The Governor of Osun, Ademola Adeleke, on Tuesday said the creation of the state in 1991 was not merely a political event, but the fulfilment of hope and aspirations of the people. Adeleke said this during a state-wide broadcast on the 33rd Anniversary of the creation of the state...
Osun State
Police Command in Osun says it has arrested a 29-year -old commercial motorcyclist for allegedly robbing his passenger of her valuables and also raped her. Police Spokesperson in Osun, SP Yemisi Opalola, made this known when it paraded the suspect and others at the state police headquarters on Wednesday...
The Policei Command in Osun has warned against the setting aside of Aug. 8 to celebrate cultism in the state, saying any unlawful gathering would not be tolerated. The command issued the warning in a statement by its spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, in Osogbo on Wednesday. ...
The organisers of #EndBadGovernance protests in Osun have said they would meet to decide the next line of action, after President Bola Tinubu appealed to protesters to suspended their protest and come for dialogue. Mr Ajala Adetunji, the Osun Coordinator of Coalition of Concern Nigeria Citizens, the group spearheading...
The Police Command in Osun, on Friday, said it arrested a 50-years old man, who allegedly killed his friend (that was sick) for money making ritual. Police Spokesperson in Osun, SP Yemisi Opalola, told journalists during the parade of criminal suspects at the command headquarters in Osogbo, that...
The Police Command in Osun on Sunday confirmed the rescue of two persons who were trapped under a collapsed building at Sabo Area of Osogbo. SP Yemisi Opalola, Police Spokesperson in Osun made this known in a statement issued in Osogbo on Sunday. Opalola said an uncompleted storey...
The Police Command in Osun has alerted commercial motorcyclists in the state to be mindful of criminals posing as passengers to rob them of their motorcycles. The warning is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Osogbo by the command’s Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola. Opalola explained that...
An Osun elder statesman and former Vice Chancellor Al-Hikmah University, Prof. Razaq Abubakre has described the choice of former governor, Adegboyega Oyetola as leader of APC in the state as “putting a square peg in a square hole”. In a statement issued in Abuja, Abubakre who is also...
The Court of Appeal, Akure Division, on Wednesday, overturned the verdict of an Osun State High Court which affirmed Prince Abayomi Olubuji of Aga ruling house as the Obalufe of Ile-Ife. Obalufe is the second in Command to Ooni of Ile Ife. Justice Yusuf Bashir, who delivered the...
The Amotekun Corps Commander in Osun, Brig.-Gen. Bashir Adewunmbi (rtd), has called for the upgrading of the outfit to a state policing system across the South-West region of the country. Adewunmbi made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Osogbo....
Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, has said he is confident that All Progressives Congress (APC) will defeat the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the2026 governorship election in the state. Oyetola said this while receiving prominent PDP members, Dotun Babayemi, a former governorship...
The Osun Amotekun Corps has arrested a 51-years-old man for allegedly defrauding nine people of N1,597,000 on the pretext of processing a Corporate Affairs Commission(CAC) registration and international passports for them. This is contained in a statement by the Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, retired Brig.-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, on...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun Command, has arrested a fake doctor, Oladiti Saheed, after delivering a pregnant woman of baby which led to her death. NSCDC accused Saheed, 32, of parading himself as a medical doctor without the required qualifications for the past six...
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) in Osun has warned petroleum marketers in the state against hoarding of the products. The agency also warned residents of the state against panic buying, hoarding and storing of petroleum products at home. The Osun State Coordinator of NMDPRA,...
Mr Ayowole Adekonipekun, a resident of Osogbo, has appealed to the Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Kayode Egbetokun to help in locating his wife, Cpl Ruth Ayowole, who went missing while on official duty in Abia. Adekonipekun told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Osogbo that his...
●House Speaker, Adewale Egbedun Applauds New Logo By OLA MODUPE (Osogbo) Governor Ademola Adeleke has assented to a bill adopting a new logo for Osun state, describing the new symbol as a signal of new rebirth for Osun state. “I am elated to sign this new Logo into law...
Ondo State Director, Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Ahidjo Abraham, has the Service will always give priority to the safety of corps members in the state. Abraham stated this when he hosted the new State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mr Samuel Pepple, in...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Osun Amotekun Corps has arrested a 25 year-old man, who works as a private security guard, for allegedly stealing nine air conditioners in Osogbo. Osun Amotekun Commander, Brig-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, said the suspect, Micheal Eze from Ebonyi State, was arrested after allegedly selling...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Police Command has warned dog owners to cage their pets or risk arrest. The police spokesman, SP Yemisi Opalola, said in a statement on Sunday in Osogbo that the warning became necessary following increasing rate of dog attacks on people in the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun Corps in Osun, has arrested one Babalola Timothy, 35, for allegedly hypnotising and keeping a 35-year old married woman hostage after she refused his love advances. The Commander of Amotekun Corps in Osun State, Bashir Adewinmbi, disclosed this...