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The Osun Government says it has disbursed more than N851 million loan to farmers through its agriculture initiative, Quick Impact Intervention Programme (QIIP) since 2011 till date. Mr Ismaila Jayeoba-Alagbada, the Commissioner For Commerce, Industries and Co-operatives, disclosed this at a news conference on Monday in Osogbo. Jayeoba-Alagbada said that…
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The South West Governors’ Forum has tasked the Federal Government to create a railway line from Apapa for transportation of goods from the ports in order to ease the permanent gridlock on the roads in the area. The governors of the six states in the region said this in a…
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The Osun Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied that the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun State, Segun Agbaje, was humiliated and beaten to a coma by some angry youths at the First Baptist Church, Oke Owode, Ikirun, at the burial ceremony of Timothy Ibitoye a former REC of Ogun State…
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Indigenes residents in Ekiti State are to benefit from economic empowerment from the $321 million loot recovered from the late former Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha. Two other states in the Southwest, Osun and Oyo, are to benefit from the disbursement of the cash through a cash transfer programme…
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The Osun House of Assembly on Wednesday passed the bill for the establishment of the State Health Insurance Scheme. This followed a motion by the Deputy Majority Leader, Mr Dejo Bello (APC- Boripe/Boluwaduro) and seconded by the Chairman, House Committee on Health, Mr Oyeleke Ogunsola(APC-Ayedire) at the plenary in Osogbo….
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The International Breweries Plc of Ilesa, the Federal Road Safety Corps, the police and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have warned drivers against the dangers of drunken driving. The Legal and Corporate Affairs Director, IB Plc, Chief Michael Daramola, said at a sensitisation programme organised by the company in…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has denied evading service of the court processes and the petition of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke. The Head of Voter Education Department of INEC, Osun State, Stephen Ojewande, said this in an interview with our…
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The Election Monitor (EM) has urged INEC to consider conducting a forensic audit to determine the cause of the sharp increase in voided votes observed in the last governorship election in Osun State. The Coordinator of EM, Mr. Abiodun Ajijola, made the call at the weekend in Abuja at the…
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Zainab Bulkachuwa, president of the court of appeal, has reconstituted the Osun state governorship election petition tribunal. Sa’adatu Kachalla, the court’s head of media and publicity, disclosed this on Thursday. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state had filed a petition against the victory of Isiaka Oyetola, candidate of…
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One Babatunde Matthew, 29, on Friday appeared before a Magistrates’ Court in Ile-Ife, Osun State, for allegedly assaulting a police officer, Insp. Ayodele Dania, and his team while performing their lawful duty. The accused, who is of no fixed address, is standing trial on four counts of assault, breach of…
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