Osun State
Osun Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities Bill will assist PWDs — Aransi
The Special Adviser to Governor Ademola Adeleke on Special Needs, Kamil Aransi, has described the successful passage of Osun State Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Bill 2024 as a better approach to assist the government and People With Disabilities, PWDs, in their journey of inclusion. Aransi, while appreciating Adeyemi Adewumi, the lawmaker representing Obokun […]
UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital threatens mass burial for unclaimed bodies
The management of Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Osun State, has declared the mortuary of the hospital congested with unclaimed bodies. It subsequently gave 14 days for relatives who had corpses in the mortuary unit of the hospital between January 2019 and June 2023 to come and retrieve them. The hospital noted that it […]
Osun postpones monarch’s staff presentation after court order
The Osun State Government, on Saturday, said it had obeyed the order of an Osun State High Court, which restrained Governor, Ademola Adeleke from presenting staff of office to the new Aree of Iree, Oba Muritala Oyelakin. The state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, in a statement obtained in Osogbo, however, clarified […]
Aregbesola no longer APC member, ex-Osun commissioner claims
The immediate-past Osun State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr. Adebayo Adeleke, has said ex-Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, is currently not a member of the All Progressives Congress. Adeleke served as a commissioner in the cabinet of the immediate-past governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, who is currently serving as the Minister of Marine […]
Osun plans special food marts
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Wednesday, announced plans by his administration to create special food marts across the state where food items would be sold to residents at controlled prices. Adeleke, who stated this at the May Day rally in Osogbo, also rated his administration high in the area of workers’ and retirees’ welfare. […]
Adeleke inaugurates N16.5bn dual carriage way construction in Ilesa
Osun State Government has begun construction work on the 6.2 km Ereja Square-Brewery dual carriageway in Ilesa. It promised to complete the project within the next 12 months. Osun State Governor, Adeola Adeleke made this known while inaugurating the construction work on Tuesday in Ilesa. Adeleke revealed that the carriageway with a median would be […]
16 months into my tenure, Osun yet to take a single loan – Adeleke
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State says he has not taken any loan since he assumed office on November 27, 2022. Adeleke said this at the second edition of “Ipade Imole”, a forum where he gave stewardship to the people of the state on Tuesday in Ilesa. The governor said his decision not to take […]
School resumption: Osun parents lament high cost of tuition fees, fuel, others
Parents in Osun State have expressed concern over the high school fees, rising cost of food and high cost of fuel as students and pupils resume for the third term of the 2023/2024 academic session. In a chat with DAILY POST on Sunday, a parent, Florence Oluwagbemiga, a banker, said things have not been easy […]
Policewoman seeks help to raise N4m for son’s heart surgery
A 52-year-old mother, Idowu Kayode, has cried out for help after her son, Victor, was diagnosed with a heart condition that has made life unbearable for the family. Idowu, a member of the Nigeria Police Force, said it had been hard seeing her son living with a hole in his heart as the family continued […]
Fashion designer, motorcyclist killed in Osun accident
A resident of Osogbo, simply identified as Seun and the motorcyclist conveying her have been crushed to death in a road accident that occurred in Osogbo, Osun State. Seun was said to be a fashion designer and was also working with a real estate firm. It was gathered that the accident occurred Friday evening around […]