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Aregbesola, a rare gift to humanity, man with large heart – Friends, associates
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Friends and associates of the immediate past Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, have described him as a leader with a large heart, accommodating spirit, resilient mind and a dogged democrat. According to them, Aregbesola is a rare gift to humanity whose passion for excellence and character in leadership cannot be quantified. The dignitaries from far and…
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Homecoming: Aregbesola seeks party restructuring, gets rousing welcome in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Residents of Osun State on Wednesday trooped out to welcome immediate past Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, into the state following the completion of his tenure. Aregbesola was elated by the warm reception given to him by thousands of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other residents of the state. The former governor of the…
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Osun Assembly elects 38-year old, Egbedun as Speaker
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State House of Assembly on Tuesday elected Adewale Egbedun, as the Speaker of the 8th Assembly. Egbedun, a 38-year old Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member and a first time lawmaker, representing Odo-Otin Constituency, was nominated by Abiola Ibrahim from Irewole/Isokan while Areoye Ebenezer from Atakumosa East/West seconded the motion. Also, Akinyode Oyewusi, the lawmaker representing…
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NSCDC arrests 7 for hoarding fuel in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun State Command has arrested seven filling station attendants, managers and supervisors at different locations in Osogbo, the state capital. According to the command’s spokesperson in the state, Adeleke Kehinde, the arrests took place on Wednesday 31st May, 2023, while the Anti-Vandalism Unit of the command, went round the state capital…
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Timothy’s murder: Receptionist sentenced to 2 years imprisonment
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Justice Adepele Ojo of the Osun State High Court has sentenced Miss Adedeji Adesola, the receptionist that received late Timothy Adegoke when he lodged in the Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife to two years imprisonment for altering the receipt issued to the deceased. The receptionist was said to have fabricated another receipt for the purpose of concealing traces…
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UPDATE: Adedoyin, two others to die by hanging for the murder of Adegoke, OAU Postgraduate student
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State High Court, sitting in Osogbo, has sentenced Dr. Abdulraman Adedoyin, owner of Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife to death by hanging for the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a Master’s student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife. Adegoke’s death occurred between November 5 and 7, 2021 at the hotel. The presiding judge, who is the…
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Subsidy removal: AbdulRazaq, Adeleke threaten revocation of CofO of filling stations hoarding fuel
By Mosunmola Ayobami and Deborah Oladejo Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and his Osun State counterpart, Ademola Adeleke have warned of severe consequences for any marketer caught hoarding petroleum products. This warning came against the backdrop of current queues across the country as marketers shut their stations to the public with only few dispensing fuel. In a statement issued by…
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BREAKING: Court finds Adedoyin culpable of Adegoke’s murder
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo on Tuesday, declared that the owner of Hilton Hotel Ile-Ile, Osun State, Dr Rahman Adedoyin, is culpable of murdering Timothy Adegoke, who was a postgraduate student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife. Adegoke was killed in Adedoyin’s hotel in 2021. Details later….
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With you in the saddle, Nigeria can be great again, Ooni tells Tinubu
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II has charged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to waste no time in tackling the challenges facing the country. The first class traditional ruler advised the newly sworn in president to engage capable Nigerian youths in his administration saying that the country deserves its rightful position within the committee…
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Adeleke promises improved performance of Osun students in public examinations
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has declared his administration’s readiness to address the low performance of students from the state in national examinations. He described the current standing of the state in public examinations as unpalatable. Adeleke, who made the declaration at the commissioning of a computer based examination centre donated by the Chief of Army…
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