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11 Days to Go: Countdown Begins for Osun Youth in Governance Conference 2026

 Oriontimes News Desk| April 14, 20246 With just 11 days left, anticipation is building across Osun State as the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Osun State Chapter, intensifies preparations for the highly anticipated Youth in Governance Conference 2026. The countdown is no longer gradual, it is accelerating. Stakeholders, young leaders, and aspiring changemakers are being urged to seize the moment as registration remains open but limited. Organizers describe the conference as more than just a gathering. It is a platform where ideas are expected to evolve into tangible action, where emerging voices will be amplified, and where the future of governance in Osun and beyond will be actively shaped. “This is where conversations turn into action, where young leaders step forward, and where the future is not merely discussed but decided,” a statement from the council emphasized. The event is scheduled to hold on April 25, 2026, at 9:00 AM, at the Osogbo Grammar School Conference ...
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BREAKING: National Assembly Lawmakers Signs Old National Anthem

 "Nigeria We Hail Thee " During Today's Sitting After President Tinubu Signed Into Law Bill To Revert To The Old National Anthem. NATIONAL ANTHEM  ●Nigeria we hail thee Our own dear native land Though tribes and tongue may differ In brotherhood we stand Nigerians all, are proud to serve Our sovereign Motherland. ●Our flag shall be a symbol That truth and justice reign In peace or battle honour'd, And this we count as gain, To hand on to our children A banner without stain. ●O God of all creation Grant this our one request. Help us to build a nation Where no man is oppressed And so with peace and plenty Nigeria may be blessed.
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OOPA Visitation: Electoral Umpire Calls For Proper Delving Into Societal Issues Relating To Cybercrime, Cultism, Drug Abuse

The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Barrister Hashim Abioye has called for a true State Independent Electoral body with full financial autonomy, reported by Orionframe. Abioye, in his remarks while receiving the delegates of the Online Publishers Association (OOPA), led by its frontier able man, Mukhtar Ajelogbon, in friendly visit on Tuesday in office at Testing Ground, Osogbo, the Osun State capital, welcomed and applauded OOPA Excos for being outstanding in the digital media, he narrated that, agitation for the scrapping of the State Electoral Commissions due to the bastardization of the system at a time Nigerians are craving for restructuring and true federalism, should be used to support and bolster the state electoral Commissions that is closer to the grassroots. Abioye, further proposed that the state electoral umpire should be indipendent and centralized under the Independent Electoral Commission, (INEC) According to him, "We are cravi...
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Election In South Africa: Slow Decline Of Nelson Mandela’s Party

  Thirty years ago, South Africans cast their ballots in the country’s first free and fair election. Today, as they head to the polls, the African National Congress may lose its outright majority for the first time since then.  A new generation of voters do not have the lived experience of apartheid, and they blame the A.N.C. for joblessness, rampant crime and an economy blighted by electricity blackouts.  Voter turnout fell below 50 percent for the first time in 2021, reported by the NYT. ccording to NYT.  
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Sit-At-Home: Criminals Driving Us Back To Era Of Cave Age - Ezendigbo

  Presidential Aspirant in the last general elections, Chief CBN Onwuasoanya Ezendigbo, has condemned the Sit at home ordered as the whole world were celebrating the children day. The Founder of Better Nigeria For Better People, in a statement made available to Oriontimes said, At this era of civilisation, I wonder how we are still in this mess in south east. With all our level of education and advancement in commerce and skills, some criminals are taking us backwards to an era of primitive.  "As Nigeria and rest of the world are celebrating Children day with joy and happiness, "what we are experiencing in the south east is another round of Sit at home imposed by IPOB, denying every child the right to exist and enjoy childhood in good spirit of happiness.  These people hiding behind IPOB and perpetrating all sort of terroism against igbo people.  Therefore, it must be fulminated by all men of conscience. IPOB are hopeless and useless criminals. They don't deserve mer...
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Hamas Launches Rockets At Central Israel

  Hamas fired a barrage of rockets yesterday afternoon, setting off air-raid sirens in the Tel Aviv area for the first time since at least late January.The attack showed that the group retained some long-range missile capabilities. The Israeli military said that at least eight rockets were launched from the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where Israeli forces have been advancing, "There were no immediate reports of major damage. Israel’s emergency service said that two women were lightly wounded as they fled to a bomb shelter." Hours after the Hamas rocket attack, an Israeli airstrike on a makeshift tent camp for displaced Palestinians killed at least 35 people, said the Gaza Health Ministry.  The Israeli military said that its operation was aimed at a Hamas compound.  Officials said that negotiations could restart in the next week, after a meeting in Paris among U.S. and Israeli intelligence chiefs and Qatar’s prime minister.
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Over 600 People Killed In Papua New Guinea Landslide

