February 2025
OSTMS Rebrands into NURTW in Osun State as MC Oluomo Commend Governor Adeleke for Transforming Transport Sector
• Is a step to make things work better – Osun Transport Commissioner, Oyedele The Osun State Transport Management System(OSTMS) has been rebranded and merged with the National Union of Road Transport Workers(NURTW) for effective service delivery, professionalism and for improved revenue generation. At a colourful and well attended ceremony held in Osogbo, the, the […]
Osun Government Says Court of Appeal did not Reinstate Sacked Council Bosses, Directs Security Operatives to Arrest Trouble Makers
The attention of the Osun State Government has been drawn to the judgement of Court of Appeal, delivered today, Monday, 10th of February, 2025 wherein the originating summons filed by the PDP to challenge the validity of the election held on 15th of October 2022 was dismissed on the ground that the notice of the […]
Appeal Court didn’t order reinstatement of sacked LG officials, OSSIEC Chairman
The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Barrister Hashim Abioye, has dismissed as untrue a report in circulation that the Court of Appeal sitting in Akure had ordered the reinstatement of officials elected in the October 15, 2022, election in the state, urging the public to discountenance what he termed as fake […]
Ajibola Basiru’s Distorted View on Job Creation
By Sarafa Ibrahim Osun state, according to census record, is projected to have a population in excess of five (5) million. Out of this number, young people is believed to constitute at least 55 percent, highlighting the increasing needs for opportunities that will most certainly prevails in Osun state. It’s an open fact that formal […]
Osun Job Creation: Ajibola Bashiru is Economically Ignorant
By Olawale Rasheed The embattled National Secretary of the All Progressive Congress (APC) is economically ignorant and so cannot understand how local content in project implementation, youth agropreneurship and financial inclusion for local businesses create direct and indirect jobs within the state economy. Bashiru’s warped understanding of job creation is direct employment by the government. […]
Just In: Governor Adeleke Engages 10,000 Youth for Imole Youth Corps
In a massive push for youth employment and engagement, Governor Ademola Adeleke has inaugurated and inducted 10, 000 youth into the Imole Youth Corps. At a grand ceremony held at the Freedom Park, Osogbo, the State Governor said the occasion is “a major highlight of his administration’s push to address youth joblessness alongside other indirect […]
Esa Oke/Ido Ayegunle: Governor Adeleke Pays Condolence Visit, Promises Panel of Inquiry
Osun state Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has paid a condolence visit to Ido Ayegunle and Esa Oke following a breakdown of law and order that led to wanton destruction of properties. The Governor expressed sadness by the development and promised that the state government would investigate the immediate and remote causes of the crisis through […]
“Engage in constructive dialogue rather than resorting to media theatrics”, Osun Assembly tells Aragbiji, Oba Olabomi
The Osun State House of Assembly, has issued a stern warning to Oba Rasheed Olabomi, the Aragbiji of Iragbiji, following his recent comments during a press conference where he appeared to issue a warning to the state governor while subtly inciting discord among the populace. The Speaker of the assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, in […]
