Osun State Government has announced the commencement of School-on-air for primary and secondary school students and pupils of the State. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Jamiu Olawumi on Monday, government stated that the on-air education programme is to complement teaching and learning in the state. Jamiu said […]
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Alarmed that the rampaging COVID-19 has spread to Osun State, and determined to check its further onslaught on his people, Governor Gboyega Oyetola has ordered a total lockdown of the state for two weeks with effect from midnight, Tuesday, March 31, 2020 He also directed all the land borders into the state shut from midnight, […]
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The Osun Government has ordered the indefinite suspension of designated weekly markets across the state as part of measures to curb the spread of Coronavirus. Dr Rafiu Isamotu, the State Commissioner for Health, disclosed this during a sensitisation visit to some markets in Osogbo on Tuesday. Isamotu said that only the daily markets would be […]
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Failure of the former governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola to consult widely, would cost the state more millions of naira, despite its lean resources, as the current governor, Gboyega Oyetola, embarks on the reversal of some of the educational policies made by his predecessor, Ujunwa Atueyi reports. Prominent among the issues that have been […]
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Osun State Governor, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, has approved the recommendations of the committee on education review, which reversed the education policies of his predecessor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola. The Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemode, at a press conference jointly addressed with her counterpart in the Ministry of Education, Mr. Folorunso Bamisayemi, said […]
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Osun State Government on Sunday said it has evacuated and destroyed 17 cows and two sheep killed by thunder strike in Gaa Elesun Village, Iba, Osun State. All the animals that died in the attack belonged to a herder called Ismaila Mohammed. As many as 40 cows belonging to different herders in the village were […]
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Members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun state have been urged to remain steadfast to the cause of the party and promote policies and programmes of Governor Gboyega Oyetola led administration. The Commissioner for Rural Development and Community Affairs in Osun, Mr Segun Olanibi made this known while speaking at the APC […]
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Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola, has advised government at all levels to promote the cluster system of industries that will concentrate on industrial zones rather than intermingling with residents. He made the call at the first International Conference on Engineering and Environmental Sciences held at the Osun State University in Osogbo. He also stressed the […]
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Picture from the scene of a road accident in Ikire, Osun State on Thursday. Photo: Bola Bamigbola. Twelve people sustained varying degrees of burn on Thursday in a road accident involving three trucks and one other vehicle in Ikire, Osun State. According to sources near the scene, two trucks carrying cement and one other carrying […]
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Osun State government has promised to renovate facilities at the Osogbo Township Stadium to make it more suitable for all sporting activities. Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Hon Yemi Lawal gave the assurance while speaking with newsmen during an inspection tour of the structure and facilities at the Osogbo township stadium. Lawal, who was warmly […]
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