One person have reportedly killed in a fresh communal clash between Ifon in Orolu local government and Ilobu in Irepodun council area of Osun State. Though, it was gathered that about 30 people were also shot during the crisis. It was gathered many more, especially children and women, have been displaced in the ongoing land…
The Osun State Police Command has arrested a man, Segun Ogunfunmilayo, for attempted murder and illegal possession of a firearm. The suspect, Ogunfunmilayo allegedly shot a shop owner over an unresolved cash transfer dispute in Ede, Osun State. The incident, which occurred at about 9:00 p.m. on Saturday March 8, reportedly began when Ogunfunmilayo visited…
…Warn Gov Adeleke, OSSIEC Against ‘Illegal’ LG Election. …Mourn Death Of Colleague, Others. Following the official resumption of office by the