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Nineteen-year-old Kehinde and Taiwo Oladosu, and one other, have been dragged before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court for being in possessionand selling of Indian hemp. The other suspect arraigned alongside the Oladosu twins is 21-year-old Muhammad Jamiu. At the resumed hearing in the matter, the prosecutor substituted the charge and…
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Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mr Segun Agbaje on Sunday renewed his plea to the eligible registered voters in the state who are yet to collect their Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs to come forward to claim them now, saying that nobody would…
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A middle aged woman simply identified as Rukayat Lukman has pleaded with Osogbo Chief Magistrate Court that she is no longer interested in pressing further in the case of assault leveled against one Semiat Azeez. Semiat Azeez was dragged to the court for allegedly pouring hot water on Rukayat Lukman,…
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The Yoruba Leaders of Thought have thrown their weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s bid for second term in office. Meeting on Tuesday at the Osogbo residence of Senator AyoFasanmi, one of the few remaining associates of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, they commended Buhari, his Vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo,…
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Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State yesterday assured the people that the state is safe for investment. He promised that government would make adequate provision for security at all times in all parts of the state. The governor described last week’s abduction and subsequent freedom for six employees of Osun…
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Bola Bamigbola, Osogbo A man believed to be the second in command to the leader of the dreaded Eiye Confraternity in Osogbo, Afeez Alade, popularly known as Esubiyi, has been arrested by men of the Osun State Police Command. Alade, it was learnt, was the second in the hierarchy of…
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The Owa of Igbajo Land, Oba Adeniyi Fasade had urged the government of of the state of Osun to consider constructuon of Igbajo – Ada road in its infrastructural development plan. The royal father made this appeal at the public presentation of a book titled Igbajo: History, Culture and Development,…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday said it had in its custody three suspected Advance Fee fraudsters, otherwise known as Yahoo Boys arrested in Ilesha, Osun. The Acting Head, Media and Publicity of the commission, Mr Tony Orilade, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen…
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The Osun State government is planning an economic summit in the first quarter of next year. The state’s Statistician-General, Prof. Wasiu Alagbe Gbolagade, announced this at a business programme organised by Kazeem International Group of Schools, Agbowo in Iwo. He said the summit would attract many investors from all over…
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THE police on Monday arraigned one Olumuyiwa Fayemi, 35, before Magistrate Ishola Omisade of an Osun Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ile-Ife over an alleged assault. The prosecutor, Cpl. Odusina Olawale told the court that the accused committed the offence on Nov 29, 2018, at 08:30 p.m., at Iredunmi Street in…
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