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The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) Osogbo, Field Office, has called for a harmonious relationship between the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Osun. Mr Olusegun Daboh, DPR Operations Controller, made the call during a tripartite meeting…

Whenever the news of the activities of Boko Haram surface what usually comes to mind is the promises made by President Mohammed Buhari on security, economy and other areas of national importance in 2015 and subsequent assurances that followed since the commencement of next level agenda. On 9th February 2020,…

The Agbowu of Ogbaagba, Oba Dhikirulahi Akinropo has written a petition to Assistant General of Police, Zone XI Headquarters, Osogbo, Osun State demanding immediate prosecution of Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi. The letter from Oba Dhikirulahi through his counsel, Soji Oyetayo which was made available to The Nation Correspondent…

Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye, the Speaker, Osun House of Assembly, on Tuesday appealed to the Nigeria Police Force to give moral and operational support to Amotekun, the security initiative of South-West states. Owoeye made the appeal while receiving the new Osun Commissioner of Police, Mr. Jonhson Kokumo, alongside top police…

The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Southwest on Tuesday urged Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde to revert the proscription decision on the union’s activities in the state. It issued a seven-day ultimatum to the government to also revert the appointment of ex-chairman of a faction of the…

In its determination to stem brain drain, Osun State Government has approved the implementation of 100 per cent payment of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) and Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) for all categories of health workers. The approval puts an end to eight years of agitation for salary…

By Joseph Akanbi Timothy Owoeye Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission statement is to project human benevolence through advocacy, empowerment and intervention, has distributed free JAMB forms to 250 indigent students in the State. The 250 students were selected from a pool of 458 applicants after a mock exam organized…

By Joseph Akanbi The State of Osun House of Assembly will today cut short its annual recess and reconvene for plenary activities. In a notice sent to Honourable Members, a copy which was sighted by osun.life, the Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Maruf Olanrewaju, disclosed that the Amotekun bill…

A  former Rector of Igbajo Polytechnic, Igbajo, Osun State, Mr Akinola Olaolu, has been arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission. Olaolu was arraigned before an Osun State High Court on four counts of certificate forgery and false statements. This was about two years after a…