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By Tunde Olamilekan The Osun State Director of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr. Adefarasin Adebiyi, has urged residents to prioritize their eye health and take proactive steps to prevent avoidable vision loss. A statement by the Public Relations Officer, Osun NOA, Bunmi Olaseinde, stated that Adebiyi said people suffered…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced the date for the primary election of the party for the August 08, 2026, gubernatorial election. The ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, disclosed this while speaking with journalists after the inaugural meeting of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC)…
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The Osun State Government on Wednesday, announced that it will soon begin free eye screening for teachers and pupils in private primary and secondary schools across the state. The initiative is under Governor Ademola Adeleke’s Imole School Eye Health Programme. The Executive Secretary of the Osun Health Insurance Agency (OSHIA),…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The lawmaker representing Osun West, Lere Oyewumi, has submitted a petition to the Senate over the alleged unlawful dismissal of some military officers from the district. In a post on his official Facebook page, Oyewumi, who is the Senate deputy minority leader, said the petition was to…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Senator Francis Fadahunsi, representing Osun East, on Tuesday, presented the Psychiatric Hospitals Management Board Act ( Amendment ) Bill 2025, SB 901, for first reading on the floor of the red chamber. The bill, according to the lawmaker, seeks to establish a psychiatric hospital in Osun East…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The management of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, has issued a security alert to the polytechnic community over the presence of some Fulani herdsmen in the town. The management in a memo signed by the institution’s Registrar, Abiodun Oloyede, on Tuesday, said the presence of Fulani herdsmen may…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Osun State Police Command has told the Osun State Commander of the Amotekun Corps, Isaac Omoyele, to bring proof of an alleged attempt on his life by some yet to be identified gunmen. It would be recalled that the spokesperson of Osun Amotekun Corps, Idowu Yusuf, in…
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A National Commissioner at the Independent National Electoral Commission, May Agbamuche-Mbu, will take over as the Acting Chairman of the Commission. This followed the formal handover of duties by Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who is proceeding on a terminal leave. The announcement was made on Tuesday at the INEC headquarters in…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Nigerian Afrobeat singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has taken a swipe at the former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Iyiola Omisore, over his governorship ambition. Davido, in an X comment, appeared to have suggested that his uncle, Governor Adeleke Adeleke, would defeat…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved judgment in a suit between the Osun state government and the federal government over the state’s local government allocations. The Osun government, through the state Attorney General, filed a suit seeking to restrain the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from…
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