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The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has called on Muslim faithful in the state and Nigerian in general to use the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir to pray for peace, unity, prosperity and the stability of the state and country. Aregbesola, in a statement by his Media Adviser, Mr. Sola Fasure,…
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The Ibadan PlayHouse will enrich the Sallah experience of many theatre lovers in Lagos and Osogbo this weekend. It plans to do this by staging a play each in the two cities. Information from the group indicates that its management is particularly thrilled that it is landing in Osun State for the…
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An Abuja based online Publisher and governorship aspirant in Osun state, Olawale Rasheed has said that only a new breed politician with the right attributes can unseat the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. In a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, Rasheed said while the people of…
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Medical doctors in Osun State have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike if the government of Governor Rauf Aregbesola fails to meet their demands within 21 days. The Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Osun State branch, Tokunbo Olajumoke, said in Osogbo on Monday that the decision to…
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By Editor Few days to the festival, the Government of Osun on Sunday announced that it has concluded arrangements for 2017 Eid-el-Kabir free train ride from Lagos to Osogbo. The state government, through a statement signed by the Commissioner for Commerce, Industries and Cooperatives Hon. Ismail Adekunle Jayeoba-Alagbada,…
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Former Secretary to the Osun State Government (SSG) and governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2014 governorship election, Alhaji Fatai Akinbade, is eyeing the same governorship seat in 2018. He speaks with KUNLE ODEREMI on the battle for Osun State and the challenges ahead of the ruling…
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By Editor The reigning Miss Arewa Osun, Miss Favour Omoladun, has used this year’s celebration of osun@26 to pray for the economic recovery of the state. The beauty queen in a chat with our correspondent, expresses her happiness at the relative peace being enjoyed in the state, part of which…
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By Editor An Osun lawmaker, Waseeu Adebayo, has charged political office holders to use opportunity given to them by the people to change the face of the society by providing dividends of democracy from time to time. Adebayo who represents Olorunda state constituency in the state House of Assembly noted that,…
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By Femi Makinde The Federal Road Safety Corps has denied being responsible for the accident which claimed the lives of two mobile policemen along the Osogbo-Ilesa Road. A suspected internet fraudster driving a Toyota Camry, identified as Muyiwa, reportedly drove recklessly and crushed two policemen at a checkpoint to death…
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By NAN A member of the Osun House of Assembly, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, says sustained empowerment programmes would go a long way in tackling poverty at the grassroots. Oyintiloye said this at an empowerment programme he organised for farmers, artisans, widows and the elderly on Thursday at Ilare-Ijesa, Obokun East…
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