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LG crisis: Osun assembly demands release of withheld allocations

1 week ago | newsexpressngr.com | Olajide Idowu

News Express |19th Jun 2025 | 7By OLAJIDE IDOWUThe Osun House of Assembly on Thursday called on the Federal Government to release the withheld monthly allocations due the local government areas in the state through the subsisting council accounts. The assembly made the call while deliberating on the issue under the matter of public importance at plenary on Thursday in Osogbo.
Third Republic lawmakers cry out to Tinubu over unpaid emoluments

2 weeks ago | newsexpressngr.com | Olajide Idowu

News Express |10th Jun 2025 | 65By OLAJIDE IDOWUMembers of the House of Representatives in the botched Third Republic have appealed for President Bola Tinubu’s intervention over their unpaid salaries and allowances. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Osogbo, by the spokesperson for the former lawmakers from the South-West states, John Fasogbon.
Third Republic lawmakers appeal to Tinubu over unpaid emoluments

2 weeks ago | newsngr.com.ng | Olajide Idowu

Members of the House of Representatives in the botched Third Republic have appealed for President Bola Tinubu's intervention over their unpaid salaries and allowances. By Olajide IdowuMembers of the House of Representatives in the botched Third Republic have appealed for President Bola Tinubu's intervention over their unpaid salaries and allowances.
One confirmed killed as rival cult groups clash in Osogbo

3 weeks ago | newsexpressngr.com | Olajide Idowu

News Express |3rd Jun 2025 | 6By OLAJIDE IDOWUThe Police Command in Osun, on Monday, confirmed the death of one person during a clash between two rival cult groups at Oke Ola area in Osogbo on Sunday. DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, the Command’s Spokesperson, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo that it took the intervention of the police to quell the upheaval. “It was the police team that went to the scene of the incident that restored normalcy in the area.
Adeleke promises to bridge infrastructure deficit in Osun

1 month ago | newsverge.com | Olajide Idowu

Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun says that his goal is to bridge the huge infrastructure deficit inherited from the previous administration in the state. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Osogbo by Malam Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson to the governor. Rasheed said that Adeleke made the remarks while receiving the “Most Impactful Governor of the Year in Infrastructure” award from City People’s.
Osun prison escape: NCoS, DSS working to capture inmates - PRO

1 month ago | newsexpressngr.com | Olajide Idowu

News Express |21st May 2025 | 10By OLAJIDE IDOWUThe Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Osun Command, says it is working with Department of State Services (DSS) to re-capture seven inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the command declared the inmates missing due to rain which damaged the security perimeter of the custodial centre in the early hours of Tuesday.
Ilesa prison break: NCoS yet to brief us - Osun Police

1 month ago | newsexpressngr.com | Olajide Idowu

News Express |21st May 2025 | 33By Olajide IdowuThe Police Command in Osun is yet to receive any official communication on the escape of seven inmates from the the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesa, Osun. The Police Spokesperson for the command, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the police state command had not been officially briefed or informed of the incident by the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS).
Ilesa prison break: NCoS yet to brief us

1 month ago | newsngr.com.ng | Olajide Idowu

The Police Command in Osun is yet to receive any official communication on the escape of seven inmates from the the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesa, Osun. By Olajide IdowuThe Police Command in Osun is yet to receive any official communication on the escape of seven inmates from the the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesa, Osun.
Osun prison escape: NCoS, DSS working to capture inmates

1 month ago | newsngr.com.ng | Olajide Idowu

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Osun Command, says it is working with Department of State Services (DSS) to re-capture seven inmates who escaped from the Medium SecurityBy Olajide IdowuThe Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Osun Command, says it is working with Department of State Services (DSS) to re-capture seven inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesa.
Free tuition in technical colleges will restore dignity to technical, vocational education

1 month ago | newsngr.com.ng | Olajide Idowu

The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Nigeria, says free education in the 33 Federal Science and Technical Colleges across the country will restore dignity to technicalBy Olajide IdowuThe Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Nigeria, says free education in the 33 Federal Science and Technical Colleges across the country will restore dignity to technical and vocational education.