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![How Osun State Court Sentence A 45Yrs Old Man To Jail For Not Wearing Facemask]()
How Osun State Court Sentence A 45Yrs Old Man To Jail For Not Wearing Facemask
An Osun State Magistrate court sitting in Osogbo, on Wednesday, sentenced a man, Jonathan Ukonwe, to 30 days imprisonment for resisting arrest and intentionally disobeying the constituted authority for not wearing facemask.The 45-year-old man was arraigned for assaulting a female operative of Amote... -
![JUST IN: Osun State Secretary, Wole Oyebamiji Tests Positive For Coronavirus]()
JUST IN: Osun State Secretary, Wole Oyebamiji Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Wole Oyebamiji, secretary to the Osun state government, has tested positive for the coronavirus.Rafiu Isamotu, the Osun Commissioner for health, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.The state also confirmed 10 more COVID-19 cases, while one patient was discharged after testing negative for the ... -
![BREAKING: Lagos And Osun Threaten Fresh Lockdown As Covid 19 Cases Hit 23,298]()
BREAKING: Lagos And Osun Threaten Fresh Lockdown As Covid 19 Cases Hit 23,298
Lagos and Osun state governments have threatened fresh lockdowns amid increasing covid-19 cases in the states and the country.Fresh 684 Covid-19 cases were recorded in 18 states and the Federal Capital Territory on Friday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, bringing the total number of cases... -
![50-year-old Father, Adeyeye Arrested For Raping 13-year-old Daughter In Osun State]()
50-year-old Father, Adeyeye Arrested For Raping 13-year-old Daughter In Osun State
A 50-year-old father in Osun State was paraded by the state's Police Command for raping his 13-year-old daughter.This was disclosed by the Commissioner of Police, Undie Adie, who vowed that the command would not relent in ensuring that rapists were made to face the full wrath of the law.The fa... -
![Angry Wife Bursts Husband's Scr0tum After She Caught Him With Another Woman in Osun]()
Angry Wife Bursts Husband's Scr0tum After She Caught Him With Another Woman in Osun
One Mrs Omolara Seriki, a 35-year-old married woman, allegedly damaged the scrotum of her 52-year-old husband, Raheem, after she allegedly caught him cheating with another woman in the Iragbiji area, Boripe council of Osun state.The Spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) ... -
![More Than 100 Staff Were Laid Off At Bowen University Iwo, Osun State]()
More Than 100 Staff Were Laid Off At Bowen University Iwo, Osun State
No fewer than 100 staff of the Bowen University Iwo, Osun State, have been reportedly laid off by the governing council of the institution.The University said it reached the decision due to the unease the lockdown brought to the institution.Bowen University is a private Baptist Christian Nigerian i... -
![Tension As Cult Clash Left Two Dead, Forcing Bank To Shut Down In Osun]()
Tension As Cult Clash Left Two Dead, Forcing Bank To Shut Down In Osun
There was tension in Ilesha in Osun State on Monday as a cult clash left two dead, forcing banks in the community and commercial activities to shut.It was gathered that the clash was between Eyie confraternity and Aiye cult groups.The Nation learnt that two cultists belonging to Eyie confraternity ... -
![DSS Arraigns Joshua Sayo Oki For Making Facebook Post That 'Embarrassed' Osun Speaker]()
DSS Arraigns Joshua Sayo Oki For Making Facebook Post That 'Embarrassed' Osun Speaker
The Department of State Service has arraigned a 48-year-old man, Joshua Sayo Oki before a Magistrate Court in Osogbo, the state capital over his Facebook post that was considered embarrassing to the Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Mr Timothy Owoeye, according to a report by Daily Trust. Pr... -
![Residents In Fear As Hospital Shuts Down Over Suspected COVID-19 Case In Osun]()
Residents In Fear As Hospital Shuts Down Over Suspected COVID-19 Case In Osun
There is palpable fear among residents of Osun State, as the Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, LAUTECH, Osogbo, was shut down after receiving an ophthalmology patient with COVID-19 symptoms, from Lagos State.Sources in the hospital on Saturday said the patient was referred from Lagos St... -
![Police Arrest Fleeing Boyfriend Whose Lover Died After Eating Rice In His Apartment In Osun]()
Police Arrest Fleeing Boyfriend Whose Lover Died After Eating Rice In His Apartment In Osun
The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a lover boy, Maliki Ayo, a third-year student of the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti for the death of Faderera Oloyede.[html] Oloyede died in his room in the Koko area of Iree Community, Boripe Local Government of Osun State. [/html]The Poli... -
