Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun on Wednesday flagged off the distribution of 6,020 bags of 50g rice to the needy to mitigate the hardship occasioned by lockdown to contain the spread of Coronavirus. Oyetola said at the ceremony in Osogbo, that the rice would be distributed to poor people and the needy in the state […]
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun state has ordered civil servants in the state to stay at home for two weeks, as part of measures to curtail the spread of coronavirus. Gov. Oyetola in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Wole Oyebamiji in Osogbo on Tuesday, said workers from grade levels […]
The Osun state government has placed a ban on all gatherings that would bring together 50 or more persons in the same place as part of measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, Ismail Omipidan on Friday in Osogbo, said the ban takes […]
The Osun state government has described the face-off between the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi and the Agbowu of Ogbaagbaa, Oba Dhikrulahi Akinropo, as unfortunate and avoidable. It would be recalled that Akanbi was alleged to have assaulted Akinropo during a peace meeting at the office of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in -charge […]
The National Steel Task Force of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has sealed not less than 13 steel factories across the nation over standards infractions. Chairman of the SON Task Force on Steel, Engr. Enebi Onucheyo, on Monday, disclosed that companies located in Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Abia and the Edo States were shut until […]
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Osogbo field Office, has sealed 10 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) skid stations for operating without valid licences in the state. It’s Operations Controller, Mr Ademola Makinde disclosed this to the Our correspondent on Sunday in Osogbo. Makinde said the illegal gas stations were sealed in Osogbo the state capital […]
A middle-aged palm oil merchant in Umuahia, Mr Basil Odoemelam, who was robbed of over N1 million in broad day light in the capital city on Thursday, has died from gunshot wounds. Odoemelam died around 6pm on Friday at the Federal Medical Center (FMC), Umuahia, where he was taken to after the attack. READ ALSO: […]
The police, on Monday, arraigned one Kehinde Odunlade, 27, in Ile-Ife in Osun for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl (names withheld). The defendant was arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy and indecent assault. READ ALSO: Court slams businesswoman with N3m bail over alleged breach of trust The Prosecutor, Insp. Sunday Osanyintuyi, told the court […]
Osogbo – No fewer than 19 cows were killed by lightening at Iba in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State. It was gathered on Saturday that some Fulani herdsmen were rearing their cattle on the field around Apala area of the town when the incident happened. It was learnt that all the 19 cows […]
An All Progressives Congress (APC), aspirant, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, in the Sept. 22 governorship election in Osun, has urged voters not to sell their votes during the exercise. Oyetola, who is Gov. Rauf Aregbesola’s Chief of Staff, made the appeal on Sunday while addressing his supporters in Obokun area of the state. He said it […]
Crisis appears imminent in the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as a group of aggrieved stakeholders alleged massive illegal alteration on the list of the party’s Local Government and Ward Executive officers towards the coming primaries. The aggrieved stakeholders that go by the name Osun APC Progressive Group, in a […]
Osun State Government has agreed to pay the full salary and pensions of workers from second quarter of 2018. The disclosure was made by the chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Jacob Adekomi, during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, at the weekend, between the labour unions and the state government. […]
Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola (2nd left); General Manager Jiangsu Wuxi Taihu Cocoa Food Company Limited, Liu Jianhui (right); Interpreter, Yan Kai (3rd right); Osun State Commissioner for Commerce, Industries and Cooperatives, Ismaila Jayeoba Alagbada (left) and Coordinating Director, Ministry of Commerce, Industries and Cooperatives, Mr. Abimbola Osho, during the signing of agreement between Osun State […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has projected that the registered voters in the country might increase by about 10 million to over 80 million by 2019. The Chairman of INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, made the prediction at a roundtable organised by the European Union Electoral Follow-up Mission to Nigeria and West Africa, held in […]
The Osun Government on Wednesday declared Thursday, September 21, as public holiday to commemorate the Islamic New Year — Hijra 1439 AH, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The information is contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Adelani Baderinwa, in Osogbo, The commissioner quoted the state Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, […]
The Governing Council of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, has fixed the resumption of activities at the university for Friday, September 15, 2017 . The registrar of the university, Jacob Agboola, said this in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mr. Lekan Fadeyi, in Osogbo on Thursday. The […]
Daily Times has received reports of unrest and a fracas between armed youths and police operatives at Osogbo metropolis this afternoon. Angry youths were said to be on a rampage and have threatened to set ablaze the Oke-Baale Police Post, Osogbo over the killing of yet to be identified youths in the Irate area of […]
Retired staff of the 30 Local Government Councils in Osun state have said that the state owes them a year of pensions, explaining that non-payment of their entitlements had worsened their living conditions, making life unbearable for many of them. The coordinator, Forum of Local Government Retirees, Lanre Fadahunsi, noted that in the last 24 […]
Family of former Senator Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke and Osun State Government have expressed different views over the coroner inquest raised over the cause of the deceased death. The familyrejected the setting up of Coroner inquest into the death of their son by the state Government, saying it was to serve political interest. Addressing newsmen in […]
The Akinleye village via Osu in Osun State was thrown into mourning as a man identified as Kazeem Ayoola allegedly killed his mother, Taibat. It was learnt that Kazeem attacked his mother with a machete and took the life of the 85-year-old woman. The incident caused confusion in the village and the reason for Kazeem’s action […]