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![October 1: Osun Group Mobilises Residents For ‘National Day Of Survival’ Protest]()
October 1: Osun Group Mobilises Residents For ‘National Day Of Survival’ Protest
The coalition for concerned Nigerians, the group responsible for the #Endbadgovernance protest is Osun have called on residents to throng the roads to protest against excruciating hardship in the country.Addressing newsmen in Osogbo on Monday, the group’s coordinator, Adetunji Ajala disclosed tha... -
![Alleged Arson: Court Remands Osun Monarch, Oba Muideen Azeez & Four Others]()
Alleged Arson: Court Remands Osun Monarch, Oba Muideen Azeez & Four Others
An Osun State High Court sitting in Ede has remanded a traditional ruler, Elegbedi of Egbedi in Osun State, Oba Muideen Azeez, and four other defendants in the Ile-Ife Custodial Centre.The defendants were remanded on Thursday following their inability to perfect the bail condition granted by the co... -
![Gov Adeleke Worries Over The Outcome Of Edo Election - Osun APC Reveals]()
Gov Adeleke Worries Over The Outcome Of Edo Election - Osun APC Reveals
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has declared that the result of the Edo State gubernatorial election won by Senator Monday Okpeboloh is causing worries in the camp of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state.This is as the Osun APC hailed the outcome of last Saturday’s Ed... -
![Police Drags Osun Cleric To Court For Calling Gospel Singer Prostitute On Social Media]()
Police Drags Osun Cleric To Court For Calling Gospel Singer Prostitute On Social Media
An Osun State-based cleric, Apostle Niyi Peter was Thursday docked before Chief Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara for allegedly referring to a gospel singer as a prostitute.Peter was said to have posted the picture of the gospel singer, Bunmi Akinnaanu on Whatsapp platform and tagged an abusive song to i... -
![Economic Mess; Gov Adeleke Slashes Workdays For Osun Civil Servants]()
Economic Mess; Gov Adeleke Slashes Workdays For Osun Civil Servants
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has approved the rescheduling of work days for civil servants in the state.The directive which affects various categories of civil servants in the state is in response to high transportation costs.Governor Ademola also approved an extension of payment of pal... -
![Photo: Woman Nabbed In Osun For Using Fake Money For Transactions]()
Photo: Woman Nabbed In Osun For Using Fake Money For Transactions
A single mother, Rebecca Ako, who specialises in using fake money for transactions has been nabbedRebecca who lives in Owenna, Osun State, and arrested for spending fake currency, was paraded by Osun Amotekun Corps.A statement signed by the spokesperson for Osun Amotekun Corps, Yusuf Idowu, on Tues... -
![Aluminium Worker, Sunday Ejoh Jailed For Stealing Tuber Of Yam In Osun]()
Aluminium Worker, Sunday Ejoh Jailed For Stealing Tuber Of Yam In Osun
An aluminium worker based in Okinni, Osun State, Sunday Ejoh, was on Monday sentenced to a six-month jail term by an Osun State Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo for stealing three tubers of yamEjoh, who appeared before Magistrate Mr M. Olatunji, had been arraigned on one count of theft ... -
![Osun Amotekun Arrest 50Yr Old Man For Attempted Kidnap, Other Suspected Criminals]()
Osun Amotekun Arrest 50Yr Old Man For Attempted Kidnap, Other Suspected Criminals
Osun State Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps has arrested 50-year-old Najeemdeen Shola Bankole Adeyemi for the attempted kidnapping of one Rodiat Adenike AbdulRazak whom he met on Facebook.Briefing journalists on his arrest and that of other suspected criminals at the headquarters of the s... -
![Osun Lecturer, Nsikak Akpan Embarks On 150 Hour Marathon Lecture To Break GWR]()
Osun Lecturer, Nsikak Akpan Embarks On 150 Hour Marathon Lecture To Break GWR
Dr. Nsikak Akpan, a lecturer at Foreign Links College in Moro, Osun State has embarked on a mission to break a Guinness World record. He has now commenced a 150-hour marathon lecture. Akpan is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest lecture ever delivered. It was gathered that... -
![Nigerian Graduate Sparks Debate By Claiming Title Of First Female Virgin From Osun State Uni (Video)]()
Nigerian Graduate Sparks Debate By Claiming Title Of First Female Virgin From Osun State Uni (Video)
In a surprising announcement, a Nigerian woman has proclaimed herself the first female virgin to graduate from Osun State University, igniting a flurry of reactions online. The declaration was made in a TikTok video that has since gone viral.In her post, the graduate emphasized that her virginity h... -