![Osun Deputy Chief Of Staff, Adejare Adebisi Dies After Prolonged Illness]()
Osun Deputy Chief Of Staff, Adejare Adebisi Dies After Prolonged Illness
Osun Deputy Chief Of Staff, General Administration, Adejare Adebisi is dead.A source revealed, the deceased died of a prolong illness at an undisclosed hospital in Lagos StateHis death comes less than a year after he was inaugurated into office as the Deputy Chief of staff on general administration... -
![How Osun State Governor Bought 10 Fire Service Trucks For N1.8BN (But Costs Less Than N50M)]()
How Osun State Governor Bought 10 Fire Service Trucks For N1.8BN (But Costs Less Than N50M)
Could a Fire Truck cost up to $500,000 (USD) - N180 million? I highly doubt it, but this is what the minister for interior, Rauf Aregbesola is selling to us, and he has the guts to quote the price!? Can you imagine the disrespect to well learnt citizens? He has effectively markup the purchase price... -
![Osun Amotekun Operatives Arrest Five Armed Robbers in The State]()
Osun Amotekun Operatives Arrest Five Armed Robbers in The State
Operatives of Osun State’s Amotekun have arrested five suspected armed robbers who carried out a robbery operation at Iragbiji on Saturday.Earlier, two of the five-man gang were arrested at Iragbiji where the robbery took place while others fled to Owena-ijesa.Following a tip-off from members of ... -
![Osun Govt Reveals Plan To Generate Over 15,000 Jobs After Covid-19 Pandemic]()
Osun Govt Reveals Plan To Generate Over 15,000 Jobs After Covid-19 Pandemic
The Osun State Government yesterday has planned to generate over 15,000 Jobs for their people through industrial, technical, vocational growth and develoment in the state.The State Commissioner for Commerce, Industry, Cooperatives and Empowerment, Dr. Bode Olaonipekun, disclosed the plans during a ... -
![Life Imprisonment For Rape, 14 Years Jail For Attempt Passed Into Law By Osun Assembly]()
Life Imprisonment For Rape, 14 Years Jail For Attempt Passed Into Law By Osun Assembly
The Osun State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed into law the bill that recommends life imprisonment for rape perpetrators and 14 years jail term for attempted rape.The Speaker, RT. Hon. Timothy Owoeye, in his submission, asserted that with the passage of the bill will assist to curtail the cas... -
![82-year-old Hypertensive Patient In Osun State Recovers From Coronavirus]()
82-year-old Hypertensive Patient In Osun State Recovers From Coronavirus
An 82-year-old woman in Osun state has recovered from coronavirus.The state Commissioner for Health, Rafiu Isamotu, who disclosed this to newsmen today May 29, said the Octogenarian was a hypertensive patient who survived the deadly disease despite medical opinion that older persons with chronic di... -
![Man, Kamoru Ajibola Chops Off Mistress's Husband Wrist During A Heat Fight In Osun]()
Man, Kamoru Ajibola Chops Off Mistress's Husband Wrist During A Heat Fight In Osun
One Tunde Ajayi of the Amuda Oba area of Modakeke, Osun State, on Monday, had his wrist cut off following an attack on him by one Kamoru Ajibola, and his friend, Ismaila Mohammed.Ajayi, it was learnt, had previously accused Ajibola of having an illicit affair with his wife, Kemi, which led to a hea... -
![Amotekun Arrests Two Suspects For Stealing Female Underwear For Ritual Purposes In Osun (Photo)]()
Amotekun Arrests Two Suspects For Stealing Female Underwear For Ritual Purposes In Osun (Photo)
Men of Amotekun Corps in Osun State have arrested two suspects, Friday and Toyib for allegedly stealing female underwear for ritual purposes. The suspects were said to have been nabbed by Amotekun corps after they had bugled a house at Kajola Ajaba in Ila Local Government Area of the state. They ha... -
![Amotekun Operatives Arrest 10 Chinese Suspects, Others For Illegal Mining In Osun]()
Amotekun Operatives Arrest 10 Chinese Suspects, Others For Illegal Mining In Osun
The Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Operation Amotekun has arrested another 10 Chinese, 1 Ghanaian and three locals for illegal mining in Osun state, south-west Nigeria.The expatriates were arrested on Tuesday at four illegal mining sites in Atakunmosa West local government area of the s... -
![Amotekun Corps Intercepts 14 Northern Youths Who Breached Interstate Travel At Osun]()
Amotekun Corps Intercepts 14 Northern Youths Who Breached Interstate Travel At Osun
THE Amotekun Corps in Osun State, weekend, intercepted 14 northern youths who breached the interstate travel ban at Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area of the state. They were discovered hidden at the back of a space bus used to transport food items from the northern part of the country. According... -
