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By Gbenga Olarinoye The ruling All Progressives Congress APC, in Osun State has said only candidate that would continue the six-point Integral Action Plan of Governor Rauf Aregbesola would be fielded by the party to succeed him in the next year governorship election. The Secretary to the government of Osun…

By Tunji Omofoye The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has dismissed as unfounded, the petition against Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola. The Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State had alleged in the petition that Aregbesola was involved in a criminal and reckless mismanagement…

By Joshua Dada Speaker, Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Najeem Salaam has blamed the increasing rate of recorded deaths among the citizenry on nonchalant attitude of people  to their health. The Speaker who charged the people to take their health serious lamented that curable ailments were claiming lives because…

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has appealed to state governments to support the activities of the Federal Controllers of Works and Housing in their respective domains. Fashola made the call during a courtesy visit to Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Friday in Osogbo. He…

The Ondo State Chapter of Yoruba Youth Council (YYC), the youth arm of Yoruba Elders Group,  has expressed displeasure over  Police handling of the recent communal clash in Ile-Ife, Osun. YYC expressed the displeasure through a communiqué issued at the end of its inaugural meeting and read to newsmen in Akure…

By Ajibola Olaniyi There is palpable tension at Owode-ede, a town in Osun State, as residents protested the death of an undergraduate, identified as Segun, who was crushed by a fuel-laden tanker on Thursday. The protesters, who blocked the popular Gbogan-Ibadan expressway with burning tyres blamed the government for the…

The Speaker,State of Osun House of Assembly Rt Hon Najeem F. Salaam is partnering with Rotary Club of Osogbo GRA RI D9125 to provide free medical services for the people of his constituency. The 2-day program is slated for the 23rd  and 24th of March 2017. The outlined services include; checking…

By Doyin Adebusuyi Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has accused the police of ethnic bias in the handling of the recent crisis between the Yoruba and Hausa in Ile-Ife, Osun state which claimed many lives. He, therefore, cautioned the police over the handling of their investigation saying “it appears…

By Adesoji Adeniyi Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has said local government elections will hold before December. The governor dropped the hint in Osogbo, the state capital, at a workshop for information officers. According to Aregbesola, this will spread good governance to the grassroots. He challenged information officers to promote…

By Joshua Dada Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has described as mere exaggeration the alleged heavy burden of debt profile of the state. Aregbesola said the N165billion debt being touted as huge debt is nothing compared with the development that the state has witnessed in the last six years.A…