![Tragedy As Woman, Idowu Dies In Osun Collapsed Building]()
Tragedy As Woman, Idowu Dies In Osun Collapsed Building
A Nigerian woman, who has been identified as Idowu, has sadly passed away when a building collapsed in Ifetedo town in Osun State.It was gathered that the dilapidated building suddenly caved in Tuesday, September 17, 2024.A resident of Ifetedo, simply identified as Ogunyemi, while speaking to punch... -
![Gov. Adeleke Moves To Complete 12-Year-Old Osun Airport Project]()
Gov. Adeleke Moves To Complete 12-Year-Old Osun Airport Project
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, yesterday expressed the determination of his administration to revive and complete the almost 12-year-old Osun Airport project to exit Osun as the only state in the South West without an airport.He made the declaration at the commencement of the upgrade of Ibad... -
![Police Arrest Suspected Ritualists, Recover Human Parts, Females Under Wear In Osun]()
Police Arrest Suspected Ritualists, Recover Human Parts, Females Under Wear In Osun
Men of the Osun State Police Command have arrested seven suspected ritualists, with human body parts and female under-wear, in the Ipetu-Ijesha area of the state.Addressing newsmen, while parading the culprits on Wednesday, by the the command’s Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Giwa-Alade E... -
![Police Arrest Suspected Yoruba Nation Members, Recover Exhibits in Osun State]()
Police Arrest Suspected Yoruba Nation Members, Recover Exhibits in Osun State
The Osun State Police Command has arrested suspected members of the proscribed Yoruba Nation.The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, Emmanuel Giwa-Alade, made this known to journalists during a suspects’ parade at the Command headquarters in Osogbo on Wednesday, September 18.Th... -
![Osun State Revenue Service Nabs Two For Forging Tax Receipts]()
Osun State Revenue Service Nabs Two For Forging Tax Receipts
The Osun State Internal Revenue Service (OIRS) has apprehended two individuals suspected of creating and distributing counterfeit government tax receipts and clearance certificates. Chairman Ademola Adewumi announced the arrests in a statement issued on Sunday from Osogbo, revealing that the suspec... -
![Tragedy As Five Persons Die In Osun Road Crash]()
Tragedy As Five Persons Die In Osun Road Crash
Five persons have reportedly died in a fatal accident that involved a commercial bus and a gas tanker in Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Thursday.The accident had caused gridlock leading to travellers being trapped along Ife/Ibadan/Lagos Expressway.Casualties from the accident were confirmed by the Nigeria... -
![Amotekun Confirms Abduction Of Two Female Children In Osun]()
Amotekun Confirms Abduction Of Two Female Children In Osun
The Osun State Command of the Amotekun Corps has confirmed the abduction of two female children in the Ilesa Local Government Area of the state.The Corps Commander, CSP Isaac Omoyele (rtd), while confirming the abduction reassured the public that efforts are underway to locate the children and appr... -
![Osun Monarch, Owa Of Ijesaland, Oba Aromolaran Reportedly Dead]()
Osun Monarch, Owa Of Ijesaland, Oba Aromolaran Reportedly Dead
The Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, has reportedly passed away.A palace source who craved anonymity died on Wednesday after a brief illness.Though the Owa Obokun palace has not issued any official statement with regard to the monarch’s passing, sources within the palace ... -
![Court Remands Osun Traditional Ruler, 4 Others For Alleged Illegal Gold Mining]()
Court Remands Osun Traditional Ruler, 4 Others For Alleged Illegal Gold Mining
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered that a traditional ruler in Osun, Taofeeq Osunmakinde, and four others should be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre over alleged illegal gold mining.Justice Emeka Nwite, who gave the order after the defendants were arraigned by the Attorney-General ... -
![Daredevil Robbers Shoot Driver, Rape Female Passenger In Osun]()
Daredevil Robbers Shoot Driver, Rape Female Passenger In Osun
The Police in Osun State has confirmed the shooting of a commercial bus driver and the raping of a female passenger in the state.The acting Police Public Relations Officer, Osun State Police Command, Emmanuel Giwa-Alade, while confirming the incident revealed that it occurred along the Ife-Osu high... -
![Four Dead In Tragic Osun-Ondo Expressway Accident, FRSC Blames Speeding]()
Four Dead In Tragic Osun-Ondo Expressway Accident, FRSC Blames Speeding
