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The Government of Osun has described the protest and actions of some few pensioners in Osogbo on Wednesday as an attempt by their sponsors to gag the truth. The Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy in the Office of the Governor, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, in a statement said those behind…

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka were among prominent personalities that witnessed yesterday in Ile-Ife the first year coronation anniversary of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II. Oba Ogunwusi on December 7, 2015 received his staff of office from Osun Stste Governor,…

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, his counterparts in Oyo and Osun States, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Wednesday made case for huge economic empowerment for women and eradication of female genital mutilation. The Governors, who spoke in Ibadan at the opening ceremony of National Women Conference…

Hell was let loose at the premises of Osun State House of Assembly on Wednesday as some angry pensioners in the state stormed the Assembly in protest and pounced on lawmakers, beating them black and blue. The aggrieved pensioners staged a fresh protest over the non-payment of their pension and…

The death of a 26-year-old National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Dolapo Oladepo, at a corps’ orientation camp in Kano State has triggered protest by students in Osun State. Protesters with different placards marched to the State House of Assembly in Osogbo, the state’s capital. The students under the auspices of the National…

Recipient banks of the bailout fund given to Osun State government yesterday said the fund was strictly used to pay salary arrears, allowances and pensions, in line with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) guidelines. Representatives of First Bank of Nigeria (FBN), Wema Bank and Zenith Bank, spoke during a…

The House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to investigate the death of Miss Rachael Oladepo, a corps member, at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in Kano. This followed a motion by Rep. Olufemi Fakeye (Osun-Osun) which was unanimously adopted by members through voice vote. Moving the motion,…

The Osun State House of Assembly has directed some officials of the state government and organisations to appear before it on Wednesday for questioning on how the 34.5 billion Naira bailout fund given to state by the Federal Government was used. The planned probe followed the decision of the Senate…

Sherifat Aregbesola, wife of Osun state governor, has intensified campaign against the practice of Female Genital Mutilation in efforts to discourage residents of the state from indulging in it. Osun is considered the state with the highest prevalence of female genital cutting in Nigeria. Osun First Lady, through her pet…

Moves to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM) in Osun State received a boost on Tuesday as 12 communities across four local governments declared their intentions to stop altogether female circumcision in their domains. This was as the Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed that the state must do everything possible to…