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Sacked  lecturer of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Dr. Bode Ojoniyi, has called for an  independent review of the circumstances surrounding an alleged sex-tape involving him and a female student of the institution, which  led to the termination of his appointment. Ojoniyi has petitioned the Chairman of the university’s Governing Council,…

The Osun Government has warned residents of the state against bush burning during the harmattan period. The warning is contained in a statement signed by Mr Oluyemi Olarewaju, the General Manager of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) on Thursday in Osogbo. Olarewaju said the warning became necessary to prevent…

Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday said they arrested 11 suspects and destroyed 2, 317 bags of cannabis weighing 30,992kgs. The agency’s spokesperson, Mr Mitchell Ofoyeju, stated this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. He also said that some 67 bags were also transferred…

Osun State Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola has urged teachers in the state to create and engage students in secondary schools in extracurricular activities so as to prevent them from involving in nefarious activities. The Governor said this during the grand finale of a debate organised by Segun Adegoke Youth and…

An Osogbo Chief Magistrate’s Court has ordered the arrest of the Chairman Governing Council of the Osun State College of Education, Ila Orangun, Mr. Niyi Akande, over the re-awarding of a contract for the premier survey of the college. Our correspondent gathered that Akande allegedly re-awarded the survey contract to…

A former Vice-Chancellor of Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Prof. Yusuf Obaje, has described policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria as being out of touch with the country’s economic reality. Obaje, a chaplain of Aso Villa Chapel during the administration of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, said the country was in…

Nigerians should leverage on the current economic recession to come up with entrepreneurship ideas that can change their individual lives and the country. This was the conclusion of a panel of discussants at the 2016 global entrepreneurship week held in Osogbo, the Osun state capital. To ensure that Nigerians maximize…

Eleven lecturers of the Osun State University, Osogbo have been awarded PhDs from the University of Ibadan as the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor; Professor Labode Popoola enunciated his vision to make the institution the first among its equals. The new VC said he has set up machineries to ensure moral and…