Trend stories in Osun today

The state of Osun, which is often celebrated as a country of virtue, remains a melting pot of cultural heritage, political dynamics and headlining events.

As a heartbeat in the southwest of Nigeria, Osun continues with developments that shape the conversations both locally and beyond its borders.

1. Border dispute: Stop the guilt game, allow mature discussion – Macinde to Osun, Oyo residents

On Tuesday, the government of the state of Oyo asked the border communities of the IWO Local Government Osun and Lagelu Local Government of Oyo to stop the back and forth and to enable the two governments to continue to discuss ripe discussions about the resolution of the land dispute.

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The state commissioner for information and orientation, Dotun Oyelade, made an appeal in Ibadan on Tuesday.

He said that the government and the media feed on such combustible materials, and while the final enemy public statements feed the media nest, they are harmful and steered for what the governors of the two countries do.

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2. My development steps inspired by Awolowo's heir – Adeleke

The governor of the state of Osun, Ademola Adeleke, explained that the development steps of his government are inspired by the visionary legacy of the deceased Prime Minister of the Western region, boss Obafemi Awolowo.

Adeleke received the chairman of the Odu'a Investment Company Limited, Bimbo Ashiru and his team during a courtesy visit to his office in Osogbo and described his government as a “true progressive” and undertook for the government focused on people.

The governor said that his admiration for Awolowo's leadership model in the first Republic motivated the ambitious infrastructure projects and political initiatives of his government.

“Boss Obafemi Awolowo and his harvest of administrators are legendary figures. They saw the future and tried to create them in their time. They are my inspiration – especially since my family has severe roots in Awoistic philosophy,” said Adeleke.

3. National table tennis championships in Osun Hit KO level

After two days of preliminary games at the 5th Michael and Felicia Alabi Memorial National Table Tennis Championships, the tournament on Wednesday, April 30th, leads to the KO -Bühne.

All group games ended on Tuesday, April 29, in the Michael and Felicia Alabi Memorial Hall in Otan Ayegbaju, state of Osun.

Attention is now changing to the Knockout rounds, in which players placed will fight for fame for singles, double and mixed activities.

Day 3 of the competition begins with the Mixed Double final, followed by the final for men and women, all of which are planned for Wednesday, April 30th.

Later a day, the singles events begin with top seeds in the men and women -one that strives to reach the highlight of the tournament and a share in the price pocket of 11.5 million N.

John Peters, referee of the tournament, emphasized the impressive turnout this year and particularly noticed the creation of new talents in the cadet department.