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  • 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 diseases have slimmer chances of survival.Isamotu sa ...

  • 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 heated argument between them.However, around 4am on M ...

  • 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 had already succeeded in stealing pants belonging to ...

  • 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 state.According to the security agency, the four il ...

  • 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 to a source at the scene, the driver was asked to ...

  • 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 conspiracy, rape and sexual exploitation.They were alleged ...

  • 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 the active cases in the state to seven. “Samples ...

  • 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 in Ilesa and Ife areas of the State.He said the min ...

  • 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) of a community in the state.Mr Abdullahi Binuyo, ...

  • 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 coordinated sting operation around Ilesa and Ife axi ...

  • 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 Zamfara State, who sneaked into Osun despite the lockd ...

  • 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 to the Sokoto State Government until they undergo ...

  • 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 miners was a precautionary measure to contain commu ...

  • 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 way to buy drugs for her relatives at a pharmacy in ...

  • 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 discharging 17 patients earlier, before recording another 1 ...

  • 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 to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control as of Sa ...

  • 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 released on Thursday afternoon, April 23, the state go ...

  • 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 to enter Osun State.The car was said to have left I ...

  • 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 Saturday. The unidentified woman had claimed that sh ...

  • 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 of the area were confused about how the corpse go ...

  • #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 led to a little disruption of the proceedings, as ...

  • 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 four counts bordering on defamation, intent to inc ...

  • 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 count-charge, bothering on impersonation and forger ...

  • 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 give convincing explanation on how they came about ...

  • 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 Magistrate, Mr O.A Ayilara, in his judgement, sentenced th ...

  • Osun Govt. Discharges 1 Coronavirus Patient & 109 Returnees After Testing Negative

     Osun State Government has discharged its coronavirus index case and 109 returnees from the United Kingdom and Cote d’Ivoire after they tested negative for the disease.The State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola announced this during a press briefing on Sunday, April 5, 2020, at the State secretariat, Governor’s Office, Abere, Osogbo.The Governor sa ...

  • Breaking: Missing Osun Coronavirus Patient Apprehended And Returned To Isolation Center

     The COVID-19 patient who went missing in Osun State has been apprehended by the police and returned to the Isolation facility in Ejigbo, area of the State on Saturday.This was disclosed in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Ismail Omipidan, TheNation writes.Mr Omipidan said the patient, a woman, was apprehended by the po ...

  • Osun Govt Debunk News Of 6 Escaped Coronavirus Patients, Says Only One Missing

     The Osun State government on Saturday has confirmed that one coronavirus patient is missing at the Isolation facility in Ejigbo, The Nation reports.A statement by the Commissioner of information and Civic Orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemonde denied the report that six of coronavirus patients escaped the facility.Egbemonde said, “This morning we em ...

  • RCCG G.O., Pastor Adeboye Donates Another N20m To Support Osun State COVID-19 Relief Package

     The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has made another donation of N20 million to Osun State government to support its effort to cushion the effect of coronavirus (COVID-19) on Osun residents. As at today, Friday, April 3, 2020, Odin ranks third among the states with confirmed cases of Covid-19 ...

  • Confusion As Six Coronavirus Patients Escape From Hospital In Osun; Identities Revealed

     The Osun state government has launched a manhunt for six persons who tested positive for coronavirus but escaped from isolation center in Ejigbo area of the state, Daily Trust reports.The six persons were part of the newly confirmed cases in the state.They were said to have migrated into the state from Ivory Coast due to the infectious nature of t ...

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