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NEWS RELEASE *Revenue Consultant Faces Sanction over Request for Payment into Private Account* The Coordinating Director of the Ministry of Environment and Sanitation, Mr Olawuni Oladele Timothy has directed immediate sanction against a revenue consultant who breached directive and standard practice by requesting revenue payment into a private account. Olawumi said each revenue officer are directed to use the code generated through Revenue Officer of Board of internal Revenue. "He is acting against the directive of the Ministry.He will be stopped with immediate effect and sanctioned for the action", the CD, Environment and Sanitation noted. He affirmed that it is not the position of government for revenue consultants to request payment revenue into private accounts", adding that "all revenue are to be paid into government account as a standing policy and regulation" Signed Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Spokesperson to the Executive Governor  20/04/2023

Eid-il-Fitr Celebration: Let's pray for peace, unity and love - Hon. Tajudeen Akinlolu Adeyemi The Former Majority Leader of Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Tajudeen Adeyemi, has urged Muslim faithfuls in Osun State and Nigeria at large to abide with lessons learned from the sacred month of Ramadan and to pray for peace and unity which has been in existence in our dear State to continue. The Leading Speakership aspirant of Osun State House of Assembly (OSHA) felicitates with Muslims on the celebration of the 1444AH Eid-il-fitr, urged "Muslim Ummah not to forget the lessons the Holy Month of Ramadan  teaches us." "The act of love, sacrifice, giving alms and sharing with our brothers and sisters must not end with the month.We should extend those virtues beyond the holy month." "We pray to Almighty Allah to accept it as an acts of ibaadah and accept our prayers during and beyond it." Hon. Adeyemi admonished. However, The law maker elect, wh...

"Let's get serious with rebuilding our Nation," - Babarinde Admonished Muslim Faithful on Ramadan. One of the Chairmanship Aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State and a former Aide to Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola, and a notable leader of the party in Osun State, Hon. Funmiso Babarinde has enjoined Muslims in the country to join hands with those in position of authority to get serious with the project Nigeria in their efforts at rebuilding the country. Babarinde made this assertion in his Sallah message to Muslim faithful in Osogbo which was made available to the media. The PDP chieftain also added, "it is not enough to make statements about rebuilding and rebranding our nation alone, we must take positive steps to make those statements come to reality." Honourable Babarinde said "the citizens as well as their leaders all have their separate roles to play in the actualization of the Nigeria of our dream," emphasizing that ...

Let's Make Transmission of Power Seamless –Babayemi April 21, 2023 Nigerians have been urged to continue to pray and at the same time, take practical steps towards making seamless,the transmission of political power to the next administration in the country. Omooba Dotun Babayemi,a former governorship aspirant in Osun State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made the appeal while congratulating muslim faithful on the completion of the month-long Ramadan fast. “At this point in time, the project called Nigeria should be the concern of all of us regardless of our religious beliefs. It’s high time we all took practical steps towards making our dear country great and this should be beyond rhetorics” he advised Babayemi added that it behoves the people of the country to ensure that Nigeria becomes the envy of other nations across globe, maintaining that it was a feat achievable given the right attitude and commitment. “Yes,we can figure out a workable and...

Maintain Holiness After Ramadan Fasting, Ajilesoro admonishes, congratulates Muslims on Eid-El Fitri. The Honourable representing Ife Federal Constituency in the Green chamber of the National Assembly, Hon. Taofeek Abimbola Ajilesoro has sent his message of hope and admonition to all Muslims in Ifeland, urging them to allow the blessings they received during the holy month to be permanent in their lives. Ajilesoro who made the assertion shortly at the news of the sighting of the moon was filtered into the airwaves said the purpose of the Ramadan Fasting as designed by Allah is for the rich and well-to-do members of the society to feel the pangs of hunger which the poor pass through daily so that they can know how and why they must help others. The amiable Representative of his people added that it is obvious that Osun People are naturally peace lovers and in as much as they have demonstrated their penchant for love during Ramadan which they all observed with spirit of holin...

21 April, 2023. PRESS RELEASE: "DON'T STRAY AWAY FROM THE VIRTUES AND DICTATES OF RAMADAN" - House of Assembly-Elect, Akinyode Oyewusi. The Honourable-Elect of Ife North State Constituency in Osun State, Hon. Abidemi Akinyode Oyewusi, popularly called "Ireyode" has admonished Muslim Faithful in Ife North Local Government in particular and Osun State in general not to stray out of the Holy path and lessons they learnt during the period of the Ramadan Fasting. Hon. Oyewusi made this statement in Ipetumodu today while addressing Muslims at the Eid-El Fitri prayer in  Ipetumodu which was made available to news men by his media handlers. Hon. Oyewusi admonished that Ramadan period does not permit the adherents of the Holy month to go back to their old ways of life but to improve on self discipline and sacrifices which they have endured and observed for other less privileged members of the society in the last 30 days. Oyewusi added, "you cannot starve...

