Osun
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Few hours before Christmas, human and vehicular traffic have increased on both inter-state and intra-city roads in Osun, Ondo and Ekiti states, leading to gridlocks. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three adjoining states have road networks, which many commuters and motorists from Abuja, Jos and other northern states ply to get…
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Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has called on Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State to extend his pardon to Morakinyo Sunday, who was convicted alongside Segun Olowokere for armed robbery involving chickens and eggs. Olowokere and Morakinyo were accused of robbing a police officer and others in the Odo-Otin…
20 Dec
The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has commiserated with his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde, over the loss of lives in a stampede at a funfair event in Ibadan on Wednesday. In a statement signed by his Spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke described the incident which led to the death of about 30 kids as…
18 Dec
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has ordered investigation into the case of a boy sentenced to death by an Osun High Court in 2010 for allegedly stealing chicken and eggs. Adeleke’s order is contained in a statement issued by his Spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed, on Wednesday in Osun. The governor has also ordered the state…
18 Dec
The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered the pardoning of a young man reportedly sentenced to death by hanging in the state for stealing fowl. Adeleke, in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, ordered the attorney general to intervene in the matter and ensure the young man is listed for the prerogative…
16 Dec
The Ondo State Police Command has stated that no police station was overrun by commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as Okada riders, in the state. The command said this to dismiss a report which it claimed was aimed at creating unnecessary panic among the public. The police in a statement said some Okada riders stormed the…
6 Dec
Four suspected rapists have been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun State Command. The suspects, Sadiq Opeyemi, 30, Afeez Olalekan, 26, Ismail Ibrahim, 30, and Abdulahi Garba, 33, were arrested on December 3 in Iwo, Iwo Local Government Area of the state, for allegedly raping two minors. The…
5 Dec
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has expressed optimism that the governorship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo and Ondo states would win at the election petition tribunal. He said this, yesterday, while commissioning the completed dualised Stadium Roundabout to Testing Ground Roundabout, Oke-Baale Roundabout and Ilesa Garage Roundabout, a section of Oba…
5 Dec
A 13-year-old boy has recounted his harrowing escape from a devastating midnight fire that claimed the lives of his father, a Customs officer attached to the Oyo/Osun Command, his mother, and four siblings in the Akankan area of Ede, Osun State. The tragedy occurred early Monday. The Guardian learnt that the family had gone to…
4 Dec
Oyo State Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, pledged his support for Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, ahead of the political challenges in both states, stating that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will not win in Osun and Oyo. Makinde's remarks came after APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, claimed the APC would win in…
4 Dec
The Federal Government on Wednesday expressed concern over limited Nigerian cultural heritage on World Heritage Sites. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that presently, only Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove in Osun and Sukur Cultural Landscape in Adamawa are on the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)’s list. While Sukur Cultural Landscape was listed…
29 Nov
The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 24-year-old man, Olalekan Kehinde, for allegedly vandalising a railway track in the Dagbolu area of Osogbo. In a statement released on Friday, the command’s spokesperson, Kehinde Adeleke, disclosed that Kehinde and his accomplice, identified as Abbey, committed the act…
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