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In line with its promise to fast track the roll out of its Fourth Generation Long Term Evolution (4GLTE) to all the nooks and crannies of Nigeria, Globacom Nigeria has extended the 4G signal to 16 more major locations in the country including key tertiary institutions like the Lagos State…

Fresh information emanating from the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has shown a 113% improvement in the performance of students who wrote the May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Osun state. The analysis of 10 years WASSCE results as seen in the table below, shows the increased…

An opposition party in Osun State, Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN), has condemned the latest mass failure of Secondary School Students (SS2) who were to move to final year (SS3), claiming it was a deliberate act by the State government. The Secretary of the Osun State chapter of the party,…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, is asking all Yoruba sons and daughters, both at home and in the diaspora, to come together and promote unity among themselves. Oba Ogunwusi gave the charge during his visit to Ekiti State on Thursday. The oba explained that his visit was to…

The Osun State Police Command has arraigned a pastor of The Apostolic Church, Ikutanmoni Joseph, for allegedly defrauding one Dr. Adeyemi Gbadebo, of a sum of 900,000 Naira. Pastor Ikutanmoni Joseph, Alakinde Kayode and Muritala Adewale were arraigned at Court 2 of the Osun State High Court, Osogbo for allegedly…

A cadet of the Peace Corps of Nigeria, Imran Olalekan, 24, attached to St. Charles Grammar School, Osogbo, have been arrested by the Osun State Police Command for allegedly defiling a 17-year-old student. The victim said, Olalekan, had intercourse with her in one of the offices of the Peace Corps in the…

Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), Chairman, Visitation Panel, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has assured the owner states of all-round success from the panel. He gave the assurance on Friday at the inauguration ceremony of the panel held at the Senate Building of the university. The News Agency of…

The Government of Osun on Tuesday declared the Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun, opened for academic activities with immediate effect. In line with its policy of re-engineering its tertiary institutions, government had set up visitation panels to the Osun State Colleges of Education at Ilesa and Ila-Orangun, Osun State…

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has solicited the passage of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) Establishment Bill by the House of Assembly. This is contained in a letter written by the governor to the assembly and read by the Speaker, Mr Najeem Salaam, during plenary on Wednesday. Aregbesola,…

Police have paraded one Iman Olalekan for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl in Osun State, southwest Nigeria. The suspect, who was exhibited at the Police Headquarters in Osogbo, is a 24-year-old member of the Peace Corps of Nigeria, a voluntary organisation that has been involved in enforcement of discipline in…