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By Mustapha Aleem The Osun State Government has said that a larger chunk of the money borrowed was used for the payment of workers’ salaries and emoluments. The Acting Accountant-General of Osun State, Mr Sunday Igbaroola, made this known at a Press Conference held at the Government Secretariat, Abeere on…
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By Sharon Fatogun The Nigeria Police Force has warned police officers, who would be participating in the Osun State gubernatorial election against subverting themselves under politicians by collecting bribe from them. The Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Public Complaints Rapid Response Unit (PCRRU), Mr Abayomi Shogunle, gave the…
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By Sharon Fatogun The Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has declared, Tuesday, September 11th, 2018, as public holiday to commemorate the Islamic New Year, in the state. According to a statement signed by the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Mr Adebisi Obawale, he said the public holiday is…
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By Mustapha Aleem The National body of the National Association Nigerian Students’ Joint Campus Committee has threatened to surcease the state capital if the State government failed to address the demands of lecturers of the state-owned tertiary institutions that has reportedly been on strike since July. NANS, which made its…
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has promised that the Federal Government will reconstruct the Iwo-Ibadan road from Osogbo, Osun State capital. Osinbajo said this in Iwo during the launching of a federal government empowerment programme for 30,000 petty traders in the state tagged “trader-mini” through the Bank of Industry. The Vice…
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By Femi Adesola The Honourable representing Ife North state constituency, Honourable Tunde Olatunji has described the defection of some of the state assembly members to the opposition parties PDP, ADC and ADP as inconsequential. Olatunji made this known on Monday, during a current affair programme…
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By Mustapha Aleem The National Association of Osun State Students (NAOSS) has stated that it could only throw its weight behind a party that is more concerned about the welfare of the citizens in the state as it denies speculation that the association had endorsed the governorship candidate of the…
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By Femi Adesola The Honourable member representing Iwo state constituency at the Osun state house of assembly, Honourable Abdullahi Ibraheem has said he left his former party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), because of the marginalization of the Osun West senatorial district. Honorable Ibraheem while…
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By Sharon Fatogun The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Monday ordered that all major markets in Ife be closed to encourage traders and other residents to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The traditional ruler said this in Ile-Ife that it was important that traders, artisans…
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By Sharon Fatogun The Independent National Electoral Commission has disclosed that the polling booths in the upcoming Osun State governorship election will be re-designed to avoid vote buying. This statement was made known by The National commissioner of voter Education and publicity, Mr Solomon Soyebi in an…
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