Suspected hoodlums, on Monday, attacked the palace of Akire of Ikire, Oba Olatunde Falabi, in Osun State and held the monarch hostage. He was later ferried to safety by a team of security men, who dislodged the hoodlums. The Chairman, Irewole Local Government Area, Ikire, Remilekun Abbas, blamed the incident on the kingship tussle in […]
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Residents of Osun State have deserted major streets in different towns as banks and businesses, remained closed on Monday, in compliance to the curfew imposed by the state government on Saturday. Joint security personnel were enforcing the curfew imposed on the state as roads were deserted, vehicular and human movements were also affected and restricted […]
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Osun State Government has reimposed an indefinite curfew in response to the looting that has continued unabated in the state. The governor, Gboyega Oyetola, who announced this in a broadcast said the curfew would start from 3 p.m. on Saturday. He said the curfew was necessary to curb the looting of warehouses across the state. […]
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‘It was an assassination attempt’ One person reportedly died when hoodlums attacked the convoy of Osun Governor Adegboyega Oyetola after he addressed #EndSARS protesters at popular Ola-Iya junction, Osogbo on Saturday. The protesters had converged at the junction at the early hours of Saturday but were attacked by thugs with cutlasses and sticks. One of […]
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Until her appointment by Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola as Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode served as the Managing Director of the New Telegraph newspaper. She also was a President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE. In this interview with Gbenga Aderanti, she speaks about her election and the reasons for […]
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Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola has appealed to the people of the state to exercise restraints in the course of protesting against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), saying that government is already responding to their outcry. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode, on Saturday in Osogbo, he […]
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Eleven of the 20 arrested #RevolutionNow protesters in Osogbo, capital of Osun have been released. The youths, under the aegis of Coalition for Revolution, took to the streets of Osogbo to protest the hike in petroleum and electricity tariffs. They demanded reversal of petrol and electricity prices hike. They converged on Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, […]
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Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, at the unveiling of the International Trade Centre at Dagbolu, flanked on the right by his wife, Kafayat; and the left by Speaker of the House of Assembly, Hon. Timothy Owoeye and former Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole Osun State Government has launched the construction phase of its proposed […]
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Twelve kingmakers have asked the Osun State High Court to restrain the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi from replacing them. The kingmakers had petitioned Governor Adegboyega Oyetola on September 9, 2020, urging him to dethrone the royal father over alleged misconduct. A copy of the suit by the kingmakers filed by their counsel, […]
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Those who want me out should wait for their time – Oluwo Participants at the rally in support of Oluwo of Iwo in Osun State… on Friday. Photo: Bola Bamigbola Hundreds of residents of Iwo in Osun State on Friday rallied in support of the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, following the demand […]
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