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The Osun State government has announced that it would open the newly constructed Oke-Fia and Lameco flyovers for motorists. A statement signed by Permanent Secretary Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Engr Bashir Bello, said the flyovers will be open to traffic at 4:30 p.m today. The statement read, “This is…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke, has stated that his administration endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office because he is a son of the soil. The governor said the decision to back Tinubu’s reelection was a “a moral and development driven action in the best interest of Osun…
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A former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Lasun Yussuff, has claimed that there was nothing to write home about the administration of former governor Gboyega Oyetola in Osun State. This was as he rated the administration of former Governor Rauf Aregbesola as the best in terms of…
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Community leaders in Esa-Oke, Osun State, have appealed to the state government and security agencies to intervene in an ongoing boundary dispute involving the Ido Aiyegunle settlement. The appeal was contained in a statement on Sunday jointly signed by the Chairman of the Esa-Oke Central Union, Yinusa Bamigboye, and the…
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Twelve public secondary schools across Osun State competed in the second edition of the Teens Mentoring and Rural Education Development Initiative (TeemRedi) spelling bee on Saturday at the main hall of Osogbo Grammar School. Each school fielded two spellers, who were accompanied by their teachers and fellow students who came…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke, has lauded the Court of Appeal’s decision to stay proceedings in a suit seeking the deregistration of the Accord party and other political parties. In a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the governor commended the appellate court for what he called its professionalism and commitment to…
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President Bola Tinubu on Saturday got a total of 100,880 votes to defeat his only challenger for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress, Stanley Osifo who scored zero in Osun State. The state collation officer, Adegboyega Oyetola, who announced the result in Osogbo, said the exercise has once…
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The leadership of the Accord in Ijesa South Federal Constituency, has protested against what they described as “incessant harassment, intimidation, bullying and unlawful arrest” of its members allegedly carried out by political hoodlums loyal to the opposition party. The party described as unacceptable and undemocratic the unjust arrest and harassment…
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The Osun State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Ekeng Ita Kubiangha, has described the scheme as a major bridge builder that has continued to strengthen national unity and grassroots development across Nigeria since its establishment in 1973. Kubiangha stated this during a rally organised in Osogbo on…
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An Osun State High Court, sitting in Ile-Ife, has sentenced a 30-year-old man, Taiwo Agboola, to death for killing a 62-year-old, Jadesola Olubayo, at a palm oil processing factory. The convict was said to have killed the deceased on October 11, 2023, at a Palm oil processing site located at…
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