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Scores of students hospitalized as police teargas lands in school premises in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Thirty-five students of Fakunle Government Secondary School, Osogbo, Osun State, have been hospitalised after inhaling teargas smoke fired into their school premises by the police. The incident reportedly caused commotion among students and teachers of the school. It was gathered that mobile policemen fired the teargas during their usual practice and the canisters landed within the school…
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Okada rider found dead a week after going missing in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo An Okada rider, Aina Ezekiel Oluwasegun has been found dead after being declared for more than a week. Aina was said to have been missing on Friday May 12, 2023 in Owode Ede, Ede North Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Osun State. According to one of his colleagues, the deceased was hired by a passenger on…
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UNIOSUN resident doctors ignore nationwide strike by NARD
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Osun University Teaching Hospital branch will not be joining the ongoing national strike by the union. A statement by Governor Ademola Adeleke’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, in Oaogbo on Wednesday, said the decision not to join the strike was the outcome of a closed door meeting between the governor and…
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We shall bounce back, Oyetola assures Osun APC
…urges party members to cooperate with Prof. Adewole’s committee By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Former Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has appealed to members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to remain steadfast and cooperate with the Prof. Isaac Adewole’s committee, set up to reposition the party in the state. He noted that despite all that happened, Osun State remains the…
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Accept Supreme Court’s ruling and move on, Oyetola tells supporters
…congratulates Adeleke By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Former Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola has accepted Tuesday’s ruling of the Supreme Court which upheld the election of Governor Ademola Adeleke. Oyetola in a statement personally signed by him, said although, the verdict of the apex court was against the wish of his party members and supporters, he accepted it in the…
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PDP National Vice Chairman, Southwest, Adagunodo dies at 62
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The National Vice Chairman (Southwest) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Soji Adagunodo is dead. Adagunodo, who was the former chairman of PDP in Osun State passed away in United States of America, after a brief illness. Confirming his demise, the son of the deceased, Olasoji Adagunodo Oluwatukesi jr, in a statement made available to newsmen…
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We accept Supreme Court judgement, says Osun APC
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said it received the verdict of the Supreme Court which affirmed Governor Ademola Adeleke’s victory with equanimity and placidity bearing in mind that in a contest, someone must emerge the winner. According to the acting Chairman of the party, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, in a statement issued by…
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My victory affirms the integrity of the judiciary, says Adeleke
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has ascribed his victory at the Supreme Court to peoples’ will backed by God. The Supreme Court, had on Tuesday upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which in March 2023, overruled the ruling of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal headed by Justice Tetse Kume. Reacting to…
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Husband escaped as kidnappers abduct couple in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo,, Osogbo A couple was on Monday kidnapped along the Ode Omu/Gbongan Road in Osun State. It was gathered that the incident happened around 5am at Oogi Ojudo in Ayedade Local Government Area of the state. The husband and wife, said to be coming from Lagos, where they had gone to buy some goods, were heading to Osogbo, when…
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UNIOSUN inaugurates team for $100,000 UNESCO-IFCD grant
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The College of Humanities and Culture, Osun State University, Ikire Campus has inaugurated a research team to drive the effective execution and implementation of its UNESCO-funded project under the International Fund for Cultural Diversity. The team is led by Prof. Olukoya Ogen, the Principal Investigator and grant holder. He will be supported by a 20-man research…
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