Plaudits as Adeleke approves N1b cooperative revolving loan scheme

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has received encomiums from the cooperative society movement in thestate for hosting the first statewide summit and approving N1 billion as a revolving loan scheme for the cooperative movement. In an event members of the cooperative movement described as the first of its kind since the creation of Osun state, […]

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Osun commends ECEWS for partnership on health

Osun State Health Commissioner, Mr Jola Akintola, has commended the Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS) for its outstanding partnership with the Ministry of Health, particularly in managing HIV and AIDS. Akintola who gave the commendation during the presentation by ECEWS’s State Program Manager (SPM) in Osun, held at the Public Health Emergency Operation Center, […]

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Osun revives shareholding in Nigeria’s largest gold mining firm

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has resuscitated the state’s shareholding in the largest gold mining operating firm in Nigeria, Segilola Resources Operating Limited. The shareholding, shrouded in secrecy and largely unvalidated until now was earned from the state investment in the firm from which Segilola emerged. In a business meeting with the Managing Director, Segun […]

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Osun APC petitions Tinubu to curb Adeleke’s alleged excesses

Osun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to rescue the people of the state from the scourge of alleged political “tyrants” in the corridor of power in the State. It alleged that since November 2022 there have been threats to the lives of law-abiding citizens of […]

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Osun PDP tells APC: Return govt vehicles in your possession

Osun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on past political office holders to return all government vehicles in their possession. . It slammed the All Progressive Congress (APC) for supporting its members who illegally charted away government vehicles and plunged the state into another round of multi-billion naira expenditure for car […]

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Osun orders fresh selection process for Iree, Igbajo monarchs, declares Ikirun’s seat vacant

Osun State Government has ordered a fresh selection process to fill the stools of Aree of Iree and Owa of Igbajo, having nullified the initial processes. The government also declared the stool of Akinrun of Ikirun, Oba Olalekan Akadiri vacant, calling on all parties to await the determination of a suit on the stool currently […]

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Osun NSCDC boss Adaralewa warns officers against indiscipline

The new Osun State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Dr Adaralewa Micheal Akintayo has warned officers against indiscipline. He said any officers that bring the image of the corps to disrepute would be dealt with in accordance with extant rules. He handed down the warning at the corps’ state headquarters […]

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Osun Civil Societies ask Adeleke to pay 12-month salary arrears of Job Centre workers

Osun Civil Societies Coalition (OCSC) has called on Governor Ademola Adeleke to pay the 12-month salary arreas owed workers of the state’s Job Centre which his administration shut down. According to the OCSC, the argument of the statement government that the Adeleke administration did not inherit the Job Centre and that the workers were contract […]

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Osun sets deadline for employers’ tax returns

Employers and self-employed individuals in Osun State have been given up till January 31, and March 31, 2024 respectively to voluntarily file their annual tax returns for 2023 in compliance with the Personal Income Tax Act of 2004, as amended. The Chairman, Osun Internal Revenue Service, Prince Adesola Adewumi reaffirmed this during a live radio […]

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