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By Sharon Fatogun The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has commenced training of Supervisory Presiding Officers (SPOs) on Polling and Counting Procedures for the Osun governorship election scheduled for September 22, 2018. The Commission disclosed this in a statement issued by its Director of Publicity and Voter Education,…
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The Osun State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, Mr Emmanuel Attah, has accused some local government chairmen of withholding the imprest meant for the scheme from the state government. Attah said this at the swearing-in ceremony of the 2018 Batch B Stream II corps members held at the…
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The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers in Osun State, Mr Wakeel Amudah, has said that teachers in the state are fully in support of the three-day warning strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday. The NUT chairman disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent in…
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THE Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja has partnered with an Arab billionaire, Hon Sharif Ahmad Bin Jaber Al Natour to establish a commercial venture which would create massive job opportunities for the youths in Yorubaland and Nigeria in general. To create leeway for the smooth take-off of the…
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Irate residents of Ede in Osun State have lynched a level 2 Higher National Diploma student of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede after he crushed an admission seeker to death. The undergraduate is popularly known as Fish. There have been various accounts of the number of lives lost in the accident…
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Workers in Osun State are to begin a three-day warning strike on Wednesday to press home their demands, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. This warning was contained in a notice issued on Tuesday by the Joint Negotiating Council, Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, Oyo State…
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By Mustapha Aleem The Deputy Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Benedict Olugboyega, has said that the party would continue the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme if elected in the September 22 gubernatorial election. He made this known at the Closing Ceremony of the ICT Training and Youth Empowerment at…
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By Mustapha Aleem The organizers of City Invasion’s event has confirmed the inclusion of Babatunde Omidina, popularly called Baba Suwe, legendary rapper, Rugged Man and other top artistes for the third edition, which is themed: A Break From the Norm. The event is billed to hold on August 24 at…
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By Femi Adesola No fewer than 1000 men of the Nigerian Civil Defence will be deployed across Osun State to secure lives and property during this year’s Sallah Celebration. This was contained in a statement released by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, Mr Afolabi Babawale. The Public Relations…
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By Sharon Fatogun Traders in Oshogbo, the capital city of Osun State, have lamented over the low patronage of commodities in the build up to this year’s Eid-el-Kabir festive celebration. The Islamic celebration, popularly called ‘Ileya’ by the Yorubas and Eid-el-Kabir by the Arabs, is the celebration of…
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