Worried by the abysmal performances of both primary and secondary school students in Osun State, government of the state has concluded plans to hold an education summit to address the distressing development. The planned summit according to the Commissioner for Education, Hon Dipo Eluwole will kick off on 22 and end on 24 of August, […]
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Dispute between two government ministries in Osun State is delaying the distribution of the palliatives sent by the Federal Government to the most vulnerable citizens of the state, it has been learned. Meant to alleviate the hardship occasioned by the petrol subsidy removal, the controversial palliatives said to have arrived since August 5, were in […]
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Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) and the University of Ibadan (UI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of an African Diaspora Resource Centre. The signing of the MoU for the TETFUND funded Centre of Excellence for Diaspora Studies held on Thursday in Ibadan at the university board room. The Chairman and […]
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The Athletics Integrity Unit, AIU, has cleared tracks queen, Tobi Amusan of the doping charges against her. This was contained in a statement by the AIU on Friday. The panel which sat on Thursday, found Amusan not guilty of “Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) of three Whereabouts Failures within a 12-month period.” The statement read, “A […]
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Ondo State Government has said that Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu inherited N220 billion as debt from the immediate past government of Dr Olusegun Mimiko when he came into office six years ago. The Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Pastor Emmanuel Duyilemi Igbasan, who disclosed this on Thursday said the administration of Governor Akeredolu has however […]
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By Dare Babarinsa Ray Ekpu writes well. Since he left the University of Lagos 50 years ago, Ekpu has continued to regale and amaze us with his use of English language, his poetic twist of phrases, the cadence of his prose, the lilting alliterations and his uncanny coinages has put him in a special class. […]
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– Allegation is mere propaganda – State Govt The All Progressives Congress in osun State has accused the state government of failing to either announce the delivery or distribute the thousands of bags of rice given to the state by the Federal Government as palliatives after 12 days of their arrival in the state. APC, […]
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In his determination to ensure that residents of Osun State enjoy good health benefits, Governor Ademola Adeleke on Wednesday flagged off the second phase of the free Imole Medical Surgical Outreach. The first phase of the Outreach was held between February and April 2023 with about 22,000 citizens of Osun benefitting from the surgeries, eye, […]
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has urged the newly-inaugurated local government caretaker chairmen to key into the development strides of his administration. He told them to compete through developmental initiatives for their various areas. Inaugurating them in Osogbo on Wednesday, he justified his action on the need to fill an existing vacuum at the local […]
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Osun Osogbo Festival is one of the biggest annual traditional festivals among the Yoruba people in the south western part of Nigeria. Osogbo, the host community is the capital city of Osun State and the festival started about 700 years ago. The festival is usually celebrated annually in the month of August. August 11 this […]
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