Tag: Osogbo
SON confisticates 1,000 bags of underweighed rice
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in Osun says it confiscated more than 1,000 underweight bags of rice in Osogbo…
164 physically-challenged get artificial limbs, callipers
Gate of Hope Foundation, a non-government organisation, on Saturday in Osogbo, presented 164 physically-challenged persons with free artificial limbs and…
Aregbesola begs Soyinka not to quit Centre for Black Culture
The Governor Rauf Aregbesola-led State Government of Osun on Sunday formally responded to the Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka over…
Soyinka resigns from Centre for Black Culture
Professor Wole Soyinka has resigned from Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding (CBCIU) in Osogbo, Osun State, western Nigeria.…
Judge sues Speaker, legislators in Osun
A High Court Judge in Osun, Justice Folahanmi Oloyede, has filed a motion in an Osogbo High Court, challenging the…
Police arrest man for murder in Osogbo
The Police Command in Osun on Sunday said it had arrested one Olagbaju Tajudeen, 45, in connection with the murder…
Aregbesola offers 500 people free-train ride to Osogbo at Easter
Not less than 500 passengers from Lagos on Friday enjoyed the free-train ride provided by Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun…
Eid-el-Kabir: Osogbo motor parks record large number of travellers
A large number of passengers, travelling to various parts of the country for the Eid-el-kabir celebration, was recorded on Friday…
Osogbo Chief Imam died with great knowledge – Aregbesola
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun said on Wednesday that the late Chief Imam of Osogbo, Sheik Mustapha Ajisafe, was an…
Osun to repair rural roads
The Osun Rural and Mobility Project (O’RAMP) is to begin repair work on rural roads in the state. The coordinator…
Artisans express concern over lack of apprentices
Some artisans in Osogbo said youths have become increasingly reluctant to become apprentice in the state. They told NAN in…
In Pictures: Aregbesola’s Victory Parade in Osogbo
Photos By Idowu Ogunleye and Emmanuel Osodi/ Osogbo Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the All Progressives Party, his deputy Titilayo Laoye-Tomori,…
#OsunDecides: Five thugs arrested in Osogbo
Gbenro Adesina/Osogbo A man alleged to be a member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) identified as Toyin Omotosho alias Akere…
Osogbo hotels raided by police ahead of election
By Gbenro Adesina/Osogbo Heavily armed policemen on Friday raided some hotels in Osogbo, capital of Osun state, demanding from the…
Akinbade emerges LP guber candidate in Osun
Former Secretary to Osun Government, Alhaji Fatai Akinbade, emerged the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) at the party’s…
Reach compromise with striking lecturers, PDP tells Aregbesola
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun on Friday urged the state government to heed calls to reach a compromise…
Aregbesola inaugurates 21 road projects in Osogbo
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Monday 28 April inaugurated 21 roads in Osogbo that were reconstructed at the cost…
2 jailed for theft of Gov. Aregbesola’s phone
A Nigerian high court in Osogbo, capital of the State of Osun, has sentenced Babatunde Ogunjobi, 33, and Abdulgafar Yusuf,…
Aregbesola unveils world’s tallest drum
The Centre for Black Culture and International Understandings based in osogbo, capital of the western Nigerian state of Osun has…
Mimiko: Omisore a misunderstood politician
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of the western Nigerian state of Ondo has described a former deputy governor of the state of…
Pastor, wife bathe child with hot charcoal
A Nigerian court has remanded a cleric, Ajibaye Elikana, 49, and his wife, Elizabeth, in prison custody for allegedly pouring…
Justice Eso begins final home journey
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The remains of eminent jurist and retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Justice Kayode Eso, left…
Oyinlola tackles Governor Aregbesola over women’s centre
Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, a former governor of the state of Osun, and now national secretary of Nigeria’s ruling party, the…
Osun state women protest ritual killings
Women in their hundreds on Sunday protested in Osogbo, capital of Nigeria’s state of Osun against increase in the activities…
Justice Eso: Aregbesola declares 3-day mourning
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Nigeria’s State of Osun has in Osogbo declared three days of mourning following the death of…
Corps Member Insists Osun Monarch Raped Her
The ex-corps member, who was allegedly raped by an Osun monarch in 2011, on Monday told an Osogbo High Court…
Micro Finance Bank Restrained From Dissipating Assets
A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, southwest Nigeria, has ordered Oduduwa Micro Finance Bank Nigeria Limited and its agents…
Aregbesola Seeks One Varsity For Southwest
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has advocated the establishment of a single university that would operate a collegiate system…
Consumers Unhappy Over CPC’s Absence In Lagos
Consumers in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, are not happy that the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) of Nigeria has no office in…