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Suspected ’Yahoo Boys’ protest in Osun, tackle EFCC over incessant arrest
Some suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as ‘Yahoo Boys’, on Tuesday protested their incessant arrest by the security agencies. They blocked Osogbo/Ilesa expressway in the State. They were said to have stormed the Ilesa West Local Government Secretariat, Ilesa and made bonfire on the road, therefore halting the free flow of traffic along the busy…
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Three Chinese miners kidnapped in Osun regain freedom
Osun Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the release of three Chinese miners kidnapped at Akere Village near Ifewara in Atakumosa West Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson for the state police command, SP Yemisi Opalola said that the miners were released on Sunday. Opalola said that the abductors set them free when they…
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Osun govt declares 24-hour curfew over communal clash
The Osun State Government has declared a 24-hour curfew in Irepodun and Orolu Local Government Areas of the State, following the community crisis that broke out between Ilobu and Erin-Osun communities on Saturday. According to reports, two persons have been killed while several others have been injured in the wake of the crisis. Houses and…
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BREAKING: Osun records five cases of highly contagious, deadly UK COVID-19 B117 strain
The Osun State Government has announced discovery of five cases of the deadly B117 strain of COVID-19 in the state. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the B117 strain of COVID-19 was firstly recorded in the United Kingdom. This is coming barely five days after the Chairman Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Boss Mustapha announced that…
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COVID-19: Again, Osun govt imposes curfew, orders work from home for staff below GL 12
Osun government has directed civil servants below grade level 12 to work from home effective from Jan. 25 to minimise the spread of coronavirus in the state. A statement by Mr Wole Oyebamiji, Secretary to the State Government, on Wednesday in Osogbo, however, said that teachers, health workers and other workers on essential services, irrespective…
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Two Osun cabinet members test positive for COVID-19
Two members of the Osun state cabinet have tested positive for the coronavirus and have already started self isolation and treatment, the Commissioner for Information, Mrs Funke Egbemode has said. Briefing journalists on Wednesday in Osogbo, Egbemode said that the two unnamed cabinet members were discovered to be positive following the order by Gov. Gboyega…
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Woman dies, three children injured in Osun car crash
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that one woman died while three children sustained various degree of injuries in a road accident on Gbogan -Ibadan highway on Thursday. The FRSC Sector Commander in Osun, Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim, disclosed this in a statement by the command spokeswoman, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi in Osogbo. Ibrahim attributed…
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COVID-19: Osun bans “cross over night” services
The Osun government on Sunday said there would be no countdown to New Year ceremonies and cross over nights under whatever guise by religious bodies and groups during the New Year eve. A statement by Mr Wole Oyebamiji, the Secretary to State Government, in Osogbo, said government had directed the security operatives in the state…
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Osun cancels annual New Year countdown over COVID-19
Due to the increase cases of Coronavirus across the country, Osun State Government under the leadership of Governor Gboyega Oyetola has introduced new measures to curb spread of the infection in the State. The State Executive Council announced the new directives after its meeting held on Monday to discuss emerging national issues, including the management…
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Osun Gov. Oyetola orders closure of all schools indefinitely
The Osun State Government has asked public and private schools in the state to vacate on Friday for Christmas and New year break. This was contained in a statement, signed by C K Olaniyan, the coordinating Director Ministry of Education. According to the statement, “the government places a high premium on the safety of our…