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The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities (COPSUN) has faulted the two-year extension of the tenure of the Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University (UNIOSUN) beyond the statutory five-year term. COPSUN, which described the extension as contrary to the existing legal framework, urged Governor Ademola Adeleke, as Visitor to the university,…
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The Osun State University, Osogbo, is set to graduate 4,357 students, including its first set of 90 medical doctors during its 16th convocation ceremony. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Clement Adebooye, disclosed this while addressing journalists at the institution’s main campus in Osogbo on Saturday to formally flag off…
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Three suspected criminals who allegedly terrorised students of Osun State University along Oke-Baale routes in Osogbo have been arrested by the Osun State Police Command. The suspects, identified as Abass Quadri, 26, Joshua Olanrewaju, 24, and Taiwo Yusuf, 25, were picked up at their hideouts following complaints from the students….
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A former Provost of the College of Law, Osun State University, UNIOSUN, Prof. Mojeed Alabi, has described the extension of tenure for a Vice-Chancellor as an “abnormality” within the Nigerian university system, blaming political interference for the controversy surrounding the decision. Prof. Alabi, who holds dual professorships in Political Science…
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The Southern Youth Forum, SYF, has passed a vote of confidence on the Vice Chancellor of Osun State University, UNIOSUN, Professor Odunayo Clement Adebooye, commending him for transforming the institution through massive infrastructure, academic expansion and restoration of peace. Addressing journalists on Thursday in Osogbo, the National President of the…
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has faulted the extension of the tenure of the Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University, UNIOSUN, describing it as a breach of the Universities Miscellaneous Act and the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of ASUU’s Emergency…
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, UNIOSUN branch, has rejected the proposed extension of tenure for the Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University, Prof. Clement Adebooye, saying the university’s establishment law makes no provision for it. The branch Chairman, Dr Wende Olaosebikan, stated this while speaking with journalists in Osogbo…
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The Osun State House of Assembly has passed the Osun State University Establishment Amendment Bill 2026, awaiting the assent of Governor Ademola Adeleke. The Bill scaled the third reading during plenary presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun on Thursday, following the clause-by-clause consideration and amendment of its…
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Former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Prince (Mrs) Titi Laoye-Ponle, has turned down her nomination as a member of the governing council of Osun State University, UNIOSUN. The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru, conveyed the decision to Governor Ademola Adeleke during a courtesy visit…
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has urged the newly inaugurated Governing Council of Osun State University, to work in harmony with the University Management to advance the institution’s growth and global ranking. The Governor gave the charge on Monday during the inauguration of the reconstituted council at the Government House,…
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