Category: News

The  Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice has advised  President Muhhamadu Buhari against the plan to sell the national assets. The Chairman of CHRSJ, Mr. Sulaiman Adeniyi, who said this in a statement made available to our correspondent in Osogbo on Monday, said selling the national assets would compound the economic…

The ownership crisis rocking the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso took a new dimension on Tuesday  as some hoodlums reportedly mobilised by some Ogbomoso indigenes  invaded the campus and attacked some lecturers and other university workers from Osun State. Our correspondent gathered that the Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf…

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Osun State says it has established cooperatives to cater for financial needs of farmers in the state. The state Chairman of the association, Mr Kayode Afolabi, made the disclosure in Osogbo on Tuesday while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)….

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun says his administration will continue to adopt new approaches to meet the yearning and aspirations of the people. Aregbesola made the commitment in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr Semiu Okanlawon in Osogbo on Tuesday. The governor said the administration would continue to…

The Vice President of the Osun Muslim Community, Alhaji Mustafa Olawuyi, on Monday urged the leadership of Islamic terrorist group, Boko Haram, to free the school girls abducted from Chibok, Borno State in 2014.   Speaking at a press conference in Osogbo, the Osun state capital, Olawuyi, said the girls…

The Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has said that being innovative is the only route towards delivering good governance and meeting the yearnings of the people. This was Aregbesola’s response on Sunday night after being presented with an award as the Most Innovative Governor of the Year by…

By Mustapha Aleem Ijabe community of old Odo Otin local government area of Osun state have accused the former local government boss, Mr. Tope Adejumo, of reneging on all the agreements entered into by communities in the newly created Local Council Development Area, LCDCA. This was contained in a statement…

Oluwo of Iwo in Osun State, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale, Telu I, has lamented the harsh treatment usually melted out to ex-convicts by the society, saying as long as society refuses to forgive anyone that has served prison terms; their successful re-integration would continue to be impossible. This is just as the officer in charge, Ilesa Prison, in Osun State, deputy comptroller, DC Ope Fanmikun, said…

By Mustapha Aleem The National President of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Alumni Association, Mr. Jide Bewaji, has directed all concerned stakeholders of the institution to appeal to the two owner states, Oyo and Osun states over the lingering strike action embarked upon by members of staffs of the…

Senator Babajide Omoworare (Osun East), has warned the people fanning the embers of discord between Osun and Oyo States on the proposed sole ownership of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, by Oyo State government to desist from such action. He admonished Oyo State Assembly “not to be manipulated…