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By Editor The Osun State Government has explained how they disbursed the second tranche of their Paris Club loan refund received from the Federal Government. The state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Adelani Baderinwa, who spoke with journalists yesterday in his office in Osogbo, said N5,131,680,567.59 was expended on full salaries…
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By Editor A special publication on the historical perspectives of the royal ascension of the present Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Babatunde Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II and associated history of Obaship in the Yoruba land is scheduled for launch in Lagos tomorrow. The event holds at the Nigeria Institute of…
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By Editor The State Government of Osun has engaged 5,000 women in the area of local soap production with a view to empowering them and indirectly connecting them to the international markets. The programme conceived in partnership with an offtaker, Kasmo Industries, an indigenous soap making company in Osogbo, is supported with…
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By Editor The Government of the State of Osun considers it imperative to correct the mischief, delivered constant disturbance of public peace and the misleading conduct of the supposedly senior citizens who are tiny group of the acclaimed 2011/2012 retirees over the payment of pension and gratuity. In a statement…
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By Editor The newly constituted governing board of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso has pledged to restore normalcy in the institution. A former Head of Service of the federation, Professor Oladapo Afolabi who is the chairman of the board made the pledge at the inaugural meeting held…
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Former Osun State Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Chief Sunday Akere, had one of his worst moments in life with his remand in prison custody by the powers that be after what he described as framed up charges. According to him, it all seemed like a scene from a horror…
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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 Adesoji Adeniyi The Osun State government has approved a construction of a multi-million naira golden gate in Iwo. The Chairman of Osun State Tourism Board, Engr. Abimbola Daniyan, made the disclosure to the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Adewale Akanbi, in Iwo. Oba Akanbi, who was full of appreciation…
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By Editor Osun State has recorded an over-subscription of the slots allocated to the state by the National Commission on Hajj for the 2017 pilgrimage. While reacting to the development, Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola said it’s a sign that the economy of Osun is not as precarious as being…
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By Editor PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has phoned the Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, over the passing away of his mother, Saratu Aregbesola. A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on media and publicity, Garba Shehu in Abuja said the president made the call on Thursday to commiserated with the…
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