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The Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola says Nigeria will move beyond the challenges of economic recession in 2017 to fast track a better standard of living for Nigerians. Governor, Aregbesola made this known in Osogbo, the Osun State capital during his new year message at the Freedom Park while celebrating…

The new Monarch of Oba-Ile in Olorunda Local Government Area of Osun State, Dr Kunle Oyeyemi, has promised to use his wealth of experience and influence to promote youth development. He believes such engagement ill reduce social vices among the youths. The monarch made the promise while moving to the…

More than one year after it came on board, the president Mohammadu Buhari led administration has commenced payment of N5,000 monthly stipends it promised to poor Nigerians.   The development was substantially embedded in the campaign promises of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC during the 2015 presidential election. The…

The Osun State House of Assembly report on the sum of N34.99 billion bailout fund received by the state in August 2015  from the Federal Government was expended. The report exonerated the state government from diversion of the money, saying, governor Aregbesola committed the money to payment of workers’ salaries….

THE Osun State police command has given the identity of the two siblings  who were last weekend drowned in Osun river in Osogbo the state capital.   The state police public relations officer, Folashade Odoro in a statement in Osogbo yesterday gave the names of the deceased as Taofiq Adeyeku,…

By Editor The former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has continued his new year tradition of extending hands of fellowship to the sick at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife. Senator Omisore, who has made it an habit of visiting hospital wards to offset medical bills of…

The Acting Managing Director of the Bank of Industry Mr. Waheed Olagunju has lauded the management of TUNS Group of companies in Osogbo, Osun State for ensuring agricultural value chain in its activities and providing jobs for large number of youths in Osun State. Speaking during his visit to TUNS…

The Wife of the Osun state Governor, Mrs Sherifat Aregbesola, wants nursing mothers to exclusively breastfeed their children to ensure proper growth and healthy living. The first lady gave the advice on Sunday during her visit to the state government’s hospital board in Osogbo, the state’s capital to welcome the First…

Pandemonium broke at Oke-Ijetu beside Ilesa garage, Osogbo, Osun State capital, as two siblings reportedly drowned inside a river over the weekend. According to an eyewitness, the tragedy occurred on the eve of New Year. The deceased, who were 16 and 14 years of age respectively, were said to be…

“What else do you want me to say when government said we should not do it again? Or don’t you know that government is powerful? I don’t want government’s trouble please,’’ Pa Isola Alabelewe, who specialises in circumcision in Osogbo, Osun State, said in reaction to the efforts of the…