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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Saturday, said that another waterfall, set to be unveiled, had been discovered at the Ife Grand Resort, Ile-Ife. Ogunwusi disclosed this when executives of the Nigeria Tour Operators (NATOP) visited him at his palace. The monarch said the land on which the resort was built, was home to wild animals. He explained ...

Osun state Governor Gboyega Oyetola, yesterday sought the intervention of the Federal Government on the completion and repairs of some major federal roads in the state. The governor, who spoke when he visited the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, listed them as Osogbo- Ilobun, Iwo-Osogbo, and Osogbo- Ilesa Roads. Oyetola said some of the roads are in ...

The projects, which were constructed by the EU-UNICEF in collaboration with Osun Government, were inaugurated in 146 communities of Odo-Otin, Ifedayo and Ayedaade Local Government Areas of the state Speaking during the inauguration, Mr. Olaposi Adiatu, General Manager of Osun Rural Water and Environmental Sanitation Agency (RUWESA), said the prompt payment of N226 million counterpart funds by the state government ...

Action Democratic Party (ADP) candidate in Saturday’s Osun governorship poll, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, has promised to complete all road projects initiated by the present administration in the state. Addressing supporters at a rally at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Osogbo, Adeoti said he would also dialogue with the federal government regarding the slow pace of work on Osogbo/Ilobu/Ogbomoso road, Osogbo/Ila ...

Bad roads – SENATOR Iyiola Omisore, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Osun State, has lamented the bad roads network in the state, just as he promised their repairs and construction of new ones to bring relief to motorists and other road users in the state. He gave this promise during his campaign tour of Ile-Ogbo and ...

A construction company, Sammya Nig. Ltd., has described the sealing off, of its dockyard by the Osun State Internal Revenue Task Force, as ’embarrassing’. The company in a release signed by its Chairman /CEO, Sammy Adigun, called on the state government to immediately unseal its office and pay up over N1 billion owed it. The state government had listed the ...

Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that the several road constructions and networks in Osun have helped the Corps in discharging her constitutional duties across the state. The Zonal Commanding Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps in-charge of Zone 11, ACM Olumide Michael Olagunju‎, stated this when he paid a working visit to Aregbesola at the Governor’s office ...

The State Government of Osun has assured the people of the state of adequate security of their lives and properties. Commissioner for Information and Strategy in the state, Adelani Baderinwa said the government will not relent on its efforts to providing maximum security and ensure peace and harmony in the state. Baderinwa attributed the peaceful atmosphere of the state to ...

The Osun State Government has blasted the former Deputy Governor of the state, Senator Iyiola Omisore, over his comment on the 2.8 km road in Osogbo, describing him as a liar and unfit to govern the state. It said Omisore should apologise to the people of the state, “for lying on the funding of the recently commissioned Workers Drive Road ...

Osun State Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola has inaugurated a 2.8 kilometre road constructed by his administration in Osogbo to honour the workers in the state for their sacrifices during the economic recession. The governor renamed the Odi-Olowo/Asubiaro road as ‘Workers Drive’ as a way of showing appreciation to the workers whose salaries were slashed because of the economic meltdown. The ...