The Osun State Government has concluded plans to commence planting of over 100,000 trees to tackle challenges related to climate change. Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation, Mayowa Adejoorin, made this known while speaking with reporters in his office, saying that Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the planting of over 100,000 tree seedlings in the forest reserve. He said: “The afforestation …

Nollywood actress, Laide Bakare, has been appointed as Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State on Entertainment, Arts, Culture and Tourism. Bakare took to her Instagram page to celebrate her achievement with a display of photos of herself and the governor. The actress promised to deliver her best. She wrote: “Now an Honourable ya Allah …

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke yesterday disbursed N500 million to 19,720 residents, to ease the current hardship. Adeleke, who named the initiative: ‘Imole Osun Cash Transfer’, said the gesture was in partnership with the Federal Government through the State Operation Coordinating Unit (SOCU) of the National Social Safety Net Project. He said: “Each beneficiary received between N25,000.00 and N30,000.00”. The …

Osun Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project, an agency of the Osun State Government, has disclosed plans to construct three agro logistics centres for the purposes of keeping and processing farm produce coming from various parts of the state. The plan was disclosed by the O’RAAMP Project Coordinator, Mr. Rasaq Okediya, while featuring on a radio programme ‘Imole Ayo’ monitored …

The Executive Secretary, of Osun Health Insurance Scheme (OHIS), Dr Rasak Akindele, has said the agency has been directed by Governor Ademola Adeleke to enrol all retirees in the state in the health scheme. Akindele disclosed this on Thursday on the sidelines of the quarterly meeting of the OHIS management and accredited Health Care Providers, held at the Government Secretariat, …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has blasted the state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke for appointing himself as Commissioner of Works. The party maintained that the assignment of the commissioners to different ministries was disastrous as it showed clear cases of putting some square pegs in the round holes. In a statement by its state Chairman, Hon. Tajudeen …

Osun State House of Assembly on Monday, passed a Bill reverting the name of the state to ‘Osun State’ from the ‘State of Osun’. The state’s name was changed to ‘State of Osun’ in 2012 during the governorship tenure of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. The Assembly, through a Bill called ‘Osun State Anthem, Crest and Flag Amendment Bill 2023’, has now …

The Osun State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mr. Agbor Ndoma Obim has said that 14 members of the scheme who absconded would repeat the service as prescribed in the Act and Bye-laws of the NYSC. Obim also revealed that 19 Corps members had their service year extended by the NYSC Board due to the lackadaisical attitude …

The Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) at the weekend appointed Comrade Aboderin Emmanuel as its coordinator in Osun State. Adeyemi is a Master’s degree holder in Political Science from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State. Before his new appointment, Emmanuel was the secretary of the OPC in the state. OPC’s Publicity Secretary, Mr. Yinka Oguntimehin said the appointment takes immediate …

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the Electoral Act (2022), which he said encouraged free and fair elections and supported his election as governor last 16th July. At a meeting with President Buhari at the State House in Abuja on Friday, Adeleke said: “I am a beneficiary of the new Electoral law you …