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Speaking at the launching of the Textile factory,  "Ooni said Aje Festival celebration remains one of the significant obligations of preserving and upholding the sacred heritage our Ancestors gave to us. It tells of the economic pre-eminence and rich inheritance that Yoruba dispensed into the world civilization. Aje, is a deity of wealth and economic prosperity that is adding great positive influence on the world’s economy. In line with the mission of 2021 Aje Festival, I have therefore launched ‘Ooni Adire Fashion Textile Factory’ with a mandate of supporting, uplifting and equipping emerging young entrepreneurs with greater knowledge of Adire, advancing my unwavering commitment towards the creation of textile industrialization that is fit for purpose, integrating a new cultural textile economy that speaks to the heart of ‘Made in Nigeria’ as well as unlocking significant values for innovative Adire business models with the use of modern technology that are inherent in our young ...

Facts have emerged on how a former governor of Osun State and the incumbent Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, was secretly paid 96 months salary arrears towards the end of his administration in 2018. DAILY POST recalls that the former governor had boasted publicly on many occasions on how he sacrificed his salaries throughout the eight years of his 2-term tenure in office as a result of his personal conviction on inclusive governance. However, DAILY POST authoritatively gathered that the former Osun State governor, towards the expiration of his administration in 2018 ordered the Ministry of Finance, through the Accountant General Office to effect the payment of his salaries for the whole eight years in office, amounting to several millions of Naira, which was paid to his personal account. DAILY POST cannot confirm the actual amount. It would be recalled that Aregbesola, at different occasions had also claimed not to operate any personal account throughout his tenure in office. But...

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), has been named Africa’s Most Admired Man by Gazette Africa, a South African based media. Gazette Africa in its report on Thursday, February 18, 2021, said that the IPOB leader has become more influential / powerful than the federal and state governments in South-East and South-South. The documentary titled ”,Meet Nnamdi Kanu Africa’s Most Admired Man reads: Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, a British Nigerian Biafra political activist, is currently Africa’s most admired man. The name ‘Nnamdi Kanu’ became an oft-mentioned name in every household in Nigeria in 2014 during which he stepped up the campaign for the Republic of Biafra, a defunct state reinstated in Nigeria after the civil war.  Mr. Kanu, whose full name is Nnamdi Okwu Kanu, quickly became a public figure around the world after being arrested by the Nigerian government for alleged treason on October 14, 2015 and detained for over a year, despite various court orders whic...

The immediate past Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has mocked the recent defection of Senator Iyiola Omisore into the All Progressives Congress (APC), stating that murderers can join the party. Osun Herald gathered that Ogbeni Aregbesola who currently serves as the Minister of Interior, said this on Friday, after taking part in the APC’s ongoing revalidation exercise at Ifofin, Ward 8, Ilesa East Local Government of Osun State. “Though the constitution allows everyone to register as a member of any political party, even if they are suspects, murderers, character assassinators etc, but those who constitute majority of the party membership must represent the core values of the party. What distinguishes us are the values we hold. We value social democracy, to a large extent liberal democracy and progressivism. “There must be a clear distinction between jolly good fellows and fair weather friends who will still leave our party when they sense a better opportunity elsewhere. ...

Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, former military administrator of Lagos State and erstwhile executive governor of Osun State has been given the assignment to chair the South-West Peoples Demicratic Party (PDP) Reconciliation  Committee. The former governor in his address promised that the party must be united to take over power considering the fact that Nigerians  are yearning for PDP to come back, because for every promise made by the All Progressives Congress  (APC) government; not one of them has been fulfilled.  Oyinlola who spoke on Thursday at the South-West PDP Reconciliation Commmittee with Lagos State PDP Special Stakeholders  said that he didn’t see reason the party should not be united , stressing that they were in power, but lost out  because they refused to unite and unfortnately allowed gaps and power was taken over from them He said, “Today every Nigerian knows that the government of the PDP  has never been equalled in terms of performance and keeping promises.” The former go...

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a global finance expert, an economist and international development professional with over 30 years of experience working in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America. Currently, Dr Okonjo-Iweala is Chair of the Board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Since its creation in 2000, Gavi has immunized 760 million children globally and saved thirteen million lives. She sits on the Boards of Standard Chartered PLC and Twitter Inc. She was recently appointed as African Union (AU) Special Envoy to mobilise international financial support for the fight against COVID-19 and WHO Special Envoy for Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator. She is a skilled negotiator and has brokered numerous agreements which have produced win-win outcomes in negotiations. She is regarded as an effective consensus builder and an honest broker enjoying the trust and confidence of governments and other stakeholders. Previously, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala twice served as Nigeria’s Finance Ministe...

The vital role communication plays in human existence is aptly summarized in the saying that information is power. This saying simply captures the enormous portion of human life is spent in interaction with the mass media. From time to time, the public fora are replete with discourses by media scholars, media professionals and in fact a wide array of people, on the pervasiveness of mass media in our lives. In Osun State, this is our commitment communicating development in truth and fairness. Osun Herald is a product of Delight communication, an independent news magazine reporting Osun State. At Delight communication we believe every community deserves its own news medium and that is why we focus on specific community for our publications, for as long as there is something new to keep, break and bring to your attention for posterity. There shall be no letting down as we take you to a height unimaginable, while showcasing events that matters in the State. We adopt a simple ideology in th...