Osun State
20 Sep
Osun Amotekun Corps on Tuesday said it arrested a 24-year old man for alledgedly stealing electric transformer cables in Iwaro Community in Ilesa, Osun State. Brig-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, Osun Amotekun Commander, made this known in a statement, adding that the suspect was arrested in the act on Monday, at 4:00 a.m. “A young man, Abiodun…
20 Sep
The Osun State Police Command has called on members of the public who are in possession of illegal firearms to submit them at the Divisional Police Headquarters nearest to them. This was disclosed in a statement by spokesperson for the Commissioner of Police Osun State Command, Osogbo, Opalola Yemisi Olawo. Olawo said it is in…
18 Sep
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has imposed a curfew on the communities of Ilobu and Ifon following a communal clash between the two communities. The clash began on Saturday after a 28-year-old man, Sodiq Alamu, was reportedly killed at Opapa village in Ilobu. The Ilobu Asake Development Union (IDU) has accused some people in Ifon…
18 Sep
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, escaped a plane incident, his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, confirmed, yesterday.
18 Sep
The police in Osun State, yesterday, appealed to indigenes of Ilobu and Ifon Orolu communities to remain calm and refrain from taking law into their hands over the killing of one Sodiq Alamu.
3 Sep
Titled, Courage & Character: The Definitive History of Osun State, the 460-page coffee table book recounts the history of the struggle of the people for their State till military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, acceded in 1991. The book covers the activities of the various administrations, concluding with that of Rauf Aregbesola. There are sections on…
31 Aug
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has expelled 84 of its members for engaging in alleged anti-party activities. Osun APC chairman, Sooko Lawal, said in a statement on Wednesday that the party’s decision followed allegations of misconduct leveled against the expelled members. Lawal said the state executive took the decision following a comprehensive assessment…
30 Aug
The Nigerian Army absolved itself from an allegation of confiscation of community land for a proposed civil-military intervention project in Orolu Community in Osun. This contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig -Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Wednesday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said that one Chief Babatunde Oyetunji, Eesa of Ifon, had in…
27 Aug
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has said that the people of the state must remain steadfast in their resolve to leave legacy of prosperity for the next generation.
26 Aug
From Osun State where Isese Day celebration got state recognition in 2013, more states in the South West comprising Lagos, Oyo and Ogun, toed the same path this year with the declaration of a work free day for civil servants every August 20.
23 Aug
The immediate past Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has restated his commitment to progressive ideals and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State as he stated that political parties are amalgamation of different interests and tendencies.
22 Aug
Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Tuesday, boasted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will unseat the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the November 11 governorship election in Kogi. Adeleke is the chairman of the PDP Campaign Council for the November 11 gubernatorial election. The incumbent governor of Kogi is Yahaya Bello of the All…
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