By John Dike, Osogbo In a significant move to deepen grassroots economic empowerment, the Osun State Government has launched the Imole Business Empowerment Scheme 1.0, targeting 2,000 women and youths across all 30 local government areas and the area office. The initiative, officially unveiled today at the Staff Development Centre, Abere, marks a major milestone […]
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By John Dik, Osogbo Osun State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, has arrested nine suspects for various crimes including rape of minors, theft of livestock, and burglary across different local government areas in the state. Among the suspects is a 60-year-old man, who was arrested for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl in the Ode-Omu […]
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By John Dike Osogbo As Osun State gears up for the 2026 gubernatorial election, a powerful coalition of Artisans, Traders, and Market Women from all Local Government Areas across the state is set to formally endorse His Excellency, Governor Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, for a second term in office—and beyond. Governor Adeleke’s administration has been […]
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By Abdu Rafiu There are a great many events taking place in the cosmos, do I say in our world, to which a majority of mankind close themselves. There are a handful of these events which are of the utmost importance. One of such Events occurred recently — when yearly the Creator inclines to the […]
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acquires 26,000 hectares of land in Ose LG for pilot scheme launches committee on agric investments Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday inaugurated the Steering Committee of the Framework for Responsible and Inclusive Land-Intensive Agricultural Investment (FRILIA). At the event in Akure, he said the initiative was another bold step by his administration to […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo As Osun Babes FC prepare to depart for Abia State to compete in the 2025 NWFL Championship, the General Manager of Osun State Sports Council, Mr. Ademola Daini, has reaffirmed his unwavering support for the team, urging them to clinch promotion back to the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership. In […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo An Osogbo magistrate court has remanded an alleged fake lawyer at the Ilesa Correctional Centre over alleged impersonation, fraud, stealing and forgery. The alleged fake lawyer, Oruhu Emmanuel Odey, had been dragged before the court on a four-count charge of impersonation, fraud, stealing, and forgery. Odey, who was recently arrested by […]
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By Femi Adesina When you have a bachelors degree in English and Drama tucked in your belt, and follow up with higher degrees in Communication Studies up to doctoral level, you are poised to conquer the world of journalism. And that was what she did. Dr Doyin Abiola (née Aboaba) took Nigerian journalism by storm. […]
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The reported 2027 ambition of former President Goodluck Jonathan has split the Peoples Democratic Party in the South-South into two camps, with the stakeholders holding divergent positions on the issue. While some party members believed Jonathan should not contest against President Bola Tinubu, various political pressure groups drummed support for the ex-leader. Aides to the […]
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National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress and former Senate President, Senator David Mark At last, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Wednesday officially recognised the David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress. In a change to the party’s particulars on its website on Wednesday in Abuja, INEC listed the new executive members […]
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