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The Governor of Osun State, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, has asked for the collective efforts of residents and people of the State towards realising the dream of its founding fathers. Governor Aregbesola made the demand at a ceremony held on Saturday to mark the state’s 25 year after it was created….

The 25th anniversary of Osun State was yesterday celebrated with a calisthenic display of a variety of rhythmic movements within different formations and compositions by students from various public schools in the state. No fewer than 4,000 of such students participated in the colorful programme. The celebration tagged ” Youth…

Past military administrators and former civilian governors in Osun State have lauded Governor Rauf Aregbesola on the trend of development in the state. They said that the Governor had kept the dream of the forefathers of the state alive. Colonel Theophilus Bamigboye (rtd), who governed Osun State from August 1998…

Some pensioners in Osun State on Saturday refused to participate in the 25th Anniversary celebration of the state and instead took to the street in protest, calling for the payment of gratuities to retirees of 2011-2012 and an end to half payment of pensions to the retirees in the state….

Former national secretary of Peoples  Democratic Party (PDP) Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola has attributed the electoral downfall of the party to his exit from the party. Oyinlola who said he has never for once regretted dumping the party for the  All Progressives Congress (APC), said the decision was a personal conviction…

Cassava Growers Association of Nigeria (CFAN), Osun State chapter, says it is working toward setting up cassava processing centres across the state to process cassava into finish products. Chairman CFAN, Mr Musefiu Ganiyu, who said this on Thursday in an interview with newsmen in Osogbo, however, did not state when…

@Pastor EAAdeboye Fixes Abandoned Road in Osun State To assist the Osun State Government in its effort towards construction of roads in the state, PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE has fixed the abandoned road from the Palace of the King in Ile-Ife to the Palace of the King in Ifewara (his…

President Muhammadu Buhari leaves Abuja today to attend, tomorrow and Sunday, the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) in Nairobi, Kenya. Buhari is also expected to pay a presidential visit to Osun on Thursday, September 1, as part of activities commemorating the 25th anniversary of creation of…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Osun State Chapter, has assured the State government that workers in the state would continue to partner with it, to ensure that the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) is improved. They believe that revenue growth would enable the government meet its statutory duty. The State…