Students condemn assault of Osun varsity union President

– seek Adeleke’s intervention The National Association of University Students (NAUS), has condemned the recent attack on the Osun State University Students’ Union President, Lady Comrade Adigun Amidat, in Ifetedo community. In a statement issued by its Chairman in the state, Comrade Olayinka Popoola, the union decried the assault on Amidat, who also serves as […]

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HIV/AIDS support withdrawal by US won’t affect Osun – Govt

Osun State Government has assured that the state will not be adversely affected by the withdrawal of support by the US of support for people living with the dreaded HIV/AIDS. This assurance was in a statement on Friday by the Executivey of the Osun State Agency for the Control of AIDS (OSACA), Mr. Olusegun Daramola. […]

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NBTE accredits six new courses for Osun College of Health Technology Ilesa

Six new courses have been approved by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) for the Osun State College of Health Technology (OSCO-HEALTH), Ilesa. The board also reaccredited an already existing course there. The new courses include: HND in Health Information Management; ND in Medical Imaging and X-ray Technology; HND in Dental Therapy; ND in […]

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18 policemen present when hoodlums attacked me – Osun monarch

Oba Olaiya The Ajeniju of Halleluyah Community in Osun State, Oba Jelili Olaiya, has narrated how some hoodlums laid siege on his palace and injured four people last Friday. Oba Olaiya during the incident sustained bodily injury, while part of his palace was also vandalised by the protesters. In an exclusive chat with Punch Metro […]

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Adeleke signs 2025 N427b budget into law

Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun, on Monday, assented to the N427,746, 925,170 budget passed by the legislature for year 2025 into law. Adeleke after signing the budget directed the state’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure its full implementation for the benefits of the people. “We are here to further demonstrate our readiness to […]

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Adeleke approves Haastrup as Owa Obokun

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Friday approved the appointment of a former Deputy Governor of the state, Prince Clement Adesuyi Haastrup as the new Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijeshaland. Haastrup served as the Deputy Governor to the departed first civilian Governor of the state, Senator Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke. The governor also approved the appointment […]

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Adeleke pardons man sentenced to death for stealing fowl

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has pardoned the widely known “death-for-fowl” convict, Segun Olowookere, alongside his co-convict, Sunday Morakinyo. Olowookere, who was 17 years old at the time of his arrest in November 2010, was convicted and sentenced to death by an Osun State High Court on December 17, 2014, for conspiracy to commit armed […]

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Why I was sentenced to death – Osun fowl theft convict

Nigerians were stunned on Tuesday as social media was awash with reports of an only child, Segun Olowookere, who was sentenced to death in Osun State for stealing fowl. There were different versions of what truly transpired and why the convict was given what many considered a harsh punishment for the offence. The Sunday Punch […]

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Falana urges Osun govt to fully rehabilitate, integrate pardoned convict

A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has charged the Osun State government to facilitate the integration of the pardoned convict, Olowokere Segun, into the society. He appreciated the decision of the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, in granting pardon to Olowokere Segun in the exercise of the prerogative of mercy conferred on him by Section […]

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