Tag: Osun State
Osun Warns Against Land Encroachment
Osun State Commissioner for Lands, Physical Planning and Urban Development, Muyiwa Ige, on Wednesday warned persons involved in encroachment on …
The Glamours Of AfroHollywood Awards Nite
Recognition of special guests was also followed by music intertlude by Lekan Oyelabi, a dancer cum singer and another prolific…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
INEC Cancels House of Reps Election In Ife
There will be no National Assembly election tomorrow in Ife Central, Ife North, Ife South, Ife East Federal Constituency of…
Youth Corper Accuses Oba Of Rape
The NYSC national headquarters in Abuja and the police are investigating a case of rape involving a traditional ruler in…
Osun Students Delighted Over Cut In Fees
Students of the four tertiary institutions owned by Osun State were delighted on Monday 7 March 2011 when the state…
Man Held Over Use Of Dead Person’s Clothes For Ritual
A middle age man, Fatai Adekunle, has been arrested for using the clothes of a dead man for rituals. Fatai,…
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…
PFN Slams Christian Varsities Over Crazy Fees
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Lagos State Chapter has criticized owners of Christian private Universities for charging crazy fees,…
Military Myth in Nigeria
The Nigerian military has been relatively quiet for a while and different reasons have been given why it steers clear…
Aregbesola Tackles Mark; Over Impeachment Plot
By Lanre Babalola The war of words between Governor Aregbesola of Osun State and the Senate President, David Mark, over…
Lagos ACN Chieftain Salutes Aregbesola
People, especially politicians, have continued to hail the courage of Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State for treading the path…
Aregbesola’s Victory Divine Intervention —Deputy Governor
The Deputy Governor of Osun State, Mrs. Titi Laoye-Tomori, has revealed that Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s victory was through divine intervention.…
I’m Still In Politics —Makinde
Despite losing out in his quest to win a seat at the House of Representatives, representing Ife, Osun State Constituency…
Court Strikes Out Charge Against Nigeria’s New Governor
The last chapter  of the  battle over the 2007  Governorship election in Osun state  was brought to a dramatic…
Tinubu To Nigerians: Join The Train Of Change Now
Speech delivered by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the former Governor of Lagos state at the inauguration of Engineer Rauf Aregbesola…
BRF Club Cup Debuts
A pre-season football tournament for clubs in the South West Zone of the country, tagged; BRF Club cup will debut…
Fashola: Sacking LASU VC Not Priority
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has said that sacking the Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University, LASU, Prof.…
There’s Poverty In Movie Industry
Adekola Oyewo, an actor, former lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University and now Redeemer’s University, who was recently honoured with…
Woman, 65, Docked For Stealing 2 GoatsStealing
A 65-year old woman, Ayoka Safiu, was on Monday docked before an Osogbo Magistrate’s Court, for allegedly stealing two goats.…
Yoruba Leaders Have Failed Their People
Participants at the summit on Yoruba Development Agenda held yesterday in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, submitted that current leaders…
Yoruba Unity Forum Wants LAUTECH Crisis Resolved
The Yoruba Unity Forum, YUF, has appealed to Governor Christopher Alao-akala of Oyo State and his Osun State counterpart, Prince…
NYSC Sports Festival Hots Up
The 2010 zonal preliminaries of the Director General’s competition, otherwise known as NYSC Sports Festival are heating up at the…
Trader Wins Car With N200 Ticket
A trader, Mrs. Modupe Ajoke Fagbolu, has won a brand new Cherry QQ car with just N200 ticket at the…
Man Beats Woman To Death
A 57-year old woman, Temidayo Florence Abiola, has been allegedly beaten to death by her neighbour Abijin Akinmade. Temidayo nee…
Osun Lecturers Suspend Strike
Lecturers in the four Osun State owned tertiary institutions have suspended the three months old strike which paralysed academic activities…
Bomb Blast: ACN Cries Out Over Plan To Frame Its Leaders
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has cried out over a plan being hatched by the Osun State government to…
Obanikoro’s Aide Joins Osun Assembly Race
Tekan Odediran, the Media Assistant to Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Ghana, Ambassador Musiliu Obanikoro, has joined the race to the…
Oba Iyiola Matanmi, Ataoja of Oshogbo Dies
Reports coming from Oshogbo, Osun state revealed that Oba Dr. Iyiola Oyewole Matanmi, the Ataoja of Oshogbo is dead. The…
I’ll Rule The World Someday
National Super Middleweight champion, Mojeed Okedara, with eight wins and five losses, in this interview with ADEBOBOLA ALAWODE, said after…