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High security presence is expected in the premises of most secondary schools in Osun State, especially in Osogbo, the state capital today, following plot by some students to protest after failing unifying examinations organised to select public school students that will sit for next WAEC on the bill of state…

The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Adewale Akanbi has charged the federal government to industrialize the nation to overcome the current economic recession. He disclosed this via a statement made available to journalists in Osun state through his media aide, Oriyomi Akinbote. The monarch said it has become very imperative…

The Government of the State of Osun under the auspices of Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola has congratulated the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ojaja II) and the entire people of Ile-Ife, the Cradle of the Yoruba race, on the Ooni’s first Olojo Festival since he…

The Osun State Christian Association of Nigeria, OSCAN, has commended the Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, for his commitment to the development and transformation of the state in the face of present economic recession. The Association also lauded the state government for being consistent in championing equity, balance and harmony among the…

By Mustapha Aleem Some sections of students in the Osun State University, might have decided to lock horns with the management of the institution following the addition of a sum of N7,000 naira to their tuition fee, with a condition of N20,000 naira for late payment. The school management had…

By Editor The Management of the Osun State University, has said that the recent upward review of the tuition fees to be paid by it students still remained as some students were said to be owing the institution about 500 million naira. This disclosure was made at a Parents, Students, Forum…

Mrs Olubunmi Ayoola, Programme officer of the Osun Elementary School Feeding and Health Programme (O’MEAL), says the free meal programme in the state has boosted enrolment of pupils in public schools. Ayoola spoke on Friday in Osogbo while receiving a delegation from Niger State on a three-day visit to understudy…

Osun State Government on Thursday introduced Economic Development Levy (EDL), on business owners. Mr Dayo Oyebamiji, Acting Chairman, Osun Internal Revenue Service (OIRS), made this known at a news conference in Osogbo on Thursday. Oyebamiji said the EDL was a charge introduced and permitted by law of the Federal Republic…

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy, Water Resources, Rural and Community Affairs, Mr Muftau Oluwadare has revealed that State of Osun will be open defecation free by Year 2023. The Permanent Secretary made this known while delivering a speech at the debriefing meeting on review of Water Sanitation…

Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has called on the people of the state to cooperate with the State Government in her quest at curtailing flood disaster in the state. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Sanitation and Physical Planning, Architect Adewale Ojo stated this while addressing the…