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Osun NSCDC arrest man for allegedly vandalising Iwo school
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence, Osun State Command, have arrested a 24-year-old man, Akeem Sulaiman, Osun State Command, for allegedly vandalising government property. The suspect, a resident of Aladorun Compound, Iwo, Osun State, allegedly vandalized AUD Primary School, Iwo. NSCDC State Commandant Michael Adaralewa, PhD, in a statement by the command spokesperson, […]
Discos fined N1.69bn for overbilling customers
A fine of N1.69bn has been imposed on Abuja Electricity Distribution Company by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission for overbilling customers. The penalty, documented in Order NERC/2024/114, was issued as part of the commission’s September 2024 Supplementary Order. The regulatory document, ORDER/NERC/2024/114, which was dated August 30 and signed by Vice Chairman Musiliu Oseni and […]
Correction: Princess Adebimpe Koyi is Osun’s Nominee on the Board of Diaspora Commission
The Special Adviser to Governor Ademola Adeleke on Diaspora Affairs, Princess Adebimpe Koyi is the Osun State member for the Board of National Diaspora Commission, Osun Spring reports. A statement by the Spokesperson to Osun State Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed noted that the earlier announcement of Mr Olusola Ajala as the state’s nominee on the […]
Governor Adeleke Appoints Olusola Ajala as Focal Person on Diaspora Commission
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has approved the appointment of Mr. Olusola Ajala as Osun State diaspora focal officer, representing Osun State in the board of Diaspora Commission. Mr. Ajala is a veteran broadcaster and a thoroughbred professional from Gbongan, Ayedaade local government and is currently the Special Adviser on Public Communications to Governor […]
Governor Adeleke Mourns Passage of Foremost Osun Monarch, Oba Aromolaran
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has expressed his heartfelt condolences over the passing of the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Dr Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, who departed on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. In a statement issued on Thursday in Osogbo by the his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Governor Adeleke described the late monarch as a […]
Osun is Enticing to Investors – Aare Dele Momodu
Osun State is the cradle of Yoruba nation, the heartland of South Western Nigeria. This is the cultural capital of highly developed Yoruba people with descendants in South and North America; Osun State is an economically and educationally rich state, boasting of huge solid mineral resources, highly literate population, heavy multiple University presences, varied agricultural […]
Nigeria and the endless questions on fuel subsidy
By Olajide Adeniyi If the disclosure of Umar Ajiya, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Financial Officer, is anything to go by, Nigeria would have expended a princely sum of N7.8 trillion or $4.9 billion to make fuel price sell at a lower rate than it should ordinarily trade. That will amount to 23.15 percent […]
Fuel Subsidy Timeline and Lifetime
By Olalekan Badmus In 1977, the Olusegun Obasanjo military government introduced a Price Control Act with an establishment of a Price Control Board at the federal level and a Price Control Committee in each states of the federation. Specifically, Section 6 of the Price Control Act prohibits “any person to sell, agree to sell or […]
Osun to embark on climate data collection, reporting and tracking
By Sola Isola The Osun State Government has revealed its plan to embark on a comprehensive initiative focused on the collection, reporting, and tracking of critical climate data. Consultant to the Osun State Government on Climate Change and Renewable Energy, Prof Chinwe Obuaku made this known to Osun Spring Correspondent in Osogbo, the Osun state […]
Gunmen invade imo Church, kill youth leader
A youth leader of God’s Doing Healing and Deliverance Ministry church in Orodo, Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State, was killed during the invasion of the church by gunmen on Saturday. The deceased, identified as Samuel Ogbonna, was the proprietor of Feel at Home, a restaurant/bar located within the environment, and a close aide […]