![Court Arraign A 62Yrs Old Osun Mornach, 2 Others For Allegedly Defiling A 14Yrs Old Girl]()
Court Arraign A 62Yrs Old Osun Mornach, 2 Others For Allegedly Defiling A 14Yrs Old Girl
The Aketewi of Iketewi in Osun State, David Ogungbemi, 62, was on Thursday arraigned alongside his son, Idowu, and one Sarafa Olayiwola before an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl.They were arraigned before Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara on three counts of conspirac... -
![COVID 19: Osun Govt. Confirms Three New Cases In The State]()
COVID 19: Osun Govt. Confirms Three New Cases In The State
The Osun government has confirmed three new cases of coronavirus in the state.The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu, in a statement on Wednesday in Osogbo, said that the new cases were contacts of previously confirmed cases in the state.Isamotu added that the new cases had increased t... -
![17 Chinese Men Arrested With Their Nigerian Partners For Illegal Mining in Osun (Photos)]()
17 Chinese Men Arrested With Their Nigerian Partners For Illegal Mining in Osun (Photos)
A Joint task force recently inaugurated by the Osun State Government, has arrested 27 persons for illegal mining in the state. The 27 persons who were arrested in a coordinated sting operation around Ilesa and Ife axis of the state include 17 Chinese, 9 locals as well as the traditional chief (Bale... -
![Osun State Govt. Arrests 17 Chinese And Others Over Illegal Mining]()
Osun State Govt. Arrests 17 Chinese And Others Over Illegal Mining
At least 27 persons, including 17 Chinese nationals, have been arrested for illegal mining by the joint task force recently inaugurated by Osun State Government.Also among those arrested are 9 local as well as the traditions chief (Bale) of a community in the state.They were arrested following a co... -
![Osun State Police Arrest 17 Chinese Nationals For Illegal Minning]()
Osun State Police Arrest 17 Chinese Nationals For Illegal Minning
Seventeen Chinese nationals have been apprehended by the Osun state govt for illegal mining in the state.Abdullahi Binuyo, the Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Gboyega Oyetola, disclosed this on Sunday in Osogbo.According to him, the suspects were arrested following a coordinated sting operation i... -
![Covid-19: Sokoto Bound Travelers Intercepted By Police At Osun-Ibadan Boundary (Photos)]()
Covid-19: Sokoto Bound Travelers Intercepted By Police At Osun-Ibadan Boundary (Photos)
Officers of the Nigeria Police have apprehended 11 travellers from Sokoto, who defied the inter-state lockdown order of the Oyo State Government, in their bid to sneak into Akure, Ondo State.Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has, however declared that the travellers will not be released... -
![COVID-19: Afenifere Throws Support Behind Osun State’s Move To Deport Northern Youths]()
COVID-19: Afenifere Throws Support Behind Osun State’s Move To Deport Northern Youths
Mr Yinka Odumakin, Secretary-General of Afenifere, in an interview with SaharaReporters, said the state was right to take the action considering the ongoing battle with Coronavirus.Yoruba social-cultural group, Afenifere, has backed a move by Osun State to deport some Northern youth from Zamf... -
![We Will Embark On Deportation Of Illegal Miners Who Sneaked In From Zamfara - Osun Govt Declares]()
We Will Embark On Deportation Of Illegal Miners Who Sneaked In From Zamfara - Osun Govt Declares
The Osun Government says it will start the deportation of illegal miners who sneaked into the state from Zamfara during the lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus.Mrs Funke Egbemode, the State Commissioner for Information, in a statement on Friday in Osogbo, said the planned deportation of m... -
![Woman, Adetola Who Was Flogged By Police In Osun Demands N200 Million Compensation, Apology]()
Woman, Adetola Who Was Flogged By Police In Osun Demands N200 Million Compensation, Apology
The woman who was flogged by two police officers enforcing the coronavirus lockdown in Osun, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu, demanding a compensation of N200 million.Adetola Abdulazeez, mother of two and seller of beauty products, was flogged by the policemen on her w... -
![Two Coronavirus Patients Die In Osun After Sneaking In From Lagos To The State]()
Two Coronavirus Patients Die In Osun After Sneaking In From Lagos To The State
Two of the 12 new coronavirus patients in Osun State, who sneaked into the state from Lagos State, have died, a report by DailyTrust has revealed. It was gathered that the two are the only COVID-19 related deaths recorded in the state so far. The state had only one active case left, after dischargi... -
![Two Coronavirus Patients Die In Osun State]()