The Osun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has reported a fatal accident on the Osun-Ondo expressway, which claimed the lives of four individuals on Sunday.State Sector Commander, Mr. Taofeeq Sokumbi, confirmed the incident during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NA... -
![Man, Muritala Ibrahim Arrested For Defiling 10Yr Old Girl In Osun]()
Man, Muritala Ibrahim Arrested For Defiling 10Yr Old Girl In Osun
A man, Muritala Ibrahim, has been apprehended by operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps for alleged defilement.It was gathered that 35-year-old Ibrahim allegedly defiled a 10-year-old girl, whose name has been withheld, in Agba, Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State.Ibrahim was arrested after t... -
![42-Year-old Osun Man, Lasisi Ismail Arrested For Allegedly Selling Land With Fake Documents]()
42-Year-old Osun Man, Lasisi Ismail Arrested For Allegedly Selling Land With Fake Documents
Lasisi Ismail, a 42-year-old man, has been arrested by the Osun Amotekun Corps for allegedly selling a piece of land that did not belong to him in Ilori-Agbedu, Ede, Osun State. According to reports, Ismail sold the land to a woman identified as Mrs. Afolabi for N800,000 using forged documents. The... -
![Osun Governor, Ademola Adeleke Denies State Involvement In N1bn Church Donation, Labels Allegations As 'Fake News']()
Osun Governor, Ademola Adeleke Denies State Involvement In N1bn Church Donation, Labels Allegations As 'Fake News'
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has firmly denied any connection between the state government and a recent N1 billion donation to the Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Lagos, made by his brother, Deji Adeleke . The governor clarified that the donation was a private act of philanthropy by ... -
![Amotekun Arrests Three Suspects Over Alleged Theft Of Spare Parts In Osun]()
Amotekun Arrests Three Suspects Over Alleged Theft Of Spare Parts In Osun
The operatives of the Osun State Amotekun Corps have arrested three men, Sodiq Oyedokun (21), Ojoko Ayomiposi (21), and Busari Ayomide (24), for allegedly stealing spare parts in Ode-Omu, Ayedaade, Osun State.The suspects were arrested at the point of selling the stolen items to one Mallam dealing ... -
![Two Suspects Arrested For Armed Robbery, Cultism In Osun]()
Two Suspects Arrested For Armed Robbery, Cultism In Osun
Osun State Police Command has paraded Olugbode Joshua and Akinleye Ayodeji for alleged armed robbery, membership of unlawful society and cultism.Making the arrest public during suspects parade at the police headquarters on Wednesday in Osogbo, the command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola said the duo w... -
![Osun Motorcyclist Arrested For 'Robbing, Raping Passenger' During Trip]()
Osun Motorcyclist Arrested For 'Robbing, Raping Passenger' During Trip
Police Command in Osun says it has arrested a 29-year-old commercial motorcyclist for allegedly robbing his passenger of her valuables and also raping her.SP Yemisi Opalola, Police Spokesperson in Osun, made this known when they paraded the suspect and others at the state police headquarters on Wed... -
![Osun Teenager Accuses Cleric Stepfather Of Impregnating Her At Age 13]()
Osun Teenager Accuses Cleric Stepfather Of Impregnating Her At Age 13
A teenage resident in Osogbo, Osun State, (name withheld), has accused a clergy also based in the town, simply identified as Femi, said to be her stepfather, of putting her in the family way at the age of 13The victim, aged 16, had approached a Non-Governmental Organisation, the World Institute for... -
![Moment Gov Adeleke of Osun State Displayed His Dancing Skills During Thanksgiving in Church]()
Moment Gov Adeleke of Osun State Displayed His Dancing Skills During Thanksgiving in Church
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State recently displayed his well-known dancing skills during a thanksgiving service held at a Celestial church. The event was part Thanksgiving service held in memory of his late mother, Nnena Adeleke, at the Cherubim and Seraphim headquarters in Lagos State on Sun... -
![Local Security Guard Slaughtered At His Duty Post By Unknown Assailant In Osun]()
Local Security Guard Slaughtered At His Duty Post By Unknown Assailant In Osun
Residents of Ikirun in Ifelodun local government area of Osun State were, yesterday, thrown into confusion as a local security guard was found slaughtered at his duty post by unknown assailants.It was gathered that the security guard, popularly known as ‘Ibariba’, was killed at a shop, owned by... -
![EndBadGovernance: Governor Adeleke Commends Suspension, Peaceful Protest In Osun]()
EndBadGovernance: Governor Adeleke Commends Suspension, Peaceful Protest In Osun
