Tag: Osun State
Time running out for Osun looters, Gov Oyetola sticks to deadline
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun, on Tuesday, said there will not be a period of grace for suspected hoodlums to…
Hoodlums loot COVID-19 palliative warehouse in Osun
Several youths and hoodlums on Friday broke into a warehouse in Ede town where COVID-19 palliatives were kept and carted…
#EndSARS: Gov. Oyetola imposes indefinite curfew on Osun
By Victor Adeoti Gov. Gboyega Oyetola, of Osun has declared a 24-hour curfew on the state, effective from 11:59 pm…
Osun discovers baby factory, rescues 47 children
A baby factory that was allegedly operating under the guise of an orphanage in Ile-Ife has been discovered by Osun…
Oyetola directs schools to return to original uniforms
As schools in Osun state prepare to resume, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola directed that all students will return to their original…
Osun Govt reverts to 6-3-3-4 education system
Osun State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemode has disclosed that Osun state will revert to the…
Osun Govt approves N500m for pensioners
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has approved N500million for payment of entitlements to retirees on Contributory Pensions Scheme.
COVID-19 hits Osun’s cabinet, SSG tests positive, others at risk
The Government of the State of Osun on Tuesday confirmed that its Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prince Wole…
Osun Assembly speaker reminds rapists of life sentence
The Speaker of Osun House of Assembly, Mr Timothy Owoeye, on Thursday restated that anyone found guilty of rape, would…
Osun govt gives update on index case of Coronavirus
The Osun Deputy Governor, Mr Benedict Alabi, on Thursday, said the confirmed index case of Coronavirus in the state is…
Osun launches manhunt for contacts of first coronavirus case
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun said his government has launched a manhunt for all the contacts of its first coronavirus…
Oyetola, wife test negative for coronavirus
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun said he has tested negative for the novel coronavirus after he attended events in the…
Coronavirus: Osun bans church service, other gatherings
Osun state on Saturday night imposed a blanket ban on all public gatherings in the state, after the country reported…
Osun bans assembly of more than 50 people
The Osun State Government has banned all gatherings of 50 or more people in the same place as part of…
Oyetola signs Amotekun bill into law
The Amotekun Corps Establishment Bill was signed into law on Friday by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun.
Osun: Accident claims lives of 6 persons returning from pilgrimage
The Osun Police Command on Sunday confirmed the death of six persons involved in a road accident that occurred along…
Oyetola signs 2020 budget into law
The executive governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola has signed the 2020 budget of N119.5 billion into law, promising that…
Seriki Hausawa vacant stool stirs protest, 3 arrested
The Osun State Police Commissioner, Abiodun Ige, said on Saturday that three people had been arrested for blocking the Sabo…
NEMA distributes relief materials to Osun windstorm victims
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Thursday, distributed relief materials worth millions of Naira to windstorm victims in Osun.
Oyetola nominates NGE President Funke Egbemode, 34 others as commissioners
President Nigeria Guild of Editors and editor-in-chief of Daily Telegraph, Mrs. Funke Egbemode is among the 35 nominees for commissionership…
Gov. Oyetola opens 8 refurbished health centres
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun on Monday inaugurated eight newly renovated primary health care centres in the state.
Osun Fedpoly ASUP to embark on strike for SUG president’s action
The Academic Staff Union (ASUP), Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun, says it will embark on strike over the proscription of the…
Gov. Oyetola: Osun is 28 but we are celebrating low-key
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun says the 28th anniversary of the creation was marked low-key due to the prevailing economic…
Osun declares public holiday for traditional worshippers
The Osun Government has declared Tuesday as a public holiday to mark the 2019 Traditional Worshippers’ Day, also known as…
Osun lucky not to have uneducated street dancer as governor – Baderinwa
Mr Lani Baderinwa, former Commissioner for Information in Osun State, who is now the Supervisor, Ministry of Information and Strategy…
Retirement package: Oyetola presents N1.13bn bond certificate
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun on Tuesday presented N1.13 billion bond certificates to 189 retirees as their retirement packages.
Osun: ’56 out of 1,000 new babies die within 28 days of birth’
The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) has shown that out of 1,000 newly-born children in Osun State, 56 die within…
Bizarre! Smokers celebrate ‘Indian Hemp Day’ in Osun, attack mosque
Two men, a twenty-six-year-old Kola Omisakin and his partner in crime, 21-year-old Kehinde Oladipupo, were on Friday arraigned before an…
Man arraigned for allegedly assaulting police officer in Osun
A 34-year-old man, Rasaki Fatai, on Thursday was arraigned in an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting a police…
Suspected fake medical doctor arrested in Osun
The Police Command, Zone XI , in Osogbo, Osun State on Thursday said it had arrested a 30-year-old suspected fake…