By Olusola Adeyegbe The question invites us to pause. Scripture tells us that Jesus fasted for forty days and forty nights in the wilderness. But it gives us no stated reason. We are told what happened, not why. We could spend a long time trying to explain this event, but that search takes us away […]
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Governor Ademola Adeleke By John Dike, Osogbo After weeks of political tension and controversy surrounding the August 15 governorship election, Senator Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi, representing Osun East Senatorial District, has finally congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election, pledging his support and cooperation for the governor’s second term. In a congratulatory message dated Friday, September […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo A coalition of civil society organisations has called for a probe of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State over alleged manipulation of the electoral results. Operating under the aegis of the Liberation Movement of Nigeria (LMN) and Vanguard for Human Rights (VHR), the group alleged that the election results […]
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By Abdu Rafiu A great many must have been held spell-bound on Saturday watching a nine-year-old girl on television dazzle the world with her disarming display of her knowledge in mathematics. It was a spectacle, the kind of story you watch or read about in faraway lands. Charlotte Muritala shot into the consciousness of Channels […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo *No less a Person but our Lord Jesus Christ made this very profound statement of great value :* *Luke 12: [48] But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and […]
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By Steve Otaloro There arrives, in the unfolding chronicle of a people, a decisive hour when the long shadow of deferred obligation yields at last to the clear light of moral resolve. Such an hour has broken upon Ondo State under the purposeful stewardship of His Excellency, Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa. By flagging off the […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, has celebrated his son, Prince Ademakinwa Ogunwusi, on his second birthday, offering prayers for divine protection, wisdom, good health and ancestral blessings. The prince, son of the Ooni and Queen Ashley Ogunwusi, clocked two on Thursday, September 3, 2026, with the […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, has ordered the state police command to release the original case file of Saheed Kareem, popularly known as Tanfeani, to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) within 24 hours. The order was issued by Chief Magistrate Dr. O. A. Ayilara on Monday, […]
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Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday flagged off the payment of N3.82 billion gratuities to 985 retirees of the state public service, covering the 2020 batch and outstanding beneficiaries from 2015 to 2019. The beneficiaries comprise 509 retirees from the 2020 batch and 476 from the 2015–2019 batches, drawn from the mainstream civil service, […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo When CP Ibrahim Umar D. Zungura arrived in Osun State as the new Commissioner of Police, he did not have the luxury of a ceremonial beginning. The usual rituals associated with the arrival of a new police chief—inspection of formations, meetings with officers, courtesy visits and familiarisation with the command, were […]
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