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Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has explained what is preventing his government from appointing commissioners since it was inaugurated in November 27, 2014. Aregbesola, who spoke while breaking fast with journalists on Tuesday, said that the paucity of funds is the major reason...

The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday urged all security agencies, Interpol, the Presidency and United Nations to dispassionately monitor activities of Governor Rauf Aregbesola which the party alleged can cause religious crisis in the country. The party, in a...

Governor Rauf Aregbesola has threatened that students wearing choir robes to school would be expelled, Vanguard reports. Some students of Baptist High School, Adeeke, Iwo on Tuesday had caused a stir when they appeared in school garbed in choir robes and other church garments. Justice Jide...

Some students of Baptist High School, Adeeke, Iwo caused a stir among their colleagues as they appeared in the school in choir robes and other church garments. Punch correspondent who visited the school observed that the students came late to the school around 8:35 on Tuesday and headed to...

The Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has described June 12, 1993 as the most suitable and proper day to mark democracy day in Nigeria. Criticizing its adoption, the governor noted that May 29 is only symbolic for transition to civilian rule and should not be regarded as...

Religious crisis might be mopping up as Osun State Christian Association of Nigeria, OSCAN, has directed all female Christian students in both primary and secondary schools in the state to wear their church garments to their different schools, beginning from Monday. There was however palpable...

Governor Rauf Aregbesola has renamed a major road in Osogbo, the state capital, Olaiya-Ita Olokan as ‘Workers’ Drive’ to honour workers in the state. The road, which was built by the administration of Bisi Akande, is currently undergoing re-construction. The governor also used the occasion to...

Osun State Government on Sunday said the Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission, ICPC, did not indict it over N34.988 billion bailout funds it got last year. A statement by the Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Semiu Okanlawon, said ICPC’s disclosure that it...

The Permanent Secretary of Osun State Ministry of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Mrs Adebimpe Ogunlumade has been abducted by gunme‎n while returning to Osogbo from Abuja, Nigerian Bulletin learnt. Ogunlumade was kidnapped along with her driver, Mr. Oladapo Arogundade Ajani and a...

Coordinating Director, Osun State Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Youth Engagement, Dr Oluwabukola Aluko has announced that butchers operating in the state would henceforth pay levy to the government. Aluko, who made the announcement in a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday in...

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has defended the N6.2m the state received from the federal account for the month of February, which generated much heat on the social media. The governor stated that the situation is neither extraordinary nor strange. After deducting all the necessary...

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) in its February 2016 sharing formula allocated a total of 2.422 billion naira to Osun state out of which only a meager of 6.23 million got to the state because of various deductions. Implication is that Osun with the newly created local...

Following the released of document from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) by the BudgIT Nigeria today for the February 2016 allocations, Nigerians have started to reacted to meager amount received by the Osun state government after deduction of various charges owing to debts...

Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola of Osun during the week renamed all tertiary institutions in Osun State. Aregbesola announced the change at the convocation of the Osun state University, UNIOSUN where he named Osun State University after former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of...

Governor Rauf Argbesola of Osun state hosted his Ekiti counterpart, governor Ayodele Fayose at the State house, Osogbo, today. Aregbesola said: "I will continue to work with him and other Yoruba leaders to better the life of the average Yoruba man".