Osun got N48 billion refund – ex Aregbesola’s aide It’s a lie, we received N11.9 billion, total contract sum is N38b – Government Osun State Government has debunked claims that it received N48 billion from the Federal Government for road projects constructed by the immediate past administration of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who is now the […]
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By Niyi Akinnaso Nine of Nigeria’s 36 states were created on August 27, 1991, by the Ibrahim Babangida military administration, many of them being carved out of erstwhile bigger entities. The new states were Abia, Delta, Enugu, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kogi, Osun, Taraba and Yobe. The celebrations of the 30th anniversary consisted of the typical menu: […]
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Residents of Osogbo, Osun state capital on Monday lamented a hike in the prices of bread by the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria describing it as an act of “wickedness”. The master bakers had embarked on an industrial action for a week citing the high cost of materials and the need to […]
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Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has told the Osun Security Network Agency code-named ‘Amotekun Corps,’ to collaborate with counterpart security groups in the South-West states to keep the region safe. He spoke on Tuesday in Ejigbo at the passing-out-parade ceremony for the 360 newly-recruited officers into the Amotekun corps. He charged the corps officials […]
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Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has explained why the state opted out of the joint ownership of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso. He spoke in Abuja while fielding questions at NAN Forum, a special interview programme of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said the decision was reached after his government weighed […]
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Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has dismissed insinuations of possible disagreements between him and his predecessor, Rauf Aregbesola. He made the clarification when he appeared at NAN Forum, a special interview programme of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. The governor described Aregbesola, who currently serves as the Minister of Interior, as a […]
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At least 28 prominent citizens of Osun State who have distinguished themselves in various areas of their professions will be honoured during the ongoing 30th anniversary of the creation of the state. This, according to the state government, would be part of activities lined up for the celebration. Dr Charles Adeola, Chief of Staff to […]
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Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Saturday, said having worked for the success of Interior minister, Rauf Aregbesola’s eight-year reign as his predecessor, he is sure that Aregbosola would support his reelection bid. He said that members of ‘The Osun Progressives,’ a factional group within the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, are not […]
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Canvassing peace, Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, yesterday, directed the Caretaker Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Gboyega Famodun, to discontinue the case instituted against some chieftains of the party who are loyalists of Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, he […]
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The Caretaker Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osun State, Hon Rasaq Salinsile; ex-APC chair Elder Adelowo Adebiyi, two ex-commissioners and two ex-cabinet members in the administration of former Governor Rauf Aregbesola were arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrate Court on Monday. Ex-commissioner for Works and Transports Engr. Kazeem Salami; ex-Commissioner for Youth, Sports and […]
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