Osun House of Assembly to pass a bill to curb street hawking and illegal market set up

The Speaker of the state of Osun House of Assembly, Najeem Folasayo Salaam,  said the state House of Assembly is ready to put an end to street trading and illegal markets in the state. 

This was disclosed during the consideration of a bill on street trading and illegal markets set up on Thursday, March 24, at Osogbo, the Osun capital. 

Salaam stressed that it would be an offence for any person or group of persons to engage in street hawking or operate in illegal markets in the state once the bill becomes law. He said the law would promote the cleanliness of the state stating that this was one of the major aims of the government. 

Osun Election: Military are Hellbent To Truncate This Democracy - YRG

It is obvious that the military are hellbent to truncate the Nigeria  Democracy as their current unprofessional and partisan position in Osun state have indicated.

With the manner in which the security agents deployed for the Osun Governorship election, especially the soldiers and the SSS, are going about arresting, harassing and intimidating the targeted political leaders and supporters of  of the APC, there is certainly going to be an unprecedented revolt if the military men and SSS don't retreat  in their attempt to coerce the people in favour of the PDP candidate, Sen. Iyiola Omisore.

Youth Reformation group, Nigeria (YRG NIGERIA) in a statement has accused Security agents  of embarking on an all effort to truncate the Nigeria Democracy adding that the group will not accept any thing less that free, fair and credible Governorship poll in Osun state.

Osun PDP Mourns Senator Simeon Oduoye

The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Paryt (PDP) has commiserated with the entire people of Ikirun in Ifelodun local government of the state on the demise of their son, Senator Simeon Olasunkanmi Oduoye. He represented Osun Central Senatorial District at the Senate between 2004 and 2007 on the platform of PDP gave up the ghost at the weekend after a brief illness.

A release by the publicity secretary of the party, Prince Bola Ajao, described the death of the former military administrator of Edo, Niger and Ebonyi states as a great loss to the people of Ikirun and the state in general.

Ajao, however, thank God that the deceased would ever be remembered not only by his community, but the entire country for his contribution to the unity of Nigeria.

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Former Nigerian Senator, Simeon Oduoye Dies At 69

A former Nigerian Senator, Simeon Oduoye, is dead. Oduoye, who was a former military administrator of Ebonyi state and later became senator of the federal republic between 2003 to 2011 died yesterday at his Osogbo house.

He was aged 69. Oduoye represented Osun Central Senatorial Zone in the Senate on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party from 2003 to 2007, died yesterday in Osogbo.

Mr Bola Ajao, PDP Publicity Secretary in Osun, confirmed Oduoye’s death to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview on Saturday in Osogbo.

He described Oduoye’s death as “a blow to the party” adding that the deceased was a gentleman to the core, who served the country diligently.

“Oduoye was also a very illustrious son of the land. We will miss him greatly,” Ajao added.

One of the deceased’s children, Mr Kayode Oduoye, who also onfirmed the death of his father , said he was “indisposed for some time.’’