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Op-ed Editor December 16, 2016

Opinion: Aregbesola is an astute administrator and a source of hope in the face of a bleak Yoruba future

by Abiodun Komolafe A 'nomics' has been added to the world of economic policies and Nigerians should appreciate it's coming from their part of the planet, especially, at a…

Oludolapo Adelana December 13, 2016

“I have not received any salary since I became governor” – Aregbesola

Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola has said he has never received salary since his emergence as governor of the state six years ago. Aregbesola said this on Sunday during the…

Roqeebah December 9, 2016

The Complaint Box: My encounter with SP Abubakar of the Area command Ogbomoso

This is a complaint we have just received from Oladimeji Opayomi (also known as Demex), a student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso regarding the unrest being experienced by students…

Op-ed Editor November 24, 2016

Ifeoluwa Adedeji: The political context of legacy building [NEW VOICES]

by Ifeoluwa Adedeji Again, pensioners in Osun State have threatened to shut down the state, if the government fails to pay all their outstanding pension and gratuity. This came three months…

Op-ed Editor November 5, 2016

Opinion: President Buhari has finally decided to join MMM gang

by Abiodun Shomoye President Muhammadu Buhari, my very own supported candidate for the position back then in 2015 has decided to sell me, my children, grandchildren and not forgetting great grandchildren.…

Oludolapo Adelana September 9, 2016

Osun announces free train ride for Sallah celebrations

The Osun state government has announced that it would be offering free train rides for those wishing to travel home for the Sallah holiday. In a statement issued by the Ministry…

Azeez September 1, 2016

We are quite aware of the pains, inconveniences of Nigerians – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari On Thursday said no nation had gone through the easy route to attain change. He said this in Osogbo while inaugurating the Osogbo Government High School built by the…

Azeez September 1, 2016

Pres. Buhari to pay one-day working visit to Osun

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday will pay a one-day working visit to Osun State. This was revealed in a statement by the Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy in the Office…

Mazi Emeka August 9, 2016

‘We sleep in darkness because we can’t afford fuel’ – Osun Deputy Speaker

The Deputy Speaker of the Osun state House of Assembly, Akintunde Adegboye has said to stop thinking that members of the state Houses of Assembly are making money like those…

Oludolapo Adelana August 8, 2016

Mob, police clash over suspected female kidnapper in Osun

There was pandemonium on Monday in Osun state as residents of Iwo town clashed with police at the palace of the traditional ruler over a suspected kidnapper. The mob invaded…

Adebayo Emuleomo July 13, 2016

Opinion: Osun Scales – An ideology of fairness in trade

by Mustafa Ahmed Tijani About a month ago, the Osun state government introduced the use of standardized measuring scales and weight to traders in the state and the official launch…

Adebayo Emuleomo July 8, 2016

‘Utterly irresponsible, libellous and repeatedly painful’ | Kemi Olunloyo’s father describes her ‘erratic’ behavior

Father of controversial blogger, Kemi Olunloyo has publicly denounced her following her numerous unfounded attacks at him and other notable individuals in the society. Kemi's father, Omololu Olunloyo is a…

Adebayo Emuleomo July 8, 2016

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Aregbesola, Fayose dragged to court | Nobody can crush Biafra | 100 gunmen attack in Lagos | More

From the papers today- a tracklist Ooni of Ife wants more participation in nation building from traditional rulers Vanguard SERAP drags salary-owing governors to ICC Punch Finally, Shell begins export…

Adebayo Emuleomo July 6, 2016

‘If you can endure 30 days of hunger, you can endure anything’ – Aregbesola

Governor of Osun state, Rauf Aregbesola is of the opinion that if people can survive the Ramadan fasting period, then they can survive under any circumstance. The governor aired his…

Op-Ed Editor July 1, 2016

Opinion: The hijab crisis and conspiracy of Nigeria’s quack media

By Femi Abbas The relationship of religion to Truth is like that of a menu to a meal. By describing the meal as best as it can, the menu points…

Mazi Emeka July 1, 2016

Osun hijab crisis: ‘CAN is challenging the directive of Allah’

The Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN), has urged the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Osun state chapter, to embrace the ruling of a court on hijab wearing for female student or…

Mazi Emeka June 30, 2016

Journalists hate us, they portray Osun as a famine-stricken state – Aregbesola

Osun state governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on Wednesday said his government will not be distracted by unfair media reports targeted at his person and his administration. The governor stated this…

Op-Ed Editor June 28, 2016

Opinion: Aregbesola, El-Rufai; two of a kind

By Káyọ̀dé Oyèró Last year, the National Youths Service Corps deployed me to Gombe, North-East Nigeria with batch A 2015 which rounded up April this year. For Gombe Kopas, service…

Op-Ed Editor June 22, 2016

Opinion: The debate of secularism and Osun Hijab controversy

Following an Osogbo High Court judgement which allowed Muslim female students in public schools located in the State of Osun to wear hijab along with their uniform, there was tension…

Mazi Emeka June 21, 2016

Muslim clerics ‘wanted to enforce use of hijab’ in Osun schools on Monday

The Osun state hijab crisis has further deepened as Muslim clerics on Monday, stormed public schools to ensure that hijab wearing female students are allowed into school premises, the Punch…

Op-Ed Editor June 20, 2016

Opinion: Osun hijab crisis and the need to weep for Nigeria’s journalism

By Mike Ogundele Look at the newspapers on the newsstands on Wednesday June 15, 2016, reveals a depressing descent to sheer madness. There cannot be any other word to describe…

Kolapo Olapoju June 20, 2016

‘I never ordered use of Hijab… I don’t deserve all these lies’ – Aregbesola

Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola has denied ordering the use of Hijab by female Muslim students in the state public schools. Following the court order giving permission to Muslim students…

Op-Ed Editor June 20, 2016

Bayo Oluwasanmi: Aregbesola and his politics of hijab distraction

The illiterate governors in Nigeria have made the governors' office a jabbering tool of all sorts. The charmingly idiotic debate on the wearing of hijab by students in public schools…

Dele Benjamin June 20, 2016

‘Hijab controversy has exposed Aregbesola’ – PDP

The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has warned security agencies, Interpol, the Presidency and United Nations of the possibility of the state being plunged into a religious…

Mazi Emeka June 17, 2016

Hijab crisis: No resolution despite meeting between security agencies, Christian leaders

Following the controversy generated by a recent court ruling on the wearing of hijab by female Muslim students, security agencies in the state, on Thursday, held an emergency meeting to…

Adebayo Emuleomo June 14, 2016

No jokes, Osun students wore choir robes to school today (PHOTOS)

The crisis which emanated from the judgement of Justice Jide Falola in favour of the Osun State Muslim community which negated the State Government's stand against female Muslims students wearing…

Mazi Emeka June 9, 2016

Osun: Christian pupils to wear choir robes if Muslims wear hijabs

The Christian Association of Nigeria, on Wednesday, vowed to issue a directive to Christian schools in Osun state, instructing the pupils to wear choir robes, if the government goes ahead to…

Adebayo Emuleomo June 8, 2016

How Aregbesola created 3,000 jobs in Osun state

In times like this when practically all sectors of the Nigerian economy is buckling under the weight of recession, governments are having to restructure and redesign in different ways to…

Mazi Emeka June 3, 2016

As Osun court approves hijab wearing in schools, will the 2014 protests return?

Will the 2014 hijab protests in Osun be rekindled again? This is the questions on the lips of many as an Osun State High Court, on Friday, ordered that female Muslim students…