Oduduwa Media

 Tobiloba Taiwo-Awofadeju The Osun State Asset Management Agency ( O-SAMA ) has celebrated two of its former Executive Secretaries, Alhaji Lukman Adedeji and Alhaji Oyesiku Adelu , describing their service to the agency as exemplary and worthy of emulation. The celebration, which was organised under the leadership of the Special Adviser to the Executive Governor of Osun State on Asset Management, Hon. Mrs. Fausat Sarumi-Adebanjo , to honour the invaluable contributions of the retired officials to the growth and stability of the agency. Alhaji Lukman Adedeji, who retired from the agency three years ago, and his immediate successor, Alhaji Oyesiku Adelu, who retired few weeks ago, were commended for their dedication, discipline and commitment, which significantly strengthened the operational capacity of O-SAMA. Speaking at the event, Hon. Mrs. Sarumi-Adebanjo expressed deep appreciation for the humility, wisdom and leadership qualities displayed by the two former Executive Secreta...

  The Principal, Aagba Methodist High School , Mr. Mr. E.O. Odewuyi has commended the Elites Club of Aagba for payment of WAEC Fees for 14 Senior Secondary School students of the school  for the 2025/2026 academic session. The Principal, in a letter he addressed to the Club's President, Mr. Femi Aboderin stated that the club paid a sum of Five Hundred and Eighty-Eight Thousand Naira (N588,000) for Fourteen indigent students of the Methodist High School, Aagba as WAEC Fees". The Principal noted that, through the payment, the Club has invested into the lives of the students. The letter reads in part, "Your kindness has made a huge difference in these young lives, giving them a chance to pursue their education and future dreams. "Your commitment to education and community development is truly inspiring. This act of generosity did not only ease the financial burden on the students’ parents but also motivates the students to strive for excellence."  While thanki...

 By Olayinka Awofadeju  Several issues are coming out when August 8th, 2026 governorship election is drawing nearer. One of the December 2017 retirees who spoke under anonymity cleared air on the payment of the retirees, he claimed that Governor Ademola Adeleke has neglected retirees who retired in the year 2017 till date.  According to him, they have contacted the commissioner for information, Hon. Kolapo Alimi over the matter, but his response degenerated into another issue as he claimed that local government fund seized by the federal government was the cause of the non payment of their funds. The group said "if that was the cause, where is the administration seeing money used in roads and bridges construction? Should a father tell the children to wait till he complete his house building before he pays their tuition fees?" The affected are teachers from both primary and secondary schools and other civil servants who retired that year (2017). They emphasized that "...

 By Olayinka Awofadeju  Mr. Governor Sir, campaign time is just at the corner, Osun people are waiting like to know who to follow. Leaders of various parties are preparing to engage the masses to plead for their votes and while some have even started engaging the masses. Sir, many members with many followers are decamping these days, which some of them said it was effect of work without proper reward which is reducing our population gradually. When a leader leaves the party, some will call him/her paper weight politicians . Now, opposition are getting stronger day by day and we are seeing nothing wrong in it. We need to reconcile with the aggrieved members so as to be stronger than before, remember that politics is a game of numbers. My governor Sir, at this time, kindly lias with the leaders of the party at all levels, success or failure of the governor and the party is in the hands of the party leaders. How responsible are they to the members count in this coming election,...

 By Olayinka Awofadeju  Moving closer to the election, Osun political climate has started experiencing changes has All Progressive Congress (APC) members have started engaging the dwellers of the state to get there votes.  The strategical move of APC members is from street to street to propagate the mission and vision of their flag bearer in Osun State , Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO) to all prospective electorates to vote for APC in the coming election. Part of what they have been selling to the people is the negligence and deficiencies of the present government led by governor Ademola Adeleke . "Governor Ademola Adeleke's government is not a youths friendly administration, for more than three years and close to the end of his tenure, there has been no employment. Apart from this, tuition fees at the various public institutions have been increased which makes it difficult for the youths and their parents to afford. While engaging their administration, they alw...

 By Cecillia Asaolu, Oladimeji Pinheiro  University of  Offa, Kwara State , on wednesday matriculated a total of 350 undergraduate  students for the 2025/2026 academic session at the 4th matriculation ceremony . Speaking during the matriculation ceremony at the permanent site of the institution in Offa, the Vice Chancellor ,Professor. Kazeem Alagbe Gbolagade,  said  that over 400 candidates applied for admission in the current academic session. A total of 350 candidates were offered admission into the degree programmes, while over 100 candidates were also  denied. .Prof Gbolagade  who described the admission process as highly competitive, advised the matriculants not to take their admission for granted or treat it with levity. “This success of yours should not be short-lived. You must do everything humanly possible to defend your current champion status,” he said.  Prof. Kazeem stressed further that , students were admitted into various prog...