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The lawmaker representing Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore and Ejigbo Federal Constituency, Hon Bamidele Salam, has called for government support for farmers in the country. Salam, during plenary at the House of Representatives on Wednesday, moved a motion to ask the government to urgently support farmers by off-taking their produce…
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The Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, community has been thrown into mourning following the death of a 400-level medical student, Adewole Oreoluwa Emmanuel. A statement by Great Ife Students’ Union on Thursday, signed by the President and Secretary General, Adelani David and Habeeb Isa, respectively, described the incident as “sudden, devastating”…
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Billionaire businessman, Dr Deji Adeleke has donated N500m to the Osun State Security Trust Fund. The donation was announced on Thursday in Osogbo during the launch of the fund by Governor Ademola Adeleke. According to a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the state government also pledged N300m as…
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Wednesday, inaugurated a 52-man Campaign Committee that will lead his quest for another term in office in the August 15 governorship poll. This was as he said he is already feeling victory ahead of the August 15 gubernatorial election. Governor Adeleke, who inaugurated the…
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Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has emerged as the overall winner of a prestigious national STEM competition (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). This was disclosed in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, on Tuesday. Olanrewaju stated that after a rigorous and highly competitive process involving…
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The Osun State Government has launched a Security Trust Fund designed to enhance crime prevention through the deployment of modern equipment and technology for security operatives. The Chairman of the Media and Publicity Committee of the Trust Fund, Kunle Adegoke, while addressing journalists in Osogbo on Tuesday, said through the…
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The Independent National Electoral Commissioner in Osun State has assured residents that the August 15 gubernatorial election will be peaceful, credible and transparent. The new Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, gave the assurance while addressing protesters at the commission’s office in Osogbo on Tuesday. Some market…
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A former gubernatorial aspirant under the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Prince Dotun Babayemi, alongside his group, has formally endorsed the candidate of the party, Mr Bola Oyebamiji. Babayemi who made this known in a statement on Monday, said the decision was made at a stakeholders meeting held in…
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The campaign organisation of former deputy governor of Osun State, Dr Iyiola Omisore, has lauded former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande, for facilitating a reconciliation meeting between the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and Omisore in a bid to resolve their political…
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The AMBO Media Fronts has raised the alarm over an alleged plan by the Osun State Government to launch a sustained campaign of destructive propaganda against the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the August 15 governorship election, Mr Bola Oyebamiji. The Coordinator of the group, Adedeji Adebayo,…
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