Category: News

By Channels TV The Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC), has apprehended two suspected herdsmen after their herd of cattle destroyed rice crops on several acres of land worth millions of Naira in Songbe area of Osun state. The farmland spanning about 25 acres until last Sunday, was filled…

By Channels TV The West African Examination Council (WAEC), has endorsed Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s policies, especially in the education sector. Delivering a frame of endorsement to the Governor over the weekend, Head of the Nigeria National Office of the council, Mr Isaac Adenipekun, who led a delegation of the national…

BY NG Tribune AS the world marks International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation today (Monday), United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) calls on governments at all levels, civil society organisations, traditional and religious leaders to join together and end the scourge of Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting in…

By Channels TV A non-profit organisation under the aegis of United African State has trained 300 craftswomen in Osun State, in areas such as bead making, fashion designing, batik, tye and dye among others, with a view to making them self-reliant. Speaking on the objective of the organization, Ambassador, Nurudeen…

By The Nation The Irepodun community at Oke-Osun under Osogbo local government area of Osun State has urged the state government to provide socio-amenity in the area. The new Baale (village head) of Irepodun, Chief Abdul-Wahab Adegboyega Oladunjoye made the appeal shortly after his installation as Baale at the market…

By NG Tribune The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), on Friday, said it would partner with the Osun State Government in the area of electronic assessment of students. WAEC Head National Office (HNO), Mr Olu Adenipekun, made the disclosure when he led a delegation of the Council on a courtesy…

By The Nation The Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State has said that it will soon roll out series of programmes to show its preparedness for the 2018 governorship poll in the state. Speaking at the interdenominational prayers for Osun State and the PDP at the party’s secretariat at Biket…

A 30-year-old man, Samuel Jimoh, was on Thursday arraigned in an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court over an alleged burglary. Jimoh is facing a seven count charge of conspiracy, theft and burglary. The Prosecutor, Insp. Fagboyinbo Abioduni, told the court that the accused committed the offense sometimes between September 2016 and Jan….

By Joshua Dada Osun State governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has reiterated that creation of local government council development areas is targeted at grassroots development. Aregbesola on on Thursday said that his government decided to establish new Local Council Development Areas in order to consolidate on the efforts of the late…

By Channels TV The Governor of Osun, Rauf Aregbesola has received a warm applause for being forthright on the implementation of policies designed to revamp the agriculture sector in the state. The praise was coming from members of the Osun state chapter of Cassava Growers Association of Nigeria, while they…