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By NAN Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Wednesday lauded the European Union for establishing a modern Judiciary Research Centre in the state. The governor made the commendation while inaugurating the centre at the Osun High Court premises in Osogbo. He said that the centre was funded by the European Union under…
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By Editor A 21-year-old sales girl, Oluwatobi Blessing, was on Thursday arraigned in an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged N285,000 fraud. Blessing is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and theft. The prosecutor, Sgt. Sunday Ajayi, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on Aug. 7, at…
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By NAN Two men — Adeniyi Dada and Isaac Samson — who allegedly scaled the fence of a house in the night to steal some household items, were on Thursday brought before an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court. The accused were, however, granted bail in the sum of N200, 000 each…
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By Chibuike Nwabuko Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has called for increased funding for the Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC) and amendment of laws guiding the agency. He made the call at the 7th Annual Lecture Series of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) with…
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By Tunji Omofoye Two police officers attached to the highway patrol team, Sergeants Moshood Adesanmi and Hayatu were crushed to death yesterday by a reckless driver in Ilesa, Osun State, identified as Oluwamuyiwa Emmanuel. The ugly incident occurred on the Ilesa-Osogbo expressway. Emmanuel, The Guardian learnt, was driving a Toyota…
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The quote above, by W.B. Yeats, perfectly echoed my own sentiments on reading a report in the Punch, August 16, 2017 edition in which Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun was alleged by the ‘Forum of 2011/2012 Pensioners to have “paid political office holders who served between November 2010 and November…
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By Ajibola Olaniyi Managing Director of Bank of Industry (BoI), Mr Kayode Pitan on Tuesday said that the bank, in its bid to develop small and medium enterprises has disbursed the total of N3.5bn to business men and women in Osun State. Pitan disclosed this at the Osun State Business…
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By Oluwole Ige A Magistrates Court, sitting in Osogbo, capital of Osun State, on Tuesday remanded four persons in Ilesa prison custody over alleged armed robbery. The accused include: Ojo Ayobami, 21, Isaac Awe, 18, Rotimi Adedeji, 39, and Segun Adelabi, 26. They were arraigned on a 6-count charge, bothering…
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By Deji Joshua An Islamic Cleric, Jimoh Alimi and 15 others are currently being remanded in Ilesa Prison over religious crisis in Ejigbo area of Osun State. Two rival Islamic factions had been scheming to take over the control of Isoko Central Mosque in Ejigbo Local Government area of the…
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By Editor Propelled by the lower marks scored by this year’s university admission seekers, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reduced the minimum cut-off mark for admissions into universities to120. JAMB on Tuesday in sync with Vice Chancellors, Rectors and Provosts of higher institutions across the nation, at…
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