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Students injured as OAU Amphitheater ceiling collapses
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Some students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, were on Thursday morning injured as rain and whirlwind caused collapse of the ceiling Amphitheatre of the Oduduwa Hall, of the institution. It was gathered that students of the institution were receiving lectures, SER when the wooden ceiling collapsed on the students. Confirming the incident, the Public Relations…
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Olukoyede seeks review of BPP Act
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede on Wednesday called for a review of the Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP Act, stressing that it will greatly enhance the anti-corruption fight. Olukoyede, while playing host to the management team of BPP, led by Mamman Ahmadu at the EFCC corporate headquarters of the Commission, Abuja, …
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NDLEA arrests three persons for drugs-related crimes in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Osun State command, has arrested three persons in connection with various drug crimes. The State Commander of NDLEA, Nnamdi Chidi, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said the operatives of the agency arrested one Suleiman Usman, 51-year-old, who was an ex-convict in Okinni. Chidi, disclosed that Usman is…
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NSCDC nabs serial motorcycle snatcher in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), Osun State Command has apprehended a suspected serial motorcycle snatcher, Wahab Saburi (M) 27yrs old of Obada Compound Ede, Osun State. The State Commandant, Michael Adaralewa said the suspect was arrested on 11th May 2024, at Oke-Ola Area, Ede, Osun State by NSCDC personnel in the state. In…
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BREAKING: Explosion rocks Kano mosque, suspect arrested
An explosion rocked a mosque in Gadan Village, in the Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State on Wednesday, leaving 24 individuals with various injuries. The incident occurred around 5:20am during the Subhi (early morning) prayer. Spokesman for the Kano State Police Command, Abdullahi Kiyawa, said preliminary forensic analysis showed that the explosion was suspected to be caused by petrol. The…
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FCT gets approval for construction of bus terminals, other transportation facilities
Kunle Sanni The Federal Capital Territory Administration has gotten the approval for the construction of bus terminals and other transportation facilities in the Capital territory. The minister of state for the FCT, Mariya Mahmud disclosed this on Tuesday after the conclusion of the Federal Executive Council FEC, held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. She said the approval comes alongside…
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Olodo Bridge: Gov. Makinde, a selfless, altruistic leader, says Oluwo
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The paramount ruler of Iwoland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has described Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde as a selfless, altruistic leader whose commitment to serve is beyond selfish interest. Oba Akanbi, in a statement made available to WesternPost in Osogbo, said the Governor has further demonstrated this attribute through his dedication to the…
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Osun Police arrest former bank manager for fraud
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State Police Command has arrested a 34 years serial fraudster, Adeniyi Sunday Talabi for duping 35 people. In a statement by the command’s spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, the suspect, who resides at Army Barracks Area, Kelebe, Iragbiji road, Osogbo was a manager in one of the First Bank Plc branches in Osogbo. Falabi was…
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Aregbesola removes APC logos from renovated campaign office
Everything associated with the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been taken out of former Osun State governor Rauf Aregbesola’s campaign headquarters. The campaign office, situated along the Gbongan-Ibadan road in Osogbo, is housed inside the four-story Ayinke Towers building, which has been renamed Oranmiyan House. Prior to The Osun Progressives’ dissolution in 2022, the high-rise skyscraper housed Aregbesola’s campaign office.…
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I inherited huge debt burden from Wike- Fubara cries out
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has decried the substantial debt burden inherited from the previous administration of Nyesom Wike, saying most of the projects commissioned in the state were not fully funded. Fubara stated this during the commissioning of the Aleto-Ogale-Ebubu-Eteo Road, also known as Old Bori Road in Eleme Local Government Area of the state. The project was commissioned…
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