Tag: Osun State

New national and state legislators in Osun State have been advised to be disciplined and selfless in the discharge of their legislative duties. They were also charged to uphold the tenets of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, on whose platform they were elected. Addressing the new lawmakers at a…

For the third time since assumption of office six months ago, Osun State Governor, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola has provided free train ride for indigenes and others travelling from Lagos to the state for religious celebration. This was contained in a statement his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Adeniyi Adesina issued yesterday,…

The Osun State Police Command, on Tuesday, said one Ibrahim Olaiya was killed by a mob on the campus of the Redeemer’s University, Ede, while attempting to move out some building materials. The death of Ibrahim, said to be the son of a prominent Islamic cleric, on Sunday, has been…

By Adebowale Adebukola It was a colourful event at the Osogbo City Stadium today 27th of May, 2019 at the annual Children’s Day Celebration of 2019 organised by Osun State Government with the theme ” Drug Abuse Among Children Addressing the Challenges ” The Children’s Day celebration 2019 which took…

By David Abiola A fresh election into the Osun Football Association Executive has been scheduled to fill the leadership vacuum created with the demise of Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi. Ogunjobi who was until his death the Chairman of the Football Association, at one time also held the position of Secretary General…

The Executive Secretary for Osun State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS (O-SACA) Dr. Monsur Bello has called on Civil societies in the State to work together to protect people living with HIV/AIDS against stigmatization. The Osun SACA boss made the call during an Advocacy visit on popularization, domestication, and…

The police on Tuesday arraigned a Mr Samson Awotidoye, 38 and Mrs Toyin Ademola, 35 in an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun for allegedly assaulting his wife. The Prosecutor, Insp Monday Ojiezele, told the court that the defendants committed the offence in August, 2016 around 11.30 am at Ajebamidele, Ile-Ife….

For allegedly stealing a Bajaj Motorcycle, a 35- year old man, Kehinde Akinrinsola was on Friday arraigned before an Osun state Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ile-Ife, Osun State. He however, pleaded not guilty to one-count charge of stealing preferred against him after he had agreed to be tried by the…

Osun State will hold a summit next month to reposition its economy and to showcase its huge potentials to local and foreign investors. In his inauguration speech on November 27, last year Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, while revealing his plan for the economic summit, said: “The multi-stage, multi-stakeholder summit will dissect…