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Osun State government has said that the recent sponsorship of some youths to Germany by the state to acquire modern farming techniques is basically part of its efforts to alleviate poverty, reduce unemployment and revamp the agricultural sector in the state. The Coordinating Director, Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and…

A member of the Osun State House of Assembly, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has called for the preservation of Yoruba language, saying the language is gradually going into extinction. Oyintiloye made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Osogbo. He urged traditional rulers across Yoruba-speaking…

The Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has urged youths to do things differently in order to make their mark quickly in the society. Aregbesola gave the advice in a statement by his media aide, Semiu Okanlawon, made available to newsmen in Osogbo on Thursday. “We are focusing on…

An award presented to Mr Jimoh Ibrahim, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the November 26 Ondo State governoship election has caused a row in the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). Some students are alleging that he bought the “Leardship Award”. TEMITOPE YAKUBU reports. CRISIS has hit the…

Osun State government says it is set to arrest and prosecute offending residents who are involved in the primitive act of defecating openly in the state. A Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Sanitation and Physical Planning, Mr Adewale Ojo,‎ gave the warning while speaking to Channels Television in…

The Osun state House of Assembly has asked the management of Ife Iron and Steel Company of Nigeria and other relevant agencies in the environment sector to appear before it. They are to appear before the lawmakers on Monday, November 7 over issue of environmental and air pollution, raised by…

Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja ll with his Chiefs in Council pouring libation  and also commending Seaman’s Schnapps for supporting the Olojo Festival in Ile-Ife, Seaman’s Schnapps, from the stable of Grand Oak Limited, has affirmed its traditional role as the number one prayer drink at the recently held Olojo…

An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Wednesday remanded a 40-year-old man, Hamzat Morufu, at an Ilesa Prison for alleged breach of public peace and assault. Magistrate Olusola Aluko ordered that the accused be remanded for allegedly attacking his victim with a screwdriver and his alleged mental illness. The magistrate…

Osun State government has described as mere rumours the claims that the state has ordered payment of fees in its public schools across the state. A statement by the Bureau of Communication and Strategy signed by its Director, Semiu Okanlawon, quoted both Governor Rauf Aregbesola and his deputy, Mrs Grace…