Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo

Osun govt to enact six months maternity leave for nursing mothers

Osun State Government is set to enact modalities to give six months maternity leave for nursing mothers in government workplaces. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser on Public Health to the Governor of Osun State, Dr Akindele Adekunle, at the symposium on celebrating enabling breastfeeding environment for working mothers held at the Local Government Service Commission, Abeere. Akindele stated…

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OAU students protest tuition fee hike

Students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) on Tuesday shut the institution’s main gate to protest of the recent increment in school fees. It would be recalled that the school management had announced new increased school fees on September 14, 2023. This increase has since led to series of discussions between the student union and the school management, with the student…

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Osun APC accuses Adeleke of sabotaging of Tinubu’s govt by hoarding N2bn fuel palliative fund

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Osun State chapter has accused the Ademola Adeleke-led Government in the state of hoarding the N2 billion fuel subsidy removal palliative funds from the Federal Government after two months of receiving the fund. The state chairman of the APC, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, in a statement issued by the party’s Director of Media and Information, Chief…

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Independence Day: Adeleke calls for prayers, unity

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has called on Nigerians to pray for the continuous peace and prosperity of the country. The Governor stated this in his message to the people of Osun State and Nigeria to commemorate the 2023 Independence Day celebration. Adeleke while acknowledging the unfavorable prevailing economic and security situation across the country urged all political, religious, traditional…

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Olojo festival: Nobody will solve our problems for us, South African monarch tells Africans

People from far and near at the weekend gathered together in Ile-Ife, to celebrate the annual Olojo festival which is the celebration of the first dawn, the first afternoon and the first night in creation in the cradle of Yorubas. Speaking at the grand finale of the 2023 edition of the annual Olojo Festival, His Majesty, Raba Gaye Konjwa of…

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Adeleke cancels Independence Day celebrations, directs statewide prayer for Nigeria

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has cancelled celebration of independence day earlier slated for Sunday, October 1st. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the Governor urged the people of the State to pray for the continious peace and prosperity of Nigeria. The statement read: “Let us use the Independence Day to meditate and pray on the…

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Two final year LAUTECH students, driver die in Osun auto crash

Two students of Ladeoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso have lost their lives in a ghastly lone accident in Osun State. The driver of the bus was also said to have died in the accident. Five other persons; four males and one female adult were also said to have sustained varying degrees of injuries in the fatal crash. The…

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We’ll support, empower women in the mining sector, says Adeleke

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has expressed commitment to supporting and empowering women in the mining sector. The Governor made this known at the Gold and Gemstone Conference and Exhibition (GGCE, 2023) at African Gemstone and Jewellery Conference Centre, Lagos. Represented by the Special Adviser, Mining and Mineral Matters, Prof Lukman Jimoda, the governor noted that the inclusion and empowerment…

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Osun govt explains its infrastructure agenda, says funding plan sustainable

Osun State Government has explained that its infrastructure plan has a sustainable funding model which targets facilitation of economic growth and development of the state. The Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, made the clarification while responding to advocacy of non governmental groups such as the Osun Masterminds and the Coalition for Good Governance(C4GG) on planned flyover bridges,…

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Adeleke decries dwindling number of experts in medical field

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has decried the dwindling number of experts in the medical field in Nigeria even as he described them as life-savers. The Governor made this known on Tuesday at the 9th Annual International Oncology Multidisciplinary team symposium organized by the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Science, College of Health Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Adeleke,…

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