Be Patient With Tinubu, Ooni Urges Nigerians and Other Trending News in Osun Today

OSUN DEFENDER brings you the tending stories in Osun State, South West Nigeria, today. Developments in the state on Tuesday covered education and governance related issues. Our reporter, Kazeem Badmus reports that the following items shaped the discourse today on both local, mainstream and social media.

1: Be Patient With Tinubu, Ooni Urges Nigerians

With the current economic situation, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has pleaded with Nigerians to exercise patience with President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

Oba Ogunwusi made the appeal during the visitation to his family compound as part of activities to mark the grand finale of the Olojo Annual Festival in the Oketase area, Ile-Ife on Monday.

The monarch noted that
citizens are facing a lot of challenges in all ramifications of life, admitting that Nigeria is currently at its trial period.

According to him, “I know that people are passing through difficult periods in which they are not finding life easy and truly this is a challenging period.

2: OAU Students Protest Tuition Fee Hike (Photos)

Scores of students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, on Tuesday took to the streets to express their dissatisfaction with the raised tuition fees announced by the school management.

Some students expressed their determination to continue protesting until the school authorities reverted to their previous fees, stating that the fee increase lacked empathy.

The students also urged the Federal Government to allocate the funds from subsidy removal towards education instead of allowing an increase in school fees.

The protesting students were calling for a 50% reduction on the original fee and installment payment activation.

Addressing the students at the campus gate of the university, Kanmi Adewara, Director, ICT, OAU who spoke on behalf of the Vice Chancellor said the installment payment was not activated earlier because of shortage staff.

Kazeem Badmus