The Governor of Osun state, Adegboyega Oyetola has released the sum of Seven Hundred and Eight Million Naira (708,000,000.00) to pay pensions of retirees in the State. The Head of Service in the State, Dr. Festus Olowogboyega Oyebade disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. Oyebade restated the Governor Oyetola-led administration’s commitment to the…
Teachers in Osun state on Wednesday endorsed the state Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola for a second term in office. The over 11,000 teachers under the umbrella of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) passed a vote of confidence in the Administration of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola for prioritising workers’ welfare and well-being, particularly the teachers in the…
The Osun state government has ordered immediate investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a family of seven, on Tuesday, in Apomu, Isokan Local Government Area of the State. Seven out of eight members of a family were reportedly to have died in their sleep on Tuesday night and their corpses taken to the…
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has assured greater youths involvement and better representation in governance. He added that if reelected, youths will occupy about 30 percent of his cabinet. The governor gave the promise, yesterday as thousands of Osun youths marched to pay ‘thank you visit’ to his office in commemoration of 2021 edition of…
The Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, arrested 39 internet fraud suspects, also known as ‘Yahoo-Yahoo Boys’. Ten of them were arrested at Ilesha, Osun State, while Twenty-nine others were arrested in different locations at Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State. Those arrested at Ilesha are: Oyesoji Tosin,…
Following the termination of the joint ownership of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, between the Oyo and Osun State Governments, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has stated that the state is ready to fully shoulder the financial responsibilities of LAUTECH, as it has been doing since the beginning of year 2020.…
The alleged killers of Managing Director, Todays Prints Ltd, Olalekan Ogunranti, have been apprehended by men of the Nigeria Police Force. Late Ogunranti was abducted on May 16, 2016 by some unknown gunmen in Osun State. However, with the slow pace of the investigation, the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on assumption of office,…
** I’m Not Behind Hijab Crisis In Osun Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has washed his hands off the crisis rocking the educational sector in the state. Aregbesola said he was yet to direct female Muslims to wear hijab to public schools in Osun State. Osun State has been in the news lately over…
As the National Examination Council, NECO released the results of the 2016 Cowbellpedia Mathematics Qualifying Examination, conducted on Saturday, 19th March, 2016, The State of Osun has produced four out of the eight students that got the 100 percent perfect score in both categories. The students are Ayomide Nafisat of Reality High School, Osogbo; Osagiede…
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State led by Soji Adagunodo has been sacked from the party’s secretariat located along Osogbo-Gbongan Road. This action was taken by the former Deputy Governor of the state, Iyiola Omisore, whose faction led by Dr Bayo Faforiji, stayed away from the congress held recently. It…