Tag: Osun State
Aregbesola to run his office with N18.6 billion
Mr Gboyega Oyetola, the Chief of Staff to Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, on Friday disclosed that the budget for…
Police boss warns against tearing rival parties’ posters
The Commissioner of Police in Osun, Abubakar Marafa, on Friday warned that anyone caught tearing posters of rival political parties…
Osun Tribunal: Obanikoro’s Statement A Dream Of Drunk, Drug Addict – APC
Jamiu Yisa The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described former Minister of State for Defence,…
Aregbesola calls for sustenance of peace in Modakeke
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Saturday urged for the continued sustenance of peace in Modakeke in the Ife East…
Amosun, Tinubu laud Aregbesola, Osun people
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, Southwest, Nigeria on Thursday declared that the people of Osun has demonstrated…
Aregbesola Sworn In For 2nd Term
Jamiu Yisa Osogbo was in a festive mood on Thursday as Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, took oath…
Gunmen Abduct Osun LG Boss, Demand N50m Ransom
Yet-to-be identified gunmen have abducted the Head of Local Government Administration of Atakumosa West Local Government, Osun state, southwest Nigeria,…
Osun teachers give Agregbesola 14 days ultimatum
Teachers in Osun have given the state government 14-day ultimatum to pay their outstanding allowances, release running grants and provide…
Osun PDP endorses 4 candidates, others to face primaries
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun said it had endorsed one senatorial candidate, three House of Representatives candidates and…
10 dead in Osun road accidents
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Osun says 10 persons died from road accidents in the state in September.…
Ebola dominates emergency preparedness training in Osun
Simon Ateba The Ebola Virus Disease would dominate deliberations at an Emergency Preparedness Response workshop holding in Nigeria’s western state…
PDP chieftain bags life imprisonment for raping pregnant woman
Obafemi Kolawole, a political associate to Chief Ganiyu Oladiran, a Peoples Democratic Party chieftain in Ilesa, was on 23 September…
Aregbesola, Fashola Mourn IGI Boss
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola and his counterpart in Lagos State, Governor Babatunde Fashola have mourned the…
FRSC issues 1,334 new driver’s licences in Osun
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Osun on Monday said it issued 1,334 driver’s licences to motorists in the…
Osun assembly considers hotel, tourism bill
The Osun House of Assembly has begun the process of a legislation on a private bill to regulate activities of…
Osun assembly passes 24 bills in 3 years
The Osun House of Assembly said it passed 24 bills in the last three years of its legislative business. Mr…
Soldiers And Elections: Which Way Forward?
By Raymond Oise-Oghaede The Osun State governorship election has come and gone and to a large extent, it was adjudged…
Man Uploads Nude Photos Of Rape Victim On Internet
Kazeem Ugbodaga A 30-year old man has allegedly raped a 20-year old girl in Lagos, southwest Nigeria and uploaded her…
OAU Students Debunk Unrest Ebola Scare Rumour
Lukman Akintola Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State have affirmed the state of tranquillity on the campus…
28 people die in road accidents in Osun
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Thursday said 28 people were killed in road traffic crashes in the state…
Osun Wants Bid For AfDB Borehole Projects
Adekunle Ige, the Special Adviser to the Osun Governor on Water Resources, on Monday said qualified indigenous contractors would be…
In Pictures: The sufferings of Nigerian policemen
Our photojournalist, Emmanuel Osodi, reveals through these stealthy shots the plight of Red Beret Policemen sleeping on the floor outside…
Oyo/Osun Customs intercepts 2000 bags of smuggled rice
The Oyo/Osun Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday said it had intercepted 2000 bags of smuggled rice.…
Aregbesola evading petition sent to him – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun said it had approached the Election Petition Tribunal to seek for an order…
Lawmaker wants CBN to reverse N65 ATM charge
Mr Kamil Oyedele, Chairman of Osun state House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation, on Wednesday urged the Central…
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…
OAU Matriculates 5,608 Students
Akintola Lukman It was a glamorous day for the new students at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, as the…
Osun raises 54000 oil palm seedlings
Wale Adedoyin, Osun Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, said on Friday that the government had raised 54,750 improved oil…
OAU, UNILAG Sensitize Students On Ebola
Akintola Lukman & Charles Agu The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has held a sensitization campaign to…
Jonathan Can’t Stop Boko Haram —Primate Ayodele
Founder Inri Evangelical Spiritual Church, Oke Afa, Isolo, Lagos, Primate Elijah Ayodele, speaks with Oluwole Adeboye, on the state of…