NUC recognises Ilesa University, presents letter to Oyetola

College of Education Ilesa The National Universities Commission has recognised the University of Ilesa, recently established by Osun State Government and presented a letter of recognition to the governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, for the start of the university. The letter conveying the recognition was presented to Oyetola by the NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, in […]

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Osogbo residents protest govt plan to remove Ataoja

We have no such plan – Osun government Village heads and indigenes of Osogbo on Thursday staged a peaceful protest, asking Osun State Government not to depose Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji. The protest took off from the residence of the leader of Osogbo Village Heads, Chief Jimoh Buraimo, and moved to Odi-Olowo before […]

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Adeleke, INEC kick as tribunal admits Oyetola’s documentary evidence

Osun State Election Petition Tribunal, yesterday, admitted the documentary evidence tendered by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola that the declaration of Ademola Adeleke as the governor-elect was manipulated. Among the documents admitted in evidence were the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) regulation and guideline for the election, INEC manual for electoral officials, Forms EC8As, which are election […]

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Mass employment of 12,000: Oyetola setting booby trap for my incoming administration – Adeleke

Governor-elect Senator Ademola Adeleke, has accused Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of setting booby traps for him to make the state ungovernable. He leveled this allegation on Thursday while receiving a report of the Peoples Democratic Party’s transition committee in Ede, Osun State. While commending the committee members for doing a good job, he assured […]

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Oyetola approves 1,887 retired teachers’ gratuity payment

Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has approved the release of N377,120,472.20, for the payment of the fourth round of gratuity to pensioners of primary school extraction. This was disclosed in a statement obtained in Osogbo on Wednesday and signed by the state Head of Service, Dr. Festus Oyebade. The statement also said payment of the […]

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Adegoke: Adedoyin absent, Osun CJ threatens case transfer

Osun State Chief Judge, Adepele Ojo, on Tuesday threatened to transfer the case of Hilton Hotels owner, Ile-Ife, Dr. Ramon Adedoyin, and six of his staff, standing trial over the death of a Masters student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Timothy Adegoke to another judge. Justice Ojo, who handed down the threat because Adedoyin was absent […]

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PDP sets up Adeleke’s inauguration committee

PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, Davido, and Ademola Adeleke at the PDP Mega Rally in Osogbo, Osun State before the governorship election. Photo: Twitter (OfficialPDPNig) The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, on Friday, inaugurated a Committee that would oversee the inauguration ceremony of Governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke, on November 27, 2022. Inaugurating […]

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Osun: Police arrest 4 suspects for allegedly killing traditional chief

Osun State Police Command on Sunday said it arrested a commercial motorcyclist and three others in connection with the abduction and killing of a traditional chief in Oraigbomina, Ifedayo Local Government Area of the state. The command, in a statement by its Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, stated that the suspects were arrested after the son […]

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Davido accuses Oyetola of spreading lies

Osun State Governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke and nephew, Davido; Photo/facebook/senbalamohammed Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has accused Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, the outgoing governor of Osun State, of “spreading lies”. Davido, the nephew to Ademola Adeleke the Osun governor-elect, on Monday described Oyetola as a bad person for his claims of over-voting during […]

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Herbalist breaks into Osun cemetery, steals human head

Men of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service in Ede, Osun State, on Saturday, confirmed the arrest of a 28-year-old herbalist for allegedly stealing a female corpse’s head and intestines at the Muslim Cemetery, Oke Yidi, in the Ede area of the state. It was gathered that the suspect, who was armed with assorted […]

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