Osun State
Two robbery suspects nabbed in Osun
The Osun State Police Command on Thursday announced the arrest of two armed robbers operating within the Osogbo metropolis, using a motorcycle. The two suspects, Adesina Hammed, 29 years, and Oyeladun Iyanu, 28, with two others yet to be arrested, armed with cutlasses, had reportedly accosted their two men, whose further identities were not given […]
Osun: Aregbesola’s camp, Omoluabi Group drifting towards political oblivion – Former lawmaker, Festus Komolafe
The immediate past lawmaker representing Atakunmosa East/Atakunmosa West State Constituency in the Osun State House of Assembly, Babatunde Festus Komolafe, has described the Omoluabi Caucus, led by former Governor Rauf Aregbesola, as a group sinking into political oblivion. Komolafe, who stated that there is no faction in the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress […]
Adeleke commends Osun development association’s achievements
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has praised the significant progress achieved by the Osun Development Association in addressing the state’s complex challenges. The association, on Sunday, inaugurated its pioneer Council of Elders and honoured six founding members for their contributions to the state’s growth through ODA’s establishment. At a grand reception and induction ceremony in […]
Strike: Osun workers shut govt secretariat, Osogbo power station
There was a high level of compliance to the industrial action directed by the leadership of the Labour Movement on Monday, as schools, power stations and the Osun Government Secretariat in Osogbo, Osun State capital were all shut. Our correspondent monitoring compliance to the strike directive within Osogbo, also observed that security operatives were deployed […]
I’ve ended half salary era in Osun, says Adeleke
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State said he inherited more than 80 per cent infrastructural deficit from the immediate past administration of the state. Adeleke disclosed this at a programme organised by the Osun Development Association in Lagos on Sunday, adding that his administration has ended half salary payment to workers. The theme of the […]
Three injured in Osun multiple car crash
Three persons sustained severe injuries while two others escaped unhurt in a multiple accident which occurred on Sunday morning in Osun. According to a First Information Report, FIR, issued by the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, Osun State Sector Commander, Inyang Umoh, the crash occurred along the Ilesa-Akure route at the Igbelajewa bend, 15 kilometres […]
Osun launches maiden climate action plan
Osun State Government has said work is progressing on its first Climate Action Plan which would provide a guide for public, private businesses, and households on actions needed to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. Commenting on the plan in a statement obtained in Osogbo on Saturday, a consultant to the state governor on Climate […]
Osun Amotekun arrest ex-convict for stealing mosque’s amplifier
An ex-convict, Tajudeen Ridwan, has been arrested by the operatives of Osun Amotekun Corps in Isale Osun Area of Osogbo, Osun State, for allegedly stealing electronic appliances in a mosque. The spokesperson for the Corps, Idowu Yusuf, in a statement, said 30-year-old Ridwan was released from a Custodial Centre in March after serving a four-year […]
Osun directs schools to begin recitation of returned national anthem
The Osun State Government has directed public and private schools in the state to start reciting “Nigeria, We hail thee” the returned old national anthem recently approved by President Bola Tinubu. The instruction was contained in a release signed by Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Murtala Jimoh obtained in Osogbo on Friday. Tinubu on Wednesday […]
Osun ongoing projects won’t affect ‘stomach infrastructure’ – Adeleke
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has said his administration’s ongoing infrastructure projects would not make him abandon ‘stomach infrastructure’ for the people of the state. The term ‘stomach infrastructure’ in government circles in Nigeria means taking care of loyalists and supporters. The concept was made popular by ex-Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, having appointed […]