Two Coronavirus Patients Die In Osun State
Two of the 12 new coronavirus patients admitted at the Osun State Isolation Centre are dead, The PUNCH reports.Governor Adegboyega Oyetola made this known while addressing newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo, the state capital.He said the two deaths occurred in Ile-Ife and Ede areas of the state.According ... -
![COVID-19! Use of Face Mask in Public Made Mandatory in Osun State]()
COVID-19! Use of Face Mask in Public Made Mandatory in Osun State
As states in Nigeria take various steps to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Osun state government has now made the use of face mask mandatory.This was made known by the state Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, stating that use of face mask in public places by residents, is now mandatory.In a statement rele... -
![Pandemonium As Passenger Coughs And Dies At Checkpoint In Osun/Oyo Boundary]()
Pandemonium As Passenger Coughs And Dies At Checkpoint In Osun/Oyo Boundary
Police operatives and some medical personnel at Osun/Oyo border on Sunday evening reportedly intercepted a car, said to have conveyed a sick man, who eventually died while being checked.The vehicle, it was learnt, was stopped at Odo Oba, Iwo, an entry point to Osun from Oyo State while attempting t... -
![Police Arrest Officers Who Mercilessly Flogged Unarmed Woman In Osun (Video)]()
Police Arrest Officers Who Mercilessly Flogged Unarmed Woman In Osun (Video)
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has condemned the assault on a woman at the Odo Ori Market, Iwo Osun State by men of the Force attached to Iwo Division, Osun State. A viral video showing some police officers flogging a woman for defying the lockdown order had emerged on Sa... -
![30-Yr-Old Single Mother, Yetunde Dies During Illegal Abortion From Quack In Osun]()
30-Yr-Old Single Mother, Yetunde Dies During Illegal Abortion From Quack In Osun
A 30-year-old single mother, identified simply as Yetunde, has reportedly died during an illegal abortion performed on her by a quack in Ikirun, Osun State.The lifeless body of the deceased was recovered by the roadside in the Idi Isin area of the town by police personnel on Tuesday.While residents... -
![#Fear Of Covid-19: Drama In Osun As Lawyers Flee After The Accused Coughs During Court Session]()
#Fear Of Covid-19: Drama In Osun As Lawyers Flee After The Accused Coughs During Court Session
The accused coughed and this development led to a little disruption of the proceedings.There was drama on Tuesday inside an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo, when an accused arraigned for assault, suddenly coughed while his charge was being read, Punch Metro reports.The development... -
![EXPOSED! Man Accuses Osun Govt Of Importing COVID-19 Patients To Get Fund From FG]()
EXPOSED! Man Accuses Osun Govt Of Importing COVID-19 Patients To Get Fund From FG
A Facebook user, Saheed Akinloye, was on Tuesday remanded in a correctional centre by the Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo for accusing the state government of importing COVID-19 patients into the state in order to access funds from the Federal Government.Akinloye was arraigned on ... -
![3 Men Arrested With Used Female Panties After Defying Stay-At-Home Order In Osun]()
3 Men Arrested With Used Female Panties After Defying Stay-At-Home Order In Osun
Three men arrested for being in possession of used female pant on Wednesday appeared before a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ile Ife, Osun State, Punch Metro reports.The defendants — Odelola Olawuyi, Ajayi Damilare, and Toheeb Elugbaju — were caught with the item and they allegedly failed to g... -
![34-Year-Old Fake Chief Medical Director, Quadri Abiodun Akande Aressted By DSS In Osun]()
34-Year-Old Fake Chief Medical Director, Quadri Abiodun Akande Aressted By DSS In Osun
The Directorate of State Security (DSS) in Osun State, has arraigned a 34-year-old man, Quadri Abiodun Akande, at Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged impersonation.Akande who allegedly presented himself as the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of one Optimal Care Clinic and is facing a five c... -
![COVID-19 Lockdown: Osun Court Sentences 14 Persons For Defying Stay At Home Directive]()
COVID-19 Lockdown: Osun Court Sentences 14 Persons For Defying Stay At Home Directive
An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced 14 persons to two months imprisonment each for breaching Coronavirus regulations in the state.All the defendants pleaded guilty to two-count charge of disobedience to lockdown order and conduct likely to cause breach of public peace.The Magistra...
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