  More than 48 hours after a landslide struck a densely populated region of Papua New Guinea with boulders the size of shipping containers, a U.N. official in the country said that at least 670 people were estimated to have died. The landslide occurred around 3 a.m. on Friday, when many residents were asleep.  As of Sunday afternoon, land was still sliding, rocks were falling, and the soil was cracking from increased pressure and running groundwater, hampering search-and-rescue efforts and forcing residents from their homes.
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Birthday: Comrade Swiss; How To Know A Man With Vision

  As I rejoice with my friend on his birthday celebration, memory brings me back to the days of struggle when I barely execute anything without the involvement of my great ally. Swiss, was very talented in drawing the map of the streets we have to captured, he brings on the desk a new blueprint as a co-founder of Global Voice Of The Young Generation. He was so very active more than some allies they both ran for presidential seat during the college struggles. Swiss, was the only man whom God shew a great vision about what's unknown unto many people as we both worked together. His ambition was priceless, so high, and he beliefs it could only be actualize in one God. But today, it's a testimony that he's using his God given powers to work for Almighty creation. After his NYSC, I saw transformation in his life, he came to me directly in Osogbo, Nigeria from service. My friend was so lean as a result of fasting and prayers, he changed his narratives, broke the chain which makes ...
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Facebook Meet Up 2024: Youth, Students Charged To Connect, Imbibe Values

  At the Facebook Meet Up 2024, participants were tasked to build a network, and accrued value to themselves as the theme for this year edition, tagged; "Network, Learn and Engage".  A program powered by Epic Essence Events of the Department of Mass Communication Fountain university, Osogbo, held on Tuesday, 21st of May at the university Hall, in Osun state capital. The speakers at the event charged the students to keep networking, learning and engaging for a better positioning in life, as value matters, one of the panelists Mr Taoheed Alimi, PRO fountain University said. "Networking is to form relationships with those who'll help get you to where you want to go, and the earlier you start building up your network, the better. That's why it's important to start networking in school — before you're even ready to enter the workforce."  "Endeavor to learn a basic skill that will help you to thrive in this world, And be consistent in whatever you do...
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Odua Festival 2024: Osun Tourism Board Lauds Gov Adeleke, Ooni's Efforts In Promoting Culture

 " to hold June 23rd - 25th in Osun" - FTAN    Federation of Tourism Association of Nigeria (FTAN), has confirmed that Osun State will host the regional Odua Festival 2024. This was made known by the Southwest Vice President of Federation of Tourism Association of Nigeria (FTAN), Mr Tunde Kolade during the Southwest stakeholders meeting held in Osogbo on Tuesday. Addressing the gentlemen of the press, Tunde Kolade explained that Osun will host ODUFEST 2024 in Osogbo where all states in the Southwest will be in attendance, noting that this will improve tourism infrastructure, and foster collaborations that drive growth and development in Osun state. "We are here today in preparation for the upcoming Oodua Festival2024. Osun is lucky to play host to other Southwestern states to promote Yoruba culture. "Odua Festival will be held between 23rd and 25th of June, 2024 to treasure cultural events that showcase the rich traditions and customs of our people," FTAN Vice ...
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ICC Requests Arrest Warrants Against Israeli, Hamas Leaders

  Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, has requested arrest warrants for the leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, on charges of “war crimes and crimes against humanity.” The request, in connection with the war in Gaza and the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, was a strong rebuke that equates Netanyahu with Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’s leader within Gaza.  “Today we once again underline that international law and the laws of armed conflict apply to all,” Khan said in his statement. “No foot soldier, no commander, no civilian leader, no one can act with impunity.” The warrants are largely symbolic. The court’s jurisdiction is not recognized in Israel or Gaza, and it could be months before judges decide whether to issue the warrants. But if they are issued, the leaders could be arrested if they travel to one of the court’s 124 member nations, which include most European countries but not the U.S. Speaking at a cel...
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Cause Of Deadly Helicopter Crash That Killed Iranian President Revealed

  A deadly helicopter crash that killed the Iranian president and foreign minister on Sunday resulted from “technical failure,” Iranian state news media reported.  The deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian have left Iran without two influential leaders at a particularly tumultuous political moment. But experts said they expected little change in its foreign or domestic policies. Iran’s long-simmering shadow war with Israel burst out into the open after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, and the countries have traded direct attacks in recent months. The supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said there would be “no disruption” to the government’s work. Iran’s first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, would assume the role of acting president and must organize elections for a new president within 50 days, Ayatollah Khamenei added. But Raisi’s death complicates a difficult search for the next ruler.  Within hours of confirmation of Raisi's d...
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