The organizers of the Osun Youth Ambassadors Award are planning a bigger edition for this year’s award. Recall that the maiden edition took place on the 25th of November 2016 at Osogbo City Hall, Olohunkoro, Osogbo in which 15 Awards were presented to distinguished youths of the land through…
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By Editor The flourishing rapport between Tuns Farm and Osun State Government may have ended, this has led to the appointment of Amo Byng Limited as the anchor of the second phase of the Osun Broiler Outgrowers Production Scheme. Recall that at the launch of the second phase of the…
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By Editor The Osun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps said on Wednesday that 26 deaths were recorded in 16 road accidents across the state in July. Anthony Oko, the Sector Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Osogbo that 169 persons were involved in the incidents…
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By Biola Oni Osun Forest Reclamation Committee headed by Prof. Labo Popoola, veteran forester and Vice Chancellor, Osun State University, Osogbo and co-headed by Hon. Tunde Ajilore, Special Adviser to the Governor, State of Osun, Ogbeni, Rauf Aregbesola. The committee saddled with the responsibility of reclaiming the badly encroached forest…
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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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As sallah holiday makers get ready for the 2016 eid-il-kabir festival, the government of Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has announced free train ride for those wishing to travel home. A statement by the Ministry of Industries, Commerce, Cooperatives and Empowerment, said the free train will convey people coming for…
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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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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has expressed optimism that the current economic recession the country has found itself would abate very quickly. He said APC government was working round the clock to make sure that the country’s foreign reserves got back to feet. He made this known at the eighth convocation…
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