Osun PDP: Gov Adeleke accused of favouring loyalists A Peoples Democratic Party chieftain in Osun State, Mr Funmiso Babarinde, has accused the caretaker committee leadership of the Party in the state of sharing positions ahead of its forthcoming Congresses among loyalists of the sitting governor, Ademola Adeleke. Babarinde who served as an Executive Assistant to a former governor of the state, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, and the PDP South-west Youth Leader, Seyi Bamidele, had indicated an interest in vying for the office of chairman of the party in the state congress. The former aide to Oyinlola on Students Affairs, in a statement obtained in Osogbo, on Thursday, insisted that a group within the party had distributed offices among only Adeleke loyalists, and alienated other interests in the party fold. The statement read in part: “Two weeks ago, a stakeholders’ meeting was conveyed and to the dismay of the party members across the state, the Caretaker Committee called only ...

Honourable Taofeek Abimbola Ajilesoro Felicitates With Constituents on Easter,  ......charges Them To Continue on The Path of Holiness, Seek  Peace And Pursue it. The Honourable representing Ife Federal Constituency at the Green Chamber of the National Assembly, Hon Taofeek Abimbola Ajilesoro has felicitated with the people of Ife Federal Constituency in particular and Osun State in general on the occasion of the Easter celebration, charging them not to depart from the path of holiness and pursuant of peace. In a short message sent out by his media aide, Mr. Gideon Ayewa and made available to the press, Hon. Ajilesoro said "as the Christian faithful in Ife Federal Constituency of Osun State and the world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, I, Hon. Taofeek Abimbola Ajilesoro also wish to felicitate with my Christian brothers and sisters on the occasion of the Easter as they end the Lenten periods today." According to the message which was made available to ...

Oyewusi Congratulates Osun Citizens on Good Friday and Easter Celebration,  "enjoins citizens to keep praying for the government of Senator Ademola Adeleke." The House of Assembly-elect for Ife North State Constituency in Osun State, Hon. Akinyode Abidemi Oyewusi has congratulated Christians across Ife North Local Government area of Osun State on the occasion of Good Friday and Easter Celebration. Oyewusi who spoke to journalists in Osogbo this morning which was made available to the press said that "Nigerians have truly learnt a lot of lessons in their association with God, going by their peaceful conducts during the ongoing Lenten periods in the state which incidentally coincided with the Muslim Ramadan Fasting period by continually giving peace the needed chance in Osun State." Oyewusi added that "the spirit of Good Friday and Easter is sacrifice, love, compassion and dedication to God and humanity."  He said the victory of good over evil ca...

PALM SUNDAY: HOLINESS IN ALL WE DO. The Osun State House of Assembly-elect, Hon. Akinyode Abidemi Oyewusi has admonished christians in Osun and Ife North in particular to be holy in all they do on the occasion of the palm Sunday which comes up today. The newly elected State Honourable in his words said "Constituents, I rejoice greatly with the Christian community on the celebration of the 2023 Palm Sunday."    Oyewusi added that "Palm Sunday celebrates Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem and marks the start of the Holy Week, the final day of His earthly ministry." Continuing, he added "However, as we begin Easter week, it is my prayer that all the dead things in our lives will be resurrected with the Lord." "The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting, 'Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!'" - Matthew 21:9" Once again...

SOUTHWEST PDP commends NWC, acting Chairman over  reconciliation process says Ogun mandate temporarily stolen  The Peoples Democratic Party in the South West has commended the efforts of the party faithful in the zone and charged all stakeholders to reconcile all aggrieved members for the progress of the party. This was contained in a communique jointly signed and made available to pressmen by the National Vice Chairman of the PDP,  Hon Olasoji Adagunodo, and the Zonal Publicity Secretary of the Party, Chief Sanya Atofarati on, Saturday, April 1st The southwest PDP said that its desk review shows that the party won the governorship elections in Ogun State, noting that the mandate was only temporarily stolen and would be retrieved in no distant time.  The PDP zonal leadership again congratulates the Oyo chapter of the Party and his excellency HE Seyi Makinde and Osun state chapter of PDP and HE Nurudeen Ademola ADELEKE as well as OGUN state chapter and HE ...