Osun
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A coalition of civil society groups, non-governmental organisations, human rights activists, and other stakeholders have lamented the prevalence of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Osun State and have called for urgent actions to curb the menace. With a view to sensitising members of the public on the dangers of SGBV in society, these concerned…
20 Nov
The Federal Government on Wednesday flagged-off a N12 billion road construction in Eti-Oni, Atakumosa East Local Government Area of Osun after 40 years. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the construction of the 56 Kilometer road, which was to be supervised by the Federal Ministry of Works, was greeted with jubilation by residents…
20 Nov
Many students in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, did not attend their schools as commercial transporters refused to convey them and other residents to their destinations. The Guardian gathered that the transporters, mostly mini-bus drivers popularly known as Korope, shunned the roads in protest against the shooting and hospitalization of the chairman of the…
19 Nov
The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the Chairman of Osun Park Management System (OPMS), Nuruden Alowonle. Alowonle was appointed OPMS Chairman by the Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke. News of his arrest was shared on X by Prince Aderemi, an aide to the former governor of Osun State and current…
16 Nov
An armed robbery suspect, Godwin Emmanuel, has admitted to stealing a police officer’s phone from a patrol van while being transported to the Osun State Police Command. The 23-year-old was arrested along with two other suspects, Olajide Kareem and Mike Emmanuel. The trio is accused of robbing residents and sexually assaulting a 65-year-old woman on…
13 Nov
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Wednesday presented a total of ₦390,028,277,740 as the 2025 Appropriation Bill of his administration before the state House of Assembly in Osogbo. Tagged: “Budget of Reconstruction and Recovery,” Adeleke said the budget is borne out of the need to reconstruct the damaged economy and infrastructural facilities of Osun and…
6 Nov
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has described as a sad loss the untimely exit of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoheed Lagbaja, calling his transition a huge misfortune to the Osun people. In a conference message the governor personally signed and made available on Wednesday, Adeleke said Lagbaja had a big vision to…
6 Nov
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, described the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, as a sad loss to the country. Makinde described Lagbaja as a patriot and one of the finest military officers produced by the country. He expressed condolences to the President and Commander-in-Chief of the…
30 Oct
The Oyo/Osun Customs Area Command on Wednesday said it seized contrabands worth N755.8 million and generated N23.9 billion in the third quarter of 2024. The command’s Area Controller, Dr. Ben Oramalugo, made the disclosure in Ibadan while briefing newsmen on the command’s achievements between August and October. Oramalugo said that the N23.9 billion generated in…
29 Oct
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended former Governor and ex-Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, over alleged involvement in anti-party activities. The suspension, which takes immediate effect, follows a petition from the Ilesa East Local Government APC Executive Committee to the state party chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, accusing Aregbesola of actions…
28 Oct
Stakeholders have advised the federal government not to throw away the baby with the bath water in dealing with the issue of Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) created by some states as it implements the decision of the Supreme Court on local government financial autonomy. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Supreme…
21 Oct
Civil servants in Osun have flayed the delay in the implementation of the new minimum wage by the state government. Some of the civil servants, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Osogbo, said that that the implementation of the wage was long over due. One of the workers, who…
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The Peace Fund Committee for Victims of Insecurity, established by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has donated N1 million each to the families of victims of insecurity in Enugu and Ebonyi states. This is in continuation of its mission to bring relief to victims of insecurity in…
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Nigeria continued its fine start to the ongoing ICC T20 Cricket World Cup sub-regional qualifier yesterday with a 264-run defeat of Cote d’Ivoire in Abuja. The Yellow-Green had earlier on Saturday defeated St. Helena by 118 runs, with Ridwan Abdulkareen taking three wickets in succession (totalling four in the game) to emerge man of the…
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has sealed a petrol station in Ajilete, Ogun State, after uncovering its involvement in smuggling petroleum products to the Republic of Benin. The station’s staff were reportedly caught filling plastic kegs with petrol, intended for illegal transport across the border The operation was part of a week-long sting by Operation…
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that an attempt to embrace smoking as a young man could have led him down a destructive path, stating, "I could have become addicted." Obasanjo made the disclosure on Sunday during the Fly Above The High anti-drug campaign conference held in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Obasanjo, who admitted he once…
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Elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark has accused former President Muhammadu Buhari of oppressing and humiliating Justice Walter Onnoghen, the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), as part of a calculated move to secure re-election in 2019. Clark alleged that Buhari, in collaboration with his then Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami…
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The United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP29) that brought together nearly 200 countries in Baku, Azerbaijan, closed yesterday with a new financial goal to help countries protect their people and economies against climate disasters
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With the headline inflation heading up again after a short-lived breather ahead of Christmas spending as well as the renewed pressure on the naira, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) appears set to announce another interest rate hike when it wraps up its meeting tomorrow.
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Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto Matthew Kukah has said that Nigeria’s presidents since independence, except President Bola Tinubu, assumed office by accident. Nevertheless, he lamented that the country still suffers despite Tinubu..
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Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has disclosed that the country’s decision to remove the petrol subsidy and adopt market-based pricing for foreign exchange has saved the nation an estimated $20 billion.
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Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, at the weekend, revealed that the commission had tracked over 5,000 uncompleted projects since 2019 valued at N74 billion.