Governor of the State of Osun, Rauf Aregbesola, on Thursday presented the 2018 budget proposal of N173.98 billion before the state House of Assembly. The estimate, tagged ‘Budget of Enduring Legacy’ has Recurrent expenditure of N85,105,590,726 representing 49 per cent, with Capital Expenditure of N88,874,492,281 representing 51 per cent of the total budget. The estimate […]
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Labour leaders led by the Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Osun State, Mr. Jacob Adekomi, on Wednesday led other unions’ leaders to the State Secretariat at Abere to shut down the place as workers commenced the indefinite strike. Labour leaders had on Friday announced that they would begin an indefinite strike immediately after […]
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Workers in Osun State have stated their intention to begin an indefinite strike following the refusal of the state government to revert to paying them full salary and arrears despite the receipt of the third tranche of N6.3 billion Paris Club loan refund. The workers under the umbrella of the Osun State Joint Public Service […]
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The proposed M. K. O Abiola International Airport in Ido-Osun, Osun, will cost N69 billion under a concession arrangement with an indigenous company, AWOL International, an official has said. Niyi Ogundiran, the Director of Public Building in Osun State Ministry of Works, gave the figure at a meeting with members of the state Assembly in […]
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Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has lost his mother, Saratu Aregbesola. The mother of the governor died in the early hours of Tuesday and will be buried later today. It was gathered that the octogenarian died in Ilesa, her hometown. A close associate of the governor also confirmed the death. The governor, who is […]
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The Osun Head of Service, Mr Sunday Owoeye, on Friday confirmed the abduction and killing of the Permanent Secretary, Bureau of General Services, Office of the Governor, Mrs Olufunke Oluwakemi Kolawole. Owoeye, who confirmed the killing in a statement in Osogbo, said the killing of the permanent was a rude shock. It was gathered that […]
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In what appears to many a surprise outcome, Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party has been officially declared winner of the Osun West Senatorial bye election. The chief returning officer Professor Olaide Lawal of Oye Ekiti University said Adeleke PDP polled 97,480 votes, while Mudashiru Hussain of the All Progressives Congress polled 66,116 votes. […]
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The Osun State division of the Nigeria Police Force, Tuesday paraded a cleric, Sakariyau Abdulrofiu over the death of a 400-level student of the Osun State University, Oluwafemi Shonibare, who was declared missing earlier in June. It was gathered that after his arrest, Mr. Abdulrofiu led the police to a spot near his house where […]
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Medical doctors in Osun State on Thursday staged a peaceful protest in Osogbo over unpaid salaries and poor healthcare facilities in state-owned health institutions. The doctors, members of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Osun Chapter, carried placards, and marched from the association’s secretariat on Gbogon/Ibadan Road to the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park in Osogbo, chanting anti-government […]
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The remains of Isiaka Adeleke has been buried at his residence in Ede on Monday. The corpse was brought to the residence from Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo at about 10:46 a.m., where the Chief Imam of Ede, Moshood Akaje performed the funeral prayers at about 11:03 a.m. Mr. Adeleke’s body was immediately buried […]
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