The governments of some states in the South West of Nigeria have have declared June 12 as a public holiday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the annulled 1993 Presidential election adjudged to have been won by the late M.K.O Abiola. The states that have made announcement of public holiday include: Lagos, Ondo, Ogun, Oyo […]
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved N5.1 billion for the rehabilitation of Ila Orangun – Oke Ila – Ilale Aka road linking Osun to Ekiti State. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the […]
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The Federal Road Safety Command (FRSC) in Osun said 12 persons lost their lives in various road accidents in the state in April. The Sector Commander, FRSC in the state, Mr Anthony Oko said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Osogbo. He said that 17 road accidents […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed July 14, 2018 for Ekiti state gubernatorial election, while Osun state governorship election is slated for September 22, 2018. The electoral umpire has also fixed April 15, 2018 for the commencement of campaigns in Ekiti state, and June 24, 2018 for Osun state election. This was disclosed […]
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One person is feared dead, as the cargo section of a passenger train travelling from Lagos to Kano on Saturday got detached from the main body and later derailed in Osogbo, Osun state. The corpse of the deceased was found on the rail track few metres away from the scene of the accident. The accident also […]
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The Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, has pledged to conduct credible elections in Ekiti and Osun in 2018. Adedeji Soyebi, the INEC National Commissioner for South West Zone, made the pledge while speaking with journalists on Wednesday at the Zonal Strategic Plan Retreat for field officers of the commission in Ibadan. Mr. Soyebi said the previous […]
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Commodities and assets worth millions of naira were burnt down as the popular Atakunmosa market in Ilesa, Osun state, was razed by inferno. The market which is located near the palace of Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Adekunle Aromolaran caught fire at about 7:00 pm, yesterday, 9th of August, 2015. The traders whose shops and goods were […]
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