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Osun: Police to prosecute violators of traffic laws

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2020 0

The Police Command in Osun state is to embark on special operation to arrest, prosecute and impound vehicles of violators of road traffic laws in the state, in line with the directive of the inspector-general of police. The command’ssSpokesman, Yemisi Opalola, made this known in a statement on

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Don’t play politics with COVID-19, Osun monarch tasks politicians, parties

Ihesiulo Grace 19 April 2020 0

The Aafin Oluwo of Kuta in Osun state, Oba Hammed Makama has tasked politicians and political parties to stop playing politics with the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the traditional ruler, the coronavirus pandemic has taken the world by surprise, adding that Nigerian politicians must ensure that the virus is tackled with all sincerity. The Osun […]

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Comply with extended lockdown order, Osun speaker tells residents

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2020 0

Speaker of Osun state House of Assembly, Timothy Owoeye, has appealed to residents of the state to comply with the government’s extended lockdown order. The extended lockdown in the state is aimed at curtailing the spread of the coronavirus will commence on Friday. Owoeye, who was speaking at the plenary of the House in Osogbo […]

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Osun court remands man over alleged fake news on Facebook

Ihesiulo Grace 14 April 2020 0

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osun state on Tuesday ordered the remand of one Akinloye Saheed (32) in Ilesa Correctional Centre for allegedly publishing a fake news on his Facebook account to incite members of the public against the state government. The Magistrate, Dr. Olusegun Ayilara, ordered that the defendant be remanded pending the presentation […]

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COVID-19: Osun residents celebrate Easter indoor

Ihesiulo Grace 12 April 2020 0

Christians in Osun state on Sunday, celebrated Easter indoors due to the lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who went round the town, reports that all churches were under lock and key, without any Easter service as it used to be in the […]

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Osun doles out 6,020 bags of rice to residents

Ihesiulo Grace 9 April 2020 0

The Osun state government on Wednesday commenced the distribution of 6,020 bags of rice to residents as part of efforts to cushion the effects of the lockdown in the state. The 6,020 bags of 50kg rice according to the government will be distributed across the 3,010 polling units in the state. Governor Adegboyega Oyetola disclosed […]

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Court remands teenager over alleged theft of electrical wires

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2020 0

An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun state on Monday remanded one Ologbenla Toheeb (18) over the alleged theft of electrical wires in an uncompleted building. The prosecutor, Sunday Osanyintuyi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on March 31, around 6 pm at the Fasina area of Ile-Ife. Osanyintuyi said that the defendant […]

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Osun Govt debunks report on missing 6 Covid-19 patients

Ihesiulo Grace 4 April 2020 0

Osun Government has denied report that six patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have escaped from the Ejigbo isolation centre in the state. Mr Ismail Omipidan, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Gboyega Oyetola , in a telephone interview on Saturday debunked the story, describing it as a mere fabrication. Covid-19: Chinese experts are only […]

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Lockdown: Oyetola signs Osun Emergency Prevention Regulations

Ihesiulo Grace 3 April 2020 0

…Violators risk six-month imprisonment In a bid to enforce the lockdown order with a view to preventing the spread of Coronavirus in Osun State, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, on Thursday, signed the Diseases (Emergency Prevention) Regulations 2020. Oyetola noted that he made the order in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Constitution of […]

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Coronavirus: Oyetola urges FG to order total lockdown of Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2020 0

Governor of Osun state, Adegboyega Oyetola, has urged the federal government to extend the lockdown to other states of the federation as panacea to eliminate the spread of the coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19. He said this against the background of the three new confirmed cases in the state as at Tuesday. It was gathered […]

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COVID-19: Lawmaker set up call centre for constituents

Ihesiulo Grace 30 March 2020 0

The Chief Whip of the Osun state House of Assembly, Mr. Tunde Olatunji, has set up a call centre in his Ife North Constituency for emergency calls on coronavirus. Olatunji, while inaugurating the call centre in Edun-Abon Town on Monday, said that the centre was set up to enable people to make inquiries during the […]

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Coronavirus: Osun announces total lockdown of state

Ihesiulo Grace 30 March 2020 0

…As Oyetola discloses second confirmed case The Osun State Government has announced the total lockdown of the state effective on Tuesday following the confirmation of the second case of the deadly Coronavirus. The Government reaffirmed the commitment to shut down all the land boundaries effective from midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2020. The Governor of the […]

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Osun bans all public gatherings over COVID-19 pandemic

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2020 0

The Osun state government has placed a ban on all gatherings that would bring together 50 or more persons in the same place as part of measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, Ismail Omipidan on Friday in Osogbo, said the ban takes […]

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Osun assembly considers bill against mismanagement of public funds

Ihesiulo Grace 12 March 2020 0

The Osun state House of Assembly on Thursday began the consideration of a bill to check the mismanagement of government funds and assets. The bill tagged: “State of Osun Public Financial Management Bill,” which was accompanied by a letter from the state Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola scaled through first reading at plenary. Speaker of the state […]

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Police nab man who beheaded neighbour in Osun

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2020 0

Police detectives from the Osun state Police Command have arrested a middle-age man, Idowu Adejare for allegedly beheading his neighbour. The suspect who was paraded by the state Commissioner of Police, Babatunde Kokumo said the suspect allegedly committed the offense between February 25 and 26. According to the police boss, the suspect had a misunderstanding […]

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Osun: Excavating the ruins of the Oranminran years

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2020 0

A major and consequential event took place last week in the quiet state of Osun which students of politics, power and government should take more than passing interest in. The State governor, Gboyega Oyetola, last Monday assented the recommendations of a panel set up to review some of the policies of his predecessor and boss, […]

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Oyetola seeks US support in education, mining, agriculture

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2020 0

Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun state has solicited support of the United States of America in the area of vocational education and mining. Gov. Oyetola made the remarks during a courtesy visit by the US Consul General, Claire Pierangelo and her team to his office on Monday in Osogbo. The governor said the state needs […]

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Covid-19: Osun govt takes foreigners’ assessment exercise to mining sites

Ihesiulo Grace 8 March 2020 0

Osun State government has embarked on foreigners’ assessment exercise of mining sites as proactive and preventive measures to forestall the spread of dreaded Coronavirus otherwise known as COVID-19 to the State. The exercise that was championed by the leadership of the State Ministry of Health was part of the government’s strategy to curtail the influx […]

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Osun assembly holds public hearing on ‘Amotekun’

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2020 0

Speaker of the Osun state House of Assembly, Timothy Owoeye on Monday said that the ‘Amotekun’ corps will assist the police and other security agencies carry out their lawful activities that will maintain law and order in the state. The speaker stated at a public hearing organized by the state House of Assembly on the […]

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Aftermath of assault: Osun Traditional Council goes tough on Oluwo of Iwoland

Ihesiulo Grace 22 February 2020 0

…Suspends him for six months, sets up c’ttee to probe alleged misconduct The Osun State Traditional Council on Friday suspended the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, for six months, over what it described as “an attempt to drag the institution into the mud with his public conduct”. The council, at its emergency meeting presided […]