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By Editor Residents of Oloosaoko compound of Oja- Oba area of Osogbo, Osun State, yesterday wept uncontrollably when bodies of a female police officer and two others were discovered in their rented apartment. At press time, what caused their deaths was still not known as sympathisers could not give…
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A newborn baby has been dumped near a police station in Ilie, Olorunda North Local Council Development Area of Osun State. Though information about how the baby got to the spot is sketchy, residents of the area told our correspondent that the newborn baby was found wrapped in clothes…
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The Osun State Government has won a $20m grant from the Federal Government for improving in the key areas relating to maternal and child health care. The Federal Ministry of Health awarded the state the grant for coming second nationwide in a programme tagged Save One Million Lives, which is also…
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Osun State government in the last eight years has provided necessary farm inputs and infrastructure that have transformed the fortune of farmers and boost agribusinesses in the state. However, one major albatross, The Guardian learned is transporting farm produces to market. For years it was gathered farmers were running at…
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The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has declared Osun State as the leading state in the provision of social protection programmes, commending Governor Rauf Aregbesola for his commitment to social, educational and economic development of the state. Nigeria’s representative of UNICEF, Mr. Mohammed Fall, said the various social…
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Muslims in Osun State have threatened to institute contempt of court process against whoever prevents female Muslim students from wearing hijab in any of the public schools in the state. The Muslim community, in conjunction with Muslim Students Society of Nigeria, MSSN, frowned at alleged prevention of Muslim students…
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By Editor Five days to the end of the tenure of Governor Rauf Aregbesola, the government of Osun State on Thursday in Osogbo unveiled a 10-year development plan it said is aimed at improving the economy of the state as well as human capital. Olalekan Yinusa, the state Commissioner for…
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A report conducted by Clean-Up Nigeria, an organisation championing the protection of the environment, has revealed that Kogi, Osun and Nasarawa States remained “the three dirtiest states in the country.” The organisation, however, placed Akwa Ibom, Cross River States, and the Federal Capital Territory as the three neatest states. According to the report,…
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Nigeria Senate has assured that it would assist the government of Osun to get the refund of N24.6 billion spent on the construction of federal road across the state. This is as the Senate Committee on Works scored the intervention of Osun Governor, Rauf Aregbesola high on road construction across…
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By Femi Adesola Pandemonium broke out in the early hours of Osogbo as men of the Nigerian Police force stormed the popular old garage park in commando style on Wednesday morning. Commercial activities in the ever busy Old garage area was shut down as sporadic shots forced travellers to scamper for…
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