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A row has broken out over the students union election at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State. Some students accused the management  of meddling in the poll. But others described the election as free and fair. GABRIEL OGUNJOBI (400-Level Social Studies Education) reports. Mixed feelings have continued…

Public secondary school pupils in Osun State have lauded the Volunteer Corps Tutoring programme, a private intervention to help less privileged pupils improve through extra lessons. The programme aims at preparing SS3 pupils adequately for public examinations such as the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted by the West African…

By Mustapha Aleem The chairman of the Osogbo branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr Asafa Sanusi, has instructed legal practitioners under his umbrella to not allow any process to be filed on the heels of the ongoing protest against hike in filing fees. The Chairman made this known in…

By Adebayo Kupo When the tenure of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola of the State of Osun winds down in November 2018, the question of who takes over from him is permeating the political space. Notwithstanding that the election is about 20 months away and that political parties have not flung their…

Though churches, mosques and other religious centers provide safe havens where supplications can be made to God, some people often go the extra mile to visit prayer mountains, where they feel their prayers can be answered. The spiritual potency of such prayer mountains usually determine the traffic of people who…

By The Nation The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yusuff Lasun, who is representing Osogbo/Olorunda/Ifelodun/Orolu federal constituency of Osun State, has spent N250 million to alleviate poverty and create wealth among the people Osun State. No fewer than 500 people including farmers, women and youths had benefited…

By Hameed Oyegbade The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has rejected the threat by the management of Osun State University to rusticate four thousand, four hundred and ten (4,410) students for not paying their school fees at the appropriate time. The National Vice President of NANS, Mr Afolabi Aguda…

By Joshua Dada Osun State Governor Mr. Rauf Aregbesola on Tuesday said the state now ranks third behind Lagos and Rivers in the implementation of the scheme in the country.  Aregbesola who stated this in Osogbo at the presentation of bond certificates to 159 retirees from local government and teaching…