By Funmi Ojo Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the construction of the Osun State Hajj Camp with immediate effect. Speaking at NASFAT Ramadan lecture in Osogbo, Governor Adeleke bemoaned a situation whereby Osun State is the only state in the Southwest without a Hajj camp, vowing to lay the Continue Reading
By Mojisola Oladele In furtherance of its oversight functions, the Osun State House of Assembly Committee on Education has called on state-owned tertiary institutions to redouble their efforts in sustaining standards. The Speaker of the House, Prince Adewale Egbedun, who was represented by the Chairman House Committee on Education, Alhaji Sikiru Bajepade made the call, Continue Reading
By Funmi Ojo Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved the due promotions of civil servants after a statutory process supervised by the Head of Service, Mr. Ayanleye Aina, in conjunction with the Civil Service Commission and Local Government Service Commission. According to a circular by the Head of Service, the promotion letters for […]Continue Reading
By Funmi Ojo Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has restated his commitment to uplift Yoruba culture, thereby setting aside every Wednesday for wearing of locally made fabric, “Adire Osun” to revive the dying Yoruba culture and traditions. The Governor stated this at the Government House, Osogbo while receiving an award of Excellent Performance in Continue Reading
By Funmi Ojo Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has described business as the bedrock of national development. Governor Adeleke stated this when he received the leadership of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, comprising of Osun, Oyo, Ekiti and Ondo states at the Government House, Oke-fia, Osogbo. The Governor who maintained that developed countries Continue Reading
By Funmi Ojo Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has described the passing of the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Dr. Moshood Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunade II, as devastating, saying the late monarch will be missed for the peace and tranquillity that his reign witnessed in Ibadan. Governor Adeleke commiserated with his Oyo state counterpart, […]Continue Reading
By Mojisola Oladele Osun State House of Assembly has reiterated its support for improving the standard of state-owned tertiary institutions and their internally Generated Revenue, IGR, capacity. The Chairman House Committee on Education, Alhaji Sikiru Bajepade stated this when he led other members of the Education Committee on an oversight visit to Osun State College […]Continue Reading
By Funmi Ojo As work continues on the state’s multi-billion naira infrastructure plan, Governor Ademola Adeleke is set to launch road dualisation at Ilesa and the underpass at Ikirun. In a statement issued by the Spokesperson to the State Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the procurement process on the Ilesa dualisation and the Ikirun underpass is […]Continue Reading
By Funmi Ojo President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has thrown his weight behind Osun State multi-billion naira infrastructure plan, calling the initiative commendable and historical. Speaking while receiving Governor Ademola Adeleke in his office, Alhaji Dangote said the Osun infra plan and other developmental policies are laudable policies for which Governor Continue Reading
By Funmi Ojo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has commended the Judiciary Workers Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, for calling off its three-month strike action, describing the resolution as a direct outcome of his arbitration. In a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the Governor was reacting to the reopening of the court system […]Continue Reading
By Funmi Ojo Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has called for the review of the Federation Account Revenue sharing formula as well as the moving of Solid Minerals from Exclusive to Concurrent Legislative list. The Governor made the call in Lagos at the South West Zonal Public hearing on the new national minimum wage. […]Continue Reading
By Funmi Ojo Osun State government says it has implemented a comprehensive strategy to address concerns in family planning among reproductive women in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Mr. Jola Akintola made this known at a special media interactive session to mark International Women’s Day. The discussions at the media interaction underscored the pivotal […]Continue Reading
By Funmi Ojo Osun State Government has commenced the distribution of nine thousand two hundred and ninety-six bags of maize palliatives to all local government and LCDAs for onward distribution to the people across the 332 wards in the State. Osun State Commissioner for Regional Integration and Special Duties, Dr Bashiru Salami stated this during […]Continue Reading
By Mojisola Oladele Osun State House of Assembly has passed a vote of confidence on Governor Ademola Adeleke on the spate of the ongoing road infrastructure projects executed across the State. The Chairman of House Committee on Works and Transport, Mr.Waheed Abiola alongside members of his led Committee during an oversight function to ongoing road […]Continue Reading
By Funmi Ojo Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has sympathised with the Management and the entire community of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife over the tragic loss of its long-serving Veterinarian Technologist, Mr. Olabode Olawuyi, to a lion attack. The Governor, in a statement by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed describes Mr. […]Continue Reading
By Funmi Ojo Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke is set to inaugurate a committee on food security in response to the increasing economic hardship facing residents of the state. In a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed the committee to comprise representatives of civil society groups, youth organizations, farmers’ Continue Reading
By Mojisola Oladele Osun State House of Assembly has extended the tenure of local government Caretaker Committee members by six months in line with the request of Governor Ademola Adeleke. The extension was a sequel to the reports made available to the legislators that the Caretaker Committee members were doing well, The decision was also […]Continue Reading
By Mojisola Oladele Osun State House of Assembly has assured members of Kelebe/Omu Landlord Association in Osogbo the state capital that the complaint brought to the Assembly would be resolved in no distance time. The member representing, Obokun State Constituency, Prince Adeyemi Adewunmi, under Matters of Urgent Public Importance, informed the House about the peaceful Continue Reading
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has set up a committee headed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Teslim Igbalaye, to resolve issues that led to the ongoing strike by the Osun chapter of the Judiciary Workers Union of Nigeria. Courts in the state have been shut since November 22, 2023, when the leadership […]Continue Reading
By Mojisola Oladele Osun State House of Assembly has lifted the suspension order placed on the caretaker chairman of Ede South LG, Mr Lukman Afolabi. This was contained in a statement made available to journalists by the Chief Press Secretary, CPS, to the Speaker, Mr Olamide Tiamiyu. According to him, the decision was taken during […]Continue Reading
By Olufunke Adeosun The Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran has condemned Tuesday’s night cult killing in Ilesa, describing it as alien to the culture of the land. Oba Aromolaran, while reacting to the recurrent bloody clashes between the Eye and Aye confraternities in Ijesaland, said all hands must be on deck to […]Continue Reading
*Assembly Suspends Council Caretaker Chairman By Mojisola Oladele The Osun State Urban and Rural Access Roads Authority Bill 2023 has scaled through its second reading on the floor of the State House of Assembly, during its first plenary session for the Year. The Bill is expected to put in place an agency for the maintenance […]Continue Reading
By Funmi Ojo Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has again called for an amicable resolution of the ongoing strike action by the Osun State Chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, expressing unhappiness on the delay of justice administration due to the industrial action. Speaking while hosting a delegation of the national leadership of […]Continue Reading
By Funmi Ojo The Osun State Executive Council has approved the immediate recruitment of five thousand teachers and two hundred and fifty education officers to fill vacancies in the state teaching service. The Council also approved a contract for the rehabilitation of Ora Igbomina water works at over 1.3 billion naira. The Council noted that […]Continue Reading
By Folake Oye As the Osun State Government embarks on assets recovery mission, the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Teslim Igbalaye has called on those who took away government vehicles to return them as quickly as possible. Mr Igbalaye made the call in a statement in Osogbo while reacting to the criticism that greeted […]Continue Reading