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Osun State, occasionally known as the State of Osun by the state government, is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states, to the north by Kwara State, to the south by Ogun State and to the west by Oyo State. Named for the River Osun—a vital river which flows through the state—the state was formed from the southeast of Oyo State on 27 August 1991 and has its capital as the city of Osogbo.
Ikire is a town in Osun State, Nigeria.
Ọlagunsoye Oyinlọla is a retired Nigerian general, he became governor of Osun State in Nigeria in May 2003, and was reelected in 2007. He was a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). On 26 November 2010 a court of appeals nullified his election. He later defected to the APC shortly before the 2014 Osun State governorship election. He was former military administrator of Lagos State.
Osun State University (UNIOSUN) is a multi-campus university established by the Osun State Government under the administration of Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola. The university currently operates six campuses distributed across the six administrative/geopolitical zones of the state. Nigeria's National Universities Commission approved Osun State University on December 21, 2006, as the 30th State University and the 80th in the Nigerian university system. It has its campuses in Osogbo, Ikire, Okuku, Ifetedo, Ipetu Ijesha and Ejigbo, which serves as campuses for Health science, Humanities and Culture, Social science and Management, Law, Education and Agriculture respectively. Osun State University had its first convocation ceremony in 2011, under the administration of state Governor Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. The university had a reputation of not being involved in the Nationwide ASUU strike, until the 2013 ASUU strike which lasted for over five months. The university also has a reputation as one of the fastest universities in Nigeria, based on the quick academic calendar the school operates.
Irewole is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ikire in the south of the area at7°21′40″N4°11′00″E.
Ayedaade is a Local Government Area in Osun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in Gbongan at the northern part of the area. The coordinates are 7°28′00″N4°21′00″E.
Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola is the current Minister of the Federal Ministry of Interior of Nigeria. Before that he was the fourth civilian governor of Osun State. He is a native of Ilesa, Osun.
The Osun Defender founded in 2006, is a privately owned tabloid newspaper that publishes news about Osun State, Nigeria, as well as national and other news. It is published by Moremi Publishing House Ltd, of Osogbo, Osun State. Kola Olabisi is the managing editor. The Osun Defender claims to have the sixth most visited newspaper website in Nigeria. The newspaper has traditionally been the voice of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) political party.
Alhaji Fatai Akinade Akinbade is a Nigerian politician and the former Secretary to the State Government in Osun State. He was a contender to become the People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for governorship of Osun State in the April 2011 elections.
Dodo Ikire is a traditional delicacy from Ikire in Osun State, Nigeria. It was originally made from leftover plantain but today, people prepare it from fresh ingredients which are: over-ripe plantains, pepper, oil and salt. Dodo Ikire is black and round or conical in shape.
Yusuf Sulaimon Lasun is a member and also was the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria. He is a member of the Labour Party and represented Irepodun/Olurunda/Osogbo/Orolu Federal Constituency of Osun State.
Akogun Kamarudeen Olalere "Lere" Oyewumi is a Nigerian politician, educationist, philanthropist and community development specialist. He was chairman of Irewole Local Government on a platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and a member of Nigerian House of Representatives in the third Republic. He is the former Commissioner in the National Population Commission, Abuja.
Najeem Folasayo Salam, popularly called Iwaloye, is a Nigerian politician, philanthropist. He is a former speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly. Aside Dr. Najeem Folasayo Salaam's active presence in progressive fold politics as a grassroot politician, he has several academic publications to his credit. One of such works is the best-selling textbook, Rudiments of Government and Politics, published in 2019 by Concept Publications, Lagos, Nigeria, which he co-authored with Dr. Solomon Ayegba Usman.
Alhaji Alabi Hassan Olajoku (1947–2005) was a Nigerian businessman and politician, who was murdered by unknown assailant on 15 May 2005.
Ayo Hulayat Omidiran, born 10 November 1965, is a Nigerian politician and federal lawmaker representing the Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan federal constituency in Osun State. She is a member of the All Progressive Congress. She is a native of Ikire in the Irewole local government area of Osun State.
Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola is a Nigerian politician who has served as Governor of Osun State since 2019. He contested the Osun State gubernatorial election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 22 September 2018 gubernatorial election and he won. On 23 March 2019 Tribunal declared him to have not been legally returned and orders INEC to issue certificates of return to Senator Adeleke of the PDP which was contested at the Court of Appeal. Prior to his winning the election, he was the Chief of Staff to Rauf Aregbesola, his predecessor.
Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru was a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice for Osun State in Nigeria. He also served as Commissioner in the Ministry of Regional Integration & Special Duties from August 2010 - November 2014. He was once a Lecturer in Osun State University November, 2014 - May 2017.
The 2014 Osun State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 9 August 2014, the APC nominee Rauf Aregbesola won re-election, defeating Iyiola Omisore of the PDP.
The 2022 Osun State gubernatorial election took place on 16 July 2022, to elect the governor of Osun State. Incumbent All Progressives Congress Governor Gboyega Oyetola was eligible for re-election and was renominated by his party but lost by a 3.5% margin to former Senator Ademola Adeleke—the nominee of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Osun Health Insurance Scheme (O'HIS) established by the Osun State government in Nigeria to improve the life of the people of the state at a more minimal rate, it was created to help the people have easy access to Health Care management/Insurance.
References
- ↑ "Aregbesola Set To Commission Ayedaade Government High School, Ikire". Osun Defender . 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ↑ "PHOTONEWS: Aregbesola, Adamu Commission Ayedaade High School, Ikire". Osun Defender . Retrieved 2018-07-01.
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