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THE National Judicial Council has recommended the compulsory retirement of Justice Abdulkareem Abdulrasaq of Osun State High Court, for alleged age falsification. The NJC’s Director, Information, Mr Soji Oye, said in a statement on Sunday that the council took its decision at its 93rd meeting held virtually on December 16,…
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A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, on Wednesday, sentenced one Muritala Babarinde to one-year imprisonment for being in possession of 4.7kg of Indian hemp. The convict was arrested at Akinlalu village, Modakeke, by officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. While being trailed by the NDLEA,…
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Michael Adeyemo The Speaker State of Osun House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye has condemned the wide spread looting and vandalisation of private and public property in the state. He called on Osun youth to give dialogue and peace a chance in the interest of state development as envisaged…
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By Damilola Oni The total sum of N5.87bn was deducted from the N6.44bn the Osun State Government received as allocation from the Federal Government for the first quarter of 2020. The sum which represents 91% of the total allocation received was deducted from the monthly allocations of January, February and…
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The Governor of the State of Osun, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola on Monday signed the revised 2020 budget into law. He also debunked insinuations that the State is spending N9 billion to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Oyetola said this during the official signing of the revised N82.2 billion budget of the…
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The State Government of Osun has commenced the process of establishing its first commercial hub in the State. This was a derivative of the Economic Summit of the State in November 2019. The Dagbolu International Market, which is codenamed O’Hub, is set to be established at Dagbolu, along Ikirun-Osogbo road….
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The Osun State Government had said a new investor had been found for MKO Abiola International Airport, Ido Osun. The State’s Commissioner for Works and Transportation, Remi Owowaiye, disclosed this on Friday during the Ministerial Press Conference organised by the Ministry of Information and Civic Orientation. Recall that ex-governor Rauf…
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By Adebayo Adedeji ” When brothers fight to death,a stranger inherits their property.” —African Proverb. Is there anyone in the Osun APC feigning ignorance of or still in doubt of the frosty relationship between the two gladiators of Rauf Aregbesola, immediate past governor of the state and his successor, Gboyega…
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By Editor The Government of the State of Osun on Thursday announced the discovery of 17 new Covid-19 cases. This was disclosed by the State’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, in a statement. He also confirmed the discharge of seven patients from the State’s Treatment and Isolation Centre. Dr….
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The Government of the State of Osun on Tuesday confirmed that its Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prince Wole Oyebamiji, has tested positive for Coronavirus. The State’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, who made this known through a press statement in Osogbo on Tuesday, also confirmed the discovery…
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