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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 NAN Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, has said that it was high time for Nigeria to go back to farming to sustain itself, saying a time will come when the nation will be left with no other option than agriculture. Aregbesola said this while inspecting 40 acres of…
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By Oluwole Ige HOPE of the completion of Moshood Kashimawo Abiola (MKO) International Airport, located in Ido Osun brightened over the weekend as the Turkish government indicated its interest to collaborate with Osun State government on the project. The Turkish government also expressed its readiness to partner Osun on trade,…
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By Oluwole Ige AN Osun based lawyer and human rights activist, Barrister Kanmi Ajibola on Monday urged a State High Court, sitting in Osogbo to declare all businesses and transactions done in the name of “State of Osun” illegal, contending that there is only “Osun State” in the provisions of…
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By Olanrewaju Ayodeji Lecturers of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology have accused Osun State’s Governor Rauf Aregbesola of hypocrisy over his appeal to workers to reopen the school for the sake of the students. The school has been mostly shut since last year over the failure of the two owner…
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By Oluwole Ige Fifty out of eighty five medical students of the Osun State University (UNIOSUN), who were sponsored by the Osun State government to Ukraine in 2013 to complete their medical studies returned to Nigeria on Saturday evening after four and a half years of study overseas. The medical…
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By Chiemelie Ezeobi The Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, at the weekend, unknowingly stirred the hornet’s nest when he took to his twitter page to gush about Arsenal Football Club players and their coach. In quick succession, he was attacked for tweeting about football while he was alleged to owe…
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By Editor The Attorney General of the State of Osun, Ajibola Basiru has said that lawmaking is not a one-off process but a continuous and enduring one. Speaking to Members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lawyers in the Media (LIM) Forum in Lagos recently about the development of law…
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By Editor Traditionalists in the Southwest have urged the government to declare August 20 as public holiday to celebrate Isese Day. They hailed Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola for acknowledging the importance of isese, saying he deserved a national award. The traditionalists, in a statement by the National Youth President of Ijo Orunmila…
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By Iyabo Lawal The crisis rocking Ladoke Akintola University of Technology appears intractable as the institution remains shut for more than 10 months while the two owner-state governments –Oyo and Osun – battle for its soul, leaving students and staff in a helpless situation, writes Head, Education Desk, Iyabo Lawal….
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