Adeleke presents N2.1 billion bond to pensioners

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke in a group photograph with the pensioners displaying their bond certificates In his efforts at clearing outstanding arrears of the benefits of active and retired workers, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday, presented bond certificates worth N2.1 billion to retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme. The beneficiaries cut across […]

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Why Osun commercial motorcyclists should wear jackets – Govt

The Commissioner for Transportation in Osun State, Hon. Sesan Oyedele has explained why it is necessary for every commercial motorcyclist to have the identity jacket and cards. He said the identity jackets and cards will go a long way in curbing the security challenges that men of the underworld perpetrate through the use of commercial […]

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One injured, vehicle burnt in petrol tanker explosion in Osun

One person was reportedly injured on Wednesday night after a tanker laden with 33,000 litres of petrol fell and caught fire at the Ataoja Estate axis of the Ring Road popularly known as Ona-Baba-Ona in Osogbo, capital of Osun State. The injured victim was said to be the driver of the tanker. It was also […]

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Adeleke seeks trans-border security forces to curb crime in Southwest

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has called for the establishment of a trans-regional security taskforce to curtail growing cross-border criminality in the South West. He made the call when the General Officer Commanding, the 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Valentine Okoro, paid him a courtesy visit. The GOC led members of his […]

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Police, hunters rescue Osun Fulani cow merchant, engage kidnappers in gun duel

Two suspected kidnappers were reportedly shot dead while about nine others sustained bullet injuries after a gun battle with police and local hunters in Iwo forest, Osun State. Our correspondent reliably gathered that armed kidnappers numbering about eleven invaded a Fulani settlement at Agbese village near Idi Araba, Oke Oba, Iwo West Local Council Development […]

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Osun Assembly unhappy with slow work on Osogbo-Iwo Road

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke Osun State House of Assembly has expressed dissatisfaction with the slow pace of ongoing reconstruction of the Osogbo-Iwo Road. It urged contractor handling the project to speed up work to ease transportation between the two major towns. The Adhoc committee of the Assembly expressed the displeasure during an on-the-spot assessment […]

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Adeleke approves N2.1bn bond certificates for Osun retirees

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the release of bond certificates worth N2.1bn to retirees under the contributory pension scheme at the state and local government levels. The state’s Head of Service, Samuel Ayanleye Aina in a statement also disclosed that the beneficiaries shall be presented the bond certificates at the LG service commission […]

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Osun Assembly names committee chairmen

Osun State House of Assembly has rolled out its 22 Standing Committees for the 8th Assembly. The composition of the House Committees was announced during the Plenary of the House. The Committees and their chairmen as rolled out by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, are as follows: Rules and Business: Adewumi Kofoworola, Industrial Relation: […]

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Osun asks public servants to shun negative tendencies

Public servants in Osun State have been charged to work diligently and shun negative tendencies that could be inimical to the government of Governor Ademola Adeleke. They were also charged to be hardworking and ensure service delivery, through the various departments, and agencies of government to the people of the state. This admonitions were given […]

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