Category: Osun State

Osun State Executive Council on Wednesday approved the immediate recruitment of 5,250 teachers to fill vacancies in the state teaching service. According to a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the  Council also approved a contract for the rehabilitation of Ora Igbomina water works at a total sum of N1. 386 billion The […]

A yet-to-be-identified driver of a mini commercial bus popularly called “Korope”, reportedly died in an accident that happened on the Olaiya overhead bridge in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. The accident that happened yesterday evening involved two vehicles; a mini intercity bus with registration Reg No: FNN836XA and a Toyota Camry private with LND546FC. Five […]

Worried by the protracted strike embarked upon by the Osun State chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria JUSUN,  Governor Ademola Adeleke has asked all leaders of the Union to resolve all pending issues and resume work. Also, he called for an amicable resolution of the ongoing strike action by the state chapter of […]

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has announced the creation of a partnership board between government and alumni associations at all levels of education in the state  This is part of the effort of his administration to reposition education and improve standards, saying non-governmental groups are critical partners in the development of schools. Adeleke made the […]

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has set up a 14-member Ifon/Ilobu/Erin Osun Community Peace Resolution Committee as part of efforts to bring lasting peace to the two communities. Members of the committee were chosen as representatives of both communities and charged with the responsibility of resolving all matters affecting the communities about their dispute which […]

The Arole Oodua and Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has pacified staff members of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife who were recently disengaged by the hospital management with whopping ten million and one thousand bags of rice. This is to ameliorate the suffering occasioned by the non-payment of their 11-month outstanding salaries. […]

Civil Societies Coalition in Osun State has threatened to mobilize Nigerians to occupy the streets in protest against economic hardship biting economic hardship and high cost of food. In a statement jointly signed by the chairman and secretary of Osun Civil Societies Coalition, OCSC , Comrade Waheed Lawal, and Dr. Ayo Olowu yesterday, the coalition […]

Osun State government has urged the general public to ignore what it called the All Progressive Congress propaganda on the purported N148 billion allocation from the Federation Account believed to have been received by the state. According to a statement by the spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the news is fake and propaganda […]

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has given a thump up for the legislative arm of government, with a declaration that the many beauties associated with democracy are best captured in law making processes by the legislators. While affirming the importance of lawmakers as the watchdog on the government in promoting good governance, he added they […]

A federal high court sitting in Osogbo, Osun state on Thursday remanded a member of the state transport management system, Oyeyemi Olalekan (aka Emir), in the Ile-Ife correctional center. The defendant was brought to the court for arraignment but his counsel, Edmund Biriomoni, challenged the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the case. Biriomoni said […]