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By Lois Ugbede The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, John Odigie-Oyegun, has said that the party will do everything possible to win the governorship elections this year in Ekiti and Osun states. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the party’s National Executive Committee meeting on Tuesday at…
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By Ajibola Olaniyi A 50-year-old man, Oladimeji Adekoloye, has been arraigned before a Magistrates’ court sitting in Osogbo on Tuesday for stealing a motorcycle. The police prosecutor, Inspector Mustapha Tajudeen while briefing the court said the accused person committed the offence on November 19,2017 at about 16:30pm at Ogo-Oluwa area,…
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By Seyi Gesinde The Osun State Assembly under the leadership of the Speaker Hon Najeem Salam, has passed the Regulation of Sand Dealing and Dredging Operation Bill, 2018 into Law. The Chairman, House Committee on Information and Strategy, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, disclosing this in a release, said, the bill which was…
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Osun State Police Command says it has recovered about 39 stolen vehicles between January and February this year. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fimihan Adeoye, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Osogbo, the state capital. He said that the command had announced the recovery of 19 vehicles on January…
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By Joseph Akanbi A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Olawale Rasheed has expressed concerns over lingering crisis rocking Osun state chapter of the party, appealing to party leaders to shelve their differences for peace, stability and emancipation of Osun people. Olawale, who is a governorship aspirant under…
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By Tunde Ajaja Dufil Prima Foods Plc, makers of Indomie Instant noodles, has pledged N20m towards ‘Save Our Art! Save Our Heritage!’, a campaign designed to safeguard the artistic treasures of Osun-Osogbo Grove. The Osun-Osogbo Grove is one of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation World Heritage Sites in…
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By Moroti Olatujoye The National Pension Commission (NPC) has confirmed that the State of Osun and 11 other states in Nigeria are the ones remitting the Contributory Pension Scheme. According to the NPC in a press release placed in one of the national dailies on Wednesday, Osun government was remitting the…
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By Joshua Oladipo An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded eight men, who allegedly robbed people of their phones and motorcycles at gunpoint, in Ilesa Prisons. The accused are Ogunosun Timieyin, 18; Adeleke Shina, 21; Olawopo Daramola, 20; Abidoye Semiu, 20; and Nkemko Steven, 23. Others are Olayiwola…
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Couple holding hands used to illustrate the story [Photo credit: Free Malaysia Today] A 34-year-old man has approached the Igando Customary court for dissolution of marriage after accusing his wife of being pregnant for her boyfriend. Ola Ismaila, an indigene of Ede, Osun State, said he got to know about…
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By Gbenga Faturoti The Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL) has rated the educational policy of the present Osun State Government as unrivalled and unprecedented. Professor Olu Obafemi, the President, NAL, made the remarks while leading the national delegation of the academy on a courtesy visit to the Governor, Ogbeni Rauf…
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