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The Osun State government has paid pensioners till August, it was learnt. It condemned a protest by a group of pensioners in the state capital, Osogbo, yesterday. Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) in the state staged a peaceful protest over unpaid arrears by the government. They accused the government of…

The Speaker,Osun House of Assembly, Mr Najeem Salaam, says the parliament will continue to support the Governor Rauf Aregbesola-led executive arm of government in providing affordable healthcare for the citizens of the state. Salaam said this on Wednesday in Osogbo while receiving the members of Diabetes Association of Nigeria (DAN)….

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Osun state chapter, yesterday said it was ready to assist the Senate in its probe into how bailout out funds collected by Osun state government was utilized.   The PDP in a statement by its spokesperson, Prince Diran Odeyemi in Osogbo, said Osun state got…

Pensioners in Osun have threatened to shut down the state, if the government fails to pay all their outstanding pension and gratuity. They stated this during a protest staged in Osogbo, the Osun State Capital. The pensioners in large number gathered at the former Fakunle High School Osogbo, as early…

Osun State House of Assembly has begun move to facilitate the revitalisation of the abandoned federal government projects of over N20.318 billion in the state. At the plenary on Tuesday, the Deputy Speaker, Akintunde Adegboye who presided over the sitting said, while the governor should be written to pursue the…

The Chairman of Board of Management of Osun State Broadcasting Corporation (OSBC) Mr. Kola Akanji, has said that the contribution of the national leader of All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu to the nation’s democracy was very weighty and must be acknowledged. Addressing a press conference on the 25th…

The Bank of Industry (BoI) and Oduduwa Foundation have unveiled N1 billion financing scheme for youths and small businesses within the state as part of measures to address youth unemployment and poverty in Ile-Ife, Osun State. Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the bank will provide loans to youths and…

The newly appointed Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Osun State University, Professor Labo Popoola, says machineries have been put place to fight any form of indiscipline among lecturers and students of the institution. This is against the backdrop of a recent case of sex scandal involving a lecturer of the…

The Oyo/Osun Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service on Tuesday said it had arrested a Bullion Van concealed with imported smuggled rice. The command said it also made some seizures which included 30 fairly used vehicles at different locations in the area. The Area Controller, Mr Tolutope Ogunkua, who disclosed…

In its bid to stem the rate of prevalence of cancer in the country, the Glorious Youth Empowerment Centre (GYEC), a non-governmental  organisation (NGO), in partnership with Marie Stopes International, Nigeria, the Osun State and the Federal Ministry of Health, has held a cancer sensitisation and screening programme in Osun State for women. No…