In his determination to ensure residents of Osun State enjoy good health, Governor Ademola Adeleke on Wednesday, flagged off the 2nd phase of free Imole medical Surgical Outreach.It would be recalled, that the first phase of Imole Medical Outreach was held between February and April 2023 with about twenty two thousand (22,000) citizens of Osun state who benefitted from the …

On the heels of remarkable discovery and exploration of oil and gas resources across several countries in Africa, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Wednesday proffered strategies that would enable those nations to institute sustainable Local Content practices, achieve in-country value addition, and benefit maximally from the exploitation of their hydrocarbon resources.The Executive Secretary NCDMB, Engr. Simbi …

Osun Osogbo festival is one of the biggest annual traditional festival in Yorubaland among the Yoruba people in the southern part of Nigeria.Osogbo, the host community is the capital city of Osun State and the festival has started about 700 years ago.Osun Osogbo festival is usually celebrated annually in the month of August.August ,11 this year was another opportunity for …

The catastrophic loss of service men and gallant officers in a helicopter crash st Chukuba Village near Shiroro dam, Niger state on Monday, has brought immense sadness to the President..The commander-in- chief who mourned their untimely departure said they will be remembered not just as service men,but as national heroes who gave their all for the peace and security of …

Coup d’état is a bad omen to any country, no matter the situation. It means the destiny of a nation and its people is placed squarely in the hands of regimented armed personalities who more often than not, suspend the nation’s constitution and severe the democratic structure with alacrity. They do and undo, make and unmake as they please without …

First published on September 23, 2019, and repeated on August 22, 2022.Since man became aware of himself and realised that whether by mutual arrangement or contrived by nature, there are always leaders and followers, communities fashioned out ways and means in which to live together under organised systems to regulate and conduct their affairs.From primitive father figure leadership to the …

Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s federal government of Nigeria is rearing to go to war in Niger Republic. Is history repeating itself ? Twelve years ago, in 2011, Nigeria was similarly bullish about going to war in Ivory Coast over the presidential election dispute in that country. That time, President Goodluck Jonathan was the chairman of Economic Community of West African States …

Three persons were reported to have feared dead during a clash that occurred between two rival cult groups in Osogbo, Osun State capital on Friday.Our correspondent gathered that the clash occurred during the grand finale of this year 2023 Osun Osogbo festival.The incident, it was learnt, threw Osun traditional festival and tourists into panic as people were scampering for their …

The Osun State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun has commended the Osun State Police Commissioner, Kehinde Longe for his prompt action against the bad eggs in Police ForceHe noted that his swift action that led to the arrests of policemen caught in act of extortion show a clear indication that the Force will not tolerate bad elements …

The Speaker Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun has charged Nigerians to be responsible citizens in whatever role they find themselves, noting that the answer to a better society that we all yearn for is a collective duty.The Speaker gave the charge on Thursday evening while reprimanding some police officers caught extorting citizens along the road at …