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has commended the suspension of the EndBadGovernance protest in the state.Governor Adeleke also praised the organizers and protesters for maintaining peace and order during the six days of the protest.The governor extended his commendation through a statement by ... -
![Police Arraign Alleged Notorious Osun Armed Robbery Suspect, Bode Itaapa In Abuja Court]()
Police Arraign Alleged Notorious Osun Armed Robbery Suspect, Bode Itaapa In Abuja Court
Osun State Police Command has revealed that an armed robbery suspect, Olabode Owoeye also known as Bode Itaapa, has been charged to court.The Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Umar Abba made this known through a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola on Wednesday.CP Umar Ab... -
![Police Arrest Osun Blacksmith, Isaac Alagbe, 2 Others Who Manufacture Single-barrel Guns]()
Police Arrest Osun Blacksmith, Isaac Alagbe, 2 Others Who Manufacture Single-barrel Guns
A blacksmith, Isaac Alagbe, 60, alongside two others, Shina Bamgbose, 50, and Babatunde Oyebode, 22, have been arrested by the Osun State Police Command for alleged unlawful possession of single-barrel guns and cartridges.A statement by the command’s spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, on Monday said t... -
![Nationwide Protest: Osun Gov. Adeleke Orders Closure Of Schools In The State]()
Nationwide Protest: Osun Gov. Adeleke Orders Closure Of Schools In The State
Ahead of the planned nationwide protest, the Osun State Government has ordered closure of both public and private schoolsThe Permanent Secretary of Education, Mr Kehinde Jimoh on Monday evening urged parents to take full custody of their wards before the commencement of the protest.He noted private... -
![NDLEA Raids Osun Forest, Arrests 17 Suspected Drug Dealers, Destroys Massive Cannabis Farm]()
NDLEA Raids Osun Forest, Arrests 17 Suspected Drug Dealers, Destroys Massive Cannabis Farm
In a major operation, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raided the Owena forest in Oriade Local Government Area of Osun State, leading to the arrest of 17 suspected drug dealers.During the operation, NDLEA operatives destroyed 31,250kg of cannabis cultivated on 12.5 hectares of f... -
![Osun Police Arrest Brothers, Saliu Yisa & Saliu Qudri For Fraudulent Cattle Scheme]()
Osun Police Arrest Brothers, Saliu Yisa & Saliu Qudri For Fraudulent Cattle Scheme
Two brothers, Saliu Yisa and Saliu Qudri, have been apprehended by the Osun State Police Command for conspiracy, theft, and defrauding a businessman under false pretenses.During a press briefing in Osogbo on Friday, Police Spokesperson Yemisi Opalola revealed that the brothers, aged 30 and 19, swin... -
![Osun Police Arrest Man, Kehinde Ganiyu For Killing Ghanian Friend For Money Ritual]()
Osun Police Arrest Man, Kehinde Ganiyu For Killing Ghanian Friend For Money Ritual
The Osun State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old Kehinde Ganiyu for the alleged murder of his Ghanian friend identified as Emmanuel Collins in Osogbo for money ritual purposes.According to the Command’s Spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola during a press briefing in Osogbo on Friday, 35-year-old ... -
![Osun Police Arrest Medical Doctor, Olayode Shakiru For Allegedly Raping Job Seeker]()
Osun Police Arrest Medical Doctor, Olayode Shakiru For Allegedly Raping Job Seeker
Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a medical doctor, Olayode Akangbe Shakiru, for alleged assault and rape of a teenage girl.Confirming the arrest, Spokesperson of the Command, Yemisi Opalola said investigation was being carried out by the police.She revealed that the suspect, Sh... -
![Moment Davido Storms Osun With Chioma's SUV Wedding Gift, Fans React]()
Moment Davido Storms Osun With Chioma's SUV Wedding Gift, Fans React
Nigerian superstar singer David Adeleke aka Davido has stormed Osun in the car he recently gave his wife, Chioma as wedding gift. He had gifted her the brand new SUV during their wedding in June. However, fans were shocked to see the singer arrive Osun in the new GN8 MVP car. Nigerians have taken t... -
!["This Is Grossly Inadequate" - Osun Residents Reject ₦70k New Minimum Wage]()
"This Is Grossly Inadequate" - Osun Residents Reject ₦70k New Minimum Wage
Some residents of Osun say the new minimum wage of ₦70,000 approved by President Bola Tinubu is grossly inadequate and unsustainable to meet the present economic realities in the country.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu in a meeting with organised labour on Thursday in Abuja, ...
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