The magistrate court at Ajebandele, Ile-Ife, has dismissed the case filed against five students of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). [...]
Abdulyekin Abilagbo, a former ambassador of Nigeria to Sierra Lone, says statements made by Osun gubernatorial aspirants are polarising state.Speaking with journalists on Wednesday, Abilagbo expressed concern that some people were fanning the embers of religion and ethnicity.“It is so worrisome that most of those aspiring to govern the state has not come up with the blueprints and programmes of [...]
Adegboyega Oyetola, a governorship aspirant of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Osun state, says the state needs a leader with "steady hands". Speaking at a press conference in Osogbo, the state capital, Oyetola said if given the opportunity to succeed Rauf Aregbesola, governor of Osun, he would consolidate on the "giant strides" of the current administration in the state. "In furtherance of the [...]
The magistrate court at Ajebandele, Ile-Ife, has adjourned the case of the five students of Obafemi Awolowo university facing trials for the eighth time.Omisade, the justice presiding over the case, said the reason for adjournment was the delay by the state's defence counsel to provide an advisory release from the state. [...]
Samson Oyebode, youth leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Osun central, says he is confident that his party will win the September 22 gubernatorial election in the state.According to Oyebode, the "landmark achievements and monumental legacies" of the administration of Rauf Aregbesola, the incumbent governor, will speak for the party.This, he said, would be the yardstick upon which the [...]
The governing council of Osun State University (UNIOSUN) has announced the indefinite closure of the institution. [...]
The Osun Internal Revenue Service (OIRS) has sealed the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, over unremitted tax and development levy.The university is said to be owing the state government a total of N1.8 billion under the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) policy.The main gate of the institution was sealed by the revenue service on Wednesday morning.Prior to sealing the main gate [...]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun has released the timetable for the conduct of the state’s September 22 governorship election.Presenting the timetable to journalists on Thursday in Osogbo, Olusegun Agbaje, Osun resident electoral commissioner, said election activities would commence on June 23 with the release of ‘notice of election’.Agbaje said political parties will commence a public campaign on [...]
Ademola Adeleke, senator representing Osun west senatorial district, has declared his interest to contest the September 22 governorship election.Adeleke made this known in a letter he addressed to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).Aleleke, who has spent barely a year in the senate, replaced Isiaka, his elder brother, who died in April 2017.A few days to the election, Adeleke defected from the All [...]
Semiu Okanlawon, spokesman of Rauf Aregbesola, governor of Osun state, says the current administration has “achieved so much with so little” in its seven years in power.Speaking at the triennial congress of the Ansar-ud-deen Society of Nigeria (Osun branch), which took place in Iwo, from Friday to Sunday, Okanlawon asked religious organisations and other stakeholders to fully support educational reforms in [...]
Some civil society organisations in Osun state have teamed up with the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) to agitate the autonomy for local government in the ongoing amendment of the 1999 constitution.Addressing a press conference under the auspices of Osun Coalition for Actualization of Local Government Autonomy, Oludare Famoofo, national vice president of NULGE south-west, urged the state house [...]
Five students of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun state, who were incarcerated have been granted bail. [...]
The government of Osun says it will provide free train transportation from Lagos on Friday as part of activities to mark the Easter celebration. The state announced this in a statement released on Tuesday by Ismail Adekunle Jayeoba-Alagbada, commissioner for industries, commerce and cooperatives. "We are happy as we again this year 2018, organize to give our people free train service for the 2018 [...]
Five students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) have been remanded in Kosere prison yard, Ilesha, Osun state, until they meet their bail conditions. [...]
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, on Wednesday instructed security operatives to send students parking out of the halls of residence. [...]
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state, has begun renovation works in the various halls of residence across the campus. [...]
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