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Ondo State: Akeredolu on the ‘march’ again?

THE ONDO State governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, whom I praised to high heavens weeks ago as the “governor of governors” on account of his principled and courageous stand against the impunity and recklessness of Fulani herdsmen and their collaborators, is in the news again – but this time, unfortunately, for the wrong reason. Akeredolu can be labelled as “Double Chairman” –…

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MKO flags off campaign from homestead

DR. MUSUBAHUDEEN KUNLE Opari dé, MKO, flagged off his Gubernatorial run to Abere, Osun State from his homestead, agbo ilé Obakoko, Ila Orangun. Thereafter, he paid a courtesy call to Orangun, kabiyesi Abdul-wahab Kayode Oyedotun bibire 1, who gave his royal blessings on his quest to rescue the state from maladministration the State is confronted with. The train include the South West Leader,…

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YPP SW Leader prepares ground for Osun Guber Election

COMRADE OLUWOLE Britto, is in Osun State to prepare the Young Progressive Party, YPP, for the take over of the State in the 2022 Gubernatorial Election. Speaking at the State Secretariat, Pepsi Area, Obafemi Awolowo Way, Osogbo, comrade Britto disclosed that he is in the state to assess preparedness of the party. He met with the State Chairman, Comrade Remi Ayanlade and his executives. He said…

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State of emergency: Why only Anambra?

THE PRESIDENCY or, better still, the Attorney-General of the Federal Government and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has reportedly threatened Anambra state with a state of emergency; his ostensible reason being the killing spree ongoing in the entire South-east region, Anambra inclusive. Some have attributed the killings to Independence-seeking Igbo under the umbrella of the Indigenous…

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Erioluwa emerges champion of Season One Spelling Master Competition

ERIOLUWA AKINWUMI, a Junior Secondary Class one student of Flourishing High School, Ofatedo, Osun State has emerged the champion of Season One Spelling Master Competition. Contesting in the finals among 43 participants, Erioluwa scaled through the preliminary stage, moved into the finals and having tied thrice with Adeyeye Adeyolanu, the Special Guest of Honour, Professor Segun Kehinde asked the…

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YPP Chairman calls for aggressive membership drive

…lauds governorship aspirants Cross section of stakeholders observing the COVID 19 social distance THE STATE Chairman of Osun State Chapter of the Young Progressives Party, YPP, Comrade Remi Ayanlade has called for aggressive membership drive while lauding the working together spirits of aspirants. He stated this at the State Secretariat, Pepsi Cola area, Osogbo when he received in…

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Succession dispute in Nigerian universities: Matters arising

SUCCESSION DISPUTE is now a recurring decimal in our universities; the choice of vice-chancellors has become battle royal that has turned the Ivory Tower, a supposed citadel of learning and training ground of the leaders of tomorrow, into battle fields where all manners of weapons are deployed. Shenanigans unbecoming of trained minds and outlandish behaviour which many would have thought were…

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How phone call to Oba Oke ends Modakeke’s killings

THE SETTING was the sprawling St. Peter’s Anglican Elementary Play ground, Oba Oke where Alhaji Adeoye Abdulkabir Ajisope, the CEO of Kabtok was bidding his mother and grandmother off at a societal final burial. The Bonsue Fuji crooner, Adewale Ayuba was dishing out melodious tunes with his trademark dance steps when a ringing tone disturbed the strain. The call was an unsaved number to the…

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How phone call to Oba Oke ends Modakeke’s killings THE SETTING was the sprawling St. Peter’s Anglican Elementary Play ground, Oba Oke where Alhaji Adeoye Abdulkabir Ajisope, the CEO of Kabtok was bidding his mother and grandmother off at a societal final burial. The Bonsue Fuji crooner, Adewale Ayuba was dishing out melodious tunes with his trademark dance steps when a ringing tone disturbed the…

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A youth group joins YPP

A YOUTH group, DAB Foundation, with his members, in all the nooks and crannies of the state has formerly joined the Young Progressives Party, YPP in Osun State. An elated Chairman of the group, Dr. Ademola Bayonle, a clinical research physician in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, USA said “I have gone round the parties, vetting them, seeking them out to see if they would truly serve the…

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Spelling Master debut in Osun

SPELLING Master, a spelling competition for junior and secondary school students has debuted in the State of Osun. According to the organisers, Life Intelligent Quotient Pathfinder Limited, students of various schools have started registering; while registered ones have started receiving their study guide for the competition. The aim according to Mr. Olatubosun Olanrewaju, is to inculcate into…

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Yoruba decides to opt out of Nigeria

OVER 80 percent of Yoruba have opted to leave Nigeria and establish a Yoruba nation. This was revealed in an online polls where over 22,000 people voted. The Yoruba decide online platform had on May 12, 2021 started an online voting exerciseg to decide if Yoruba actually prefer to stay on their own or would prefer a true federalism. Yoruba in the voting exercise has opted to leave the Nigerian…

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The day I was crowned was the saddest - Oba Abolarin

The day I was crowned was the saddest – Oba Abolarin

The day I was crowned was the saddest day for me – Oba AbolarinOverviewLyricsListenOther recordingsPeople also search forWhen I was just a little girlI asked my mother, what will I beWill I be prettyWill I be richHere’s what she said to meQue sera, seraWhatever will be, will beThe future’s not ours to seeQue sera, seraWhat will be, will be THOSE SWEET words of the classic song was one of the…

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Tinubu advocates productive wealth redistribution

By Bridget SAMUEL, Kaduna FORMER LAGOS State Governor and leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said that, the cost of governance is always the key factor in the social- economy. Tinubu who stated this in Kaduna on Saturday while chairing the 11th Annual Arewa House Lecture in Honour of the Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello, said…

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NACCIMA Business Women Group celebrates Women’s Day

OSUN NAWORG was not left out in the international women’s day event as she lends her voice to that of many women around the world in speaking up against gender bias, inequality, the stereotypes, and domestic violence. Osun NAWORG State Coordinator, Mrs Ene Toyosi who with Osun other NAWORG members visited Gold FM Radio Station, Ilesha while celebrating the Women said the time is now “for women…

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The Fox and the Cock in contemporary Nigeria

THE STORY of “How the fox lost its fright of the cock” or “How the cock foolishly made itself the fox’s delicious meal” was one of the “tales by the moonlight” that must have been told in millions of Yoruba households in those days. Grandma told me and the other children growing up under her tutelage the fox and cock story. I cannot say whether, these days, children still gather in the evening…

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