Osun
Technical College Land: Group Blast Osogbo Affairs Forum
An Osun-based socio-political group, Coalition for Good Governance (C4GG) has reacted to recent publications by the Osogbo Affairs Forum purporting to represent the indigenous people of Osogboland. The group has alleged that the Governor Ademola Adeleke-led government of Osun has allocated some parts of Government Technical College in Osogbo to a private estate developer. In […]
Osun: Adeleke Did Not Receive N8b Lautech Refund
…Oyetola Govt Got N3.5B; Spent Almost N2b Governor Ademola Adeleke did not receive any Eight Billion Naira as LAUTECH refund from the Oyo State government. Rather, the former Governor Oyetola government actually received Three Billion, Five Hundred Million and spent almost Two Billion Naira from the fund before leaving office. Contrary to the fake news, […]
Osun APC suspends Aregbesola
The Osun Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended Mr Rauf Aregbesola, the immediate past Minister of Interior, over alleged anti-party activities. The suspension is contained in a letter signed by Tajudeen Lawal and Alao Kamoru, the party’s Chairman and Secretary, respectively. The letter was addressed to the APC National Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi […]
Just In: Segilola to pay taxes as Osun Government get company shares
Governor Ademola Adeleke has commended progress so far recorded in the state’s dispute with Thor’s Explorations Limited, affirming that mediation so far have confirmed the reality of most demands by the state government. Responding after receiving preliminary report from the state team led by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Mining and Mineral Matters, […]
Police IG Orders Investigation Into Osun Policemen, Civil Defence Personnel Clash
Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has directed the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 11, Osogbo to investigate the cause of the recent confrontation between officers of the Nigeria Police Force and personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Osun State. The IG in a statement issued […]
Osun govt warns unauthorised groups claiming control of commercial drivers
The Osun State Government has issued a stern warning to any unauthorized groups claiming authority over commercial drivers within the state. The state government, through the Ministry of Transport, also cautioned that such actions could lead to legal consequences. In a statement released on Friday, made available to DAILY POST, the Commissioner for Transportation, Sesan […]
Govt shuts Osun mining site after report
The Federal Government has shut down a mining site at Temiloluwa community, Oke-Opa, Ile-Ife, Osun State, over alleged trespass, encroachment, and illegal mining activities. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the closure of the site followed an outcry by a resident of the area, Adeniyi Adeleke, who claimed that the miners were illegally mining on his land. […]
Osun NSCDC, police bicker over assault on officers
Osun State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the police, on Friday, disagreed over the attack on an NSCDC officer allegedly carried out by some police operatives. The NSCDC personnel, identified simply as Owoeye, was said to have been assaulted and detained by policemen on Wednesday. In some video clips that […]
ARCN Seeks Review Of Nomenclature, Structure Of Federal Varsity For Agric In Osun
The Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) has submitted a proposal to the Senate Committee on Agricultural Colleges and Institutions for amendments on the Bill establishing the Federal University of Agriculture and Tropical Studies, Iragbiji, Osun State. The council’s position, presented at a public hearing in Abuja on Wednesday, advocated the importance of aligning the […]
Adeleke urges Christian leaders to champion good governance
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke and the Prelate of the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim, Dr David Bob-Manuel, have called on the church to be more alive to its responsibility, to enger good governance in Nigeria. Adeleke and Bob-Manuel gave the charge at the seventh edition of the St. Moses Orimolade Memorial […]