Tag: Osun State

By Femi Adesola No fewer than 1000 men of the Nigerian Civil Defence will be deployed across Osun State to secure lives and property during this year’s Sallah Celebration. This was contained in a statement released by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, Mr Afolabi Babawale. The Public Relations…

By Sharon Fatogun   Traders in Oshogbo, the capital city of Osun State, have lamented over the low patronage of commodities in the build up to this year’s Eid-el-Kabir festive celebration.   The Islamic celebration, popularly called ‘Ileya’ by the Yorubas and Eid-el-Kabir by the Arabs, is the celebration of…

By Mustapha Aleem Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, raised eyebrows as he missed out on what was supposed to be the final Osun-Osogbo festival under his watch, although he was duly represented, the grande finale of the annual Osun-Osogbo festival, held on Friday the 17th of August, 2018. This…

The Osun State Government has announced again its annual free train service to convey travellers during the coming Eid-el-Kabir festival. The government, through a statement by the Ministry of Industries, Commerce, Cooperatives and Empowerment, said that the free train will, as usual, convey passengers from Lagos to Osogbo, the state…

Members of the Association of Landlords and Shop Owners in Osun whose buildings were demolished due to road projects have appealed to Governor Rauf Aregbesola to expedite action on the payment of their N2bn compensation. The association, at a press conference on Thursday in Osogbo, said it had been pleading…

By Mustapha Aleem The Osun State Branch Chairman of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, Comrade Adekola Adebowale, has decried that the Contributory Pension Scheme, which replaced the old pension plan, had not achieved the purpose for which it was established. He said this in his address at…

By Mustapha Aleem A three count charge bothering on Conspiracy, Stealing and armed robbery, filed against Adeyemi Sunday, Adesiyan Blessing and Okechukwu Friday, is on the verge of being dumped in the bin over inconsistent police account. The suspects, who are standing trial at the Osun State High Court, sitting…

The State Government of Osun has declared Monday, August 20, 2018 as public holiday to commemorate the annual Isese festival. In a Press statement signed the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. Adebisi Obawale, he said Isese Day is a public holiday set aside for traditional believers in the state by…

By Mustapha Aleem Micheal Adeola, a resident of Osogbo, has been dragged before Magistrate A.O. Ajanaku of Osun State High Court, Osogbo, for allegedly stealing the sum of 350, 000 naira belonging to one Mrs. Mary Akilapa. According to the prosecutor, Inspector Jafaani Musilim, “the accused person, in the month…