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 ...... as Oyetola charges beneficiaries to engage in productive ventures    Kafayat Olabomi  As part of  efforts to better the lot of the masses in Osun state generally, no fewer than 4000 carefully selected people  from the State Operation Cooperation Unit (SOCU) are to benefit from a #20 million monthly support Scheme for the vulnerable Widows and Aged across the State. This is in line with the  yearnings and aspirations of the administration of the State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola to ensure that all and sundry live a better life.    Speaking during the flag off Ceremony which held at the Staff Development Center, Osogbo, the State Capital, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola stated that, the initiative is another intervention in his commitment  to  empower the weak by raising the  living standard of the people. He noted that his administration has injected huge capital inflow into the enterprise while also collaborat...

...... Oyetola appreciates the gesture   Sunday Okunade  No less than ,4200 Vulnerable  and flood disaster victims in Osun State are to benefit from the relief materials donated by the Federal Government through National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). An indication to this effect came to the fore today when the Director General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Mustapha Ahmed Habib delivered a consignment of edible and non edible materials valued at several millions of naira to the office of Osun State Emergency Management Agency (OSEMA) and received by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola.       The NEMA boss who was  represented  by the deputy director in charge of Disasters and  Risk Reduction, Mr Slaku Lugard Bijimi revealed this at the verification and  symbolic presentation of the items  at OSEMA WAREHOUSE, Osogbo the State Capital.   According to Mr Slaku,  the donation of the relief mater...

Jide Akano The retired Director in charge of Administration, Training and Supply in Osun State Local Government Service Commission (LGSC), Alhaji Kareem Buraimoh, has been described as an administrative unifyer and a commendable team player who was completely sold out to the progress of the Commission during his tenure in office. This commendation was given by the LGSC Chairman, Elder Tunde Adedeji at a retirement ceremony organized by the Commission to mark the exit of Alhaji Buraimoh  after 32years of meritorious service. The Director, who bowed out of service having attained the mandatory retirement age of 60, was also eulogized as being selfless and absolutely humane in his dealings with the management and the entire staff of the Commission. In his testimony about the retired Director, the Commissioner 1 in the Agency, Hon. Isaac Aboge went emotional in a rethorical question,"who will not love this man with a loving soul and sterling qualities?" Among the inhe...

    Sunday Okunade Osun State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemode has harped on the need for parents and guardians to invest in the education of girl child, advancing that  womanhood is the supporting pillar that holds the entire  humanity. Mrs. Egbemode made this assertion in a lecture at Baptist Girls High School in commemoration of year 2022 International Girls Child Day  during which a borehole sponsored by the Old Student's Association of the School was dedicated and handed over to the School authorities. Aminat Adebare reported to latterglorynews that, the highly elated Commissioner while appreciating the 1970 set of Baptist Girls High School Osogbo for coming together to give back to their alma mata also thanked  the teachers for impacting on the young ones and sustaining the legacy of the founding fathers of the legendary institution. She also appreciated God for  blessing the State with the calib...

By Ojo Emmanuel Ademola. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is running for the presidency of Nigeria, brings with him an impeccable record as Nigeria's best-proven problem-solver who stands the best chance to specifically end most of the hardships associated with the Nigerian nation and deploy capable individuals and resources to deal with them for the greater good of every Nigerian. Such thoughtfulness was one of my early pieces on the qualities of governance and leadership that Nigerians need at this time. I used some of the available data to arrive at this outcome. The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the upcoming year's election, should continue to be the primary focus of attention. How do you assess a candidate's performance when they have a long track record of solving problems in both the private and public sectors? He is truly exceptional. Nigerians can only continue to applaud his political skill and sagacity and cast many vo...

Oyetola is determined to secure the State - Community Affairs Commissioner In a bid to further combat crime and maintain the peaceful status of Osun State, the State government today organized a one day training workshop for Vigilante Groups and other unconventional security organisation across the State. The workshop which brought together the Hunters Association of Nigeria, Harmonized Vigilante Group, Vigilante Group of Nigeria and the AMOTEKUN Corps had as it's theme: "Security Consciousness And Combating Crime Through Community Watch". Declaring the workshop open, Commissioner for Rural Development And Community Affairs, Hon. Adesegun Olanibi said the training was borne out of the curiosity and necessity to create awareness and equip the various community security networks. He added that there is also the need to update their knowledge to be able to cope with the dynamics of Community Policing and thereby sanitize and rescue the environment fro...

By : Professor Ojo Emmanuel Ademola As Nigerians are celebrating the 62nd Independence Day, and apparently on the March again to elect a new president in 2023, it is on us to focus the populace's attention on electing the best president to lead effectively as the commander-in-chief and fully engaged with the governance matters of solving national problems, mainly, to deliver the dividend of democracy efficiently to all Nigerians. In my earliest piece, I underlined some qualities the next Nigerian president must possess. Nigerians must hire the right person to solve the national problems and develop our democracy into a globally enviable to the global north developed democracies.  Governance is all about solving problems either by identifying them and or implementing agenda to solve problems inherited by their predecessors. As the election is closing in on the electorates, it is central to the current leadership debate over the most qualified, tested, component, and experienced cand...

 Sunday Okunade Osun State Governor, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola has charged all and sundry to endeavor to sustain  Yoruba Culture in order to save it from the danger of looming extinction.   Governor Oyetola stated this in Ede during year 2022 Sango Timi Ede Festival held in the ancient town of Osun State.  The Governor, who spoke through the Supervising Commissioner for the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Engr. Olalekan Badmus said the annual festival is very significant to the people of Ede and Yoruba at large, while noting that the Yorubas have a very unique cultural heritage which,he observed, must be meticulously worked upon for  sustainance.  Vowing that his administration  will never toy with cultural promotion, Osun helmsman explained it was this resolve which informed the inauguration of Osun School Cultural Club, promotion of locally made fabrics known as "Adire Osun", participation in cultural festivals across the State such as...