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The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has condoled with the family of the late Senator Isiaka Adeleke, who died in the early hours of Sunday. Saraki described the death of the first elected Governor of Osun State and two-term serving Senator as a personal loss. The Senate President, in a…

Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has described the sudden death of Senator Isiaka Adeleke as shocking and a huge loss to the country. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media & Public Affairs, Turaki Hassan, the Speaker said he received with shock, the…

Ondo State governor, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has described the death of the first civilian governor of Osun State, Senator Isiaka Adeleke, as sad and a great loss, not only to his family, but the Yoruba race and Nigeria in general. While consoling with the family of the late popular…

The President of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Comrade Ibrahim Khaleel has described the quality of roads and schools being executed by the Osun state government as unprecedented in Nigeria. He said, in terms of quality and network, the roads and schools constructed in Osun have proved…

The Director General of the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria, DAWN, Commission, Dipo Famakinwa, is dead. Multiple sources close to Mr. Famakinwa confirmed his death on Friday morning. Mr. Famakinwa’s organisation was responsible for designing and implementing the blueprint for better integration and governance of the six south-western states. More…

By Femi Makinde The Commissioner of Police in Osun State, Mr. Fimihan Adeoye, has warned herdsmen and others bearing illegal arms in any part of the state to desist from doing so or be ready to face the consequences of violating the law. The CP gave the warning in Osogbo…

By Femi Makinde Members of the House of Representatives from Osun State have blamed the Osun State Water Corporation for the dysfunctional state of the N2.2bn water projects they donated to the state government. The lawmakers said this during an inspection of the projects located in Ipetu Ijesa, Ila Orangun…

By Ajibola Olaniyi Wide knocks, and condemnations have continued to trail the nomination of ex-senator, and two times member of House of Representatives, Senator Mudasiru Hussein as Commissioner in Osun State. DAILY POST reports that Governor Rauf Aregbesola had earlier sent the total of 39 names to the State House…

By Yinka Kolawole Three years after he was sworn in for a second term in office, the Osun State House of Assembly on Tuesday announced the names of commissioners and special advisers nominated by the state Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, and forwarded to the assembly for confirmation. The Speaker of the…

The ancient town of Ora-Igbomina in Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun State is a rustic community which alongside Oke-Ila Orangun, constitutes the two major towns in the local government area. OLUWOLE IGE reports that the hilly town which provides a vantage position for the aerial view of other communities…