Author: Ekene Agbor

Osun governor approves composition of customary courts

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Five years after the dissolution of members of the customary courts in Osun, Governor Gboyega Oyetola, has approved screening of applicants for the office. A statement by the Secretary, Osun state Judicial Service Commission, Bar. Michael Obidiya, said there would be interview for all applicants for the post of Presidents and members of the customary courts in the state. According to the statement,all applicants from Osun Central and Osun West senatorial zones will have their…

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Osun says 769 of its workforce forged certificates to secure job

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Osun says 769 of its workforce forged certificates to secure job

Osun state government has revealed that 769 of its entire workforce has been caught for forging certificates/results to secure jobs under the state civil service. According to Adelani Baderinwa, the Supervisor of the Ministry of Information and Strategy in Osun, the state government had engaged a consultancy firm, The Captain Consultants, five years ago to verify the result and other necessary documents of the workers in the state. Baderinwa stated that upon the completion of…

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Osun monarchs hail Nigerian Army for approving construction of age-long Kuta-Ede bridge 

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Osun monarchs hail Nigerian Army for approving construction of age-long Kuta-Ede bridge 

  Some monarchs in Iwo and Ede federal constituencies of Osun state, have hailed the Chief of Army Staff, lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, for promising to complete the construction of an age-long bridge that linked Kuta and Ede towns in the state. The monarchs who led the 12-member-engineering team of the Nigerian Army to the bridge at the boundary of Kuta and Ede on Friday, commended the army chief for his developmental move to further…

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NYSC discovers hidden health challenges of corps members, sends 261 home in Osun

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NYSC discovers hidden health challenges of corps members, sends 261 home in Osun

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned its members against hiding of their health challenges saying their ailments would not deprive them from serving their fatherland. Mr Emmanuel Attah, the Osun state Coordinator of the NYSC gave this warning on Monday during the courtesy visit of the NYSC Director-General, Maj.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure to the Osun NYSC permanent Orientation Camp in Ede. Attah said a total of 261 corps members, from 2019 Batch A, deployed to the state,…

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Oyetola, CJ, SANs want Court of Appeal Division to be established in Osun

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Oyetola, CJ, SANs want Court of Appeal Division to be established in Osun Osun State Governor, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola and stakeholders in the Nigerian Judiciary have called for the establishment of a Court of Appeal Division in the state. Stakeholders who called for the establishment of the Court of Appeal, included Chief Judge of Osun state, Justice Bola Adepele Ojo; Osun-based Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs)Mr. Yomi Aliu (SAN) , members of the Osun State…

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News of killing of couple in Ilare not true – Osun Police

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News of killing of couple in Ilare not true – Osun Police

The Osun State Police Commissioner, Abiodun Ige has dispelled news on some online media that a couple were shot dead by some suspected political thugs in the post election violence that broke out in Ilare, a town in Obokun Local Government Area of the state. Ige made this known in a release signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Folasade Odoro on Wednesday. According to the CP, “No one was shot, the people arrested committed electoral…

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Nigerians voted Buhari in appreciation of his good governance – Osun gov

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Nigerians voted Buhari in appreciation of his good governance – Osun gov

Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory as the appreciation of good governance and quality leadership. Describing Buhari’s victory as well-deserved, Oyetola told reporters that “the outcome of this election shows that President Buhari has done very well and his victory gives hope for our democracy.” He spoke at the Government House in Osogbo on Tuesday while reviewing the outcome of the presidential election. The governor, who congratulated the President and…

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Excitements as Catholic corps members In Orlu visit Bishop Ukwuoma

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Excitements as Catholic corps members In Orlu visit Bishop Ukwuoma

The Catholic Bishop of Orlu Diocese in Imo State, His Lordship, Most Rev (Dr) Augustine Ukwuoma has charged members of the National Association of Catholic Corps Members (NACC) in Orlu zone to always ensure that their faith reflect in the ways they live their lives. Bishop Ukwuoma gave this urge when the Catholic Corps members paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Orlu recently. Addressing the elated serving corps members, the cleric said…

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Osun govt embarks on revitalisation of general hospitals, 323 primary healthcare centres

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The Osun State Government on Thursday commenced the rehabilitation and revitalisation of hospitals and Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the state.The formal ceremony was held in Ejigbo where close to N300 million will be spent to turn around the hospital, providing equipment, drugs and engage personnel. The 3.2 kilometres road from the city centre to the University of Osun campus, passing through the hospital gate, will also be rehabilitated.There will also be provision of water,…

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PDP alleges unavailability of materials in Osun day to elections

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…says ‘we left CBN in frustration after waiting without seeing anything” The Peoples Democratic Party,  PDP Osun State has alleged that it left the premises of the Central Bank of Nigeria, alongside other opposition political parties in frustration on Thursday after election materials failed to arrive the state.It therefore expressed fear of looming crises that would ground the electoral processes in the state.  This revelation was contained in a statement issues on Friday by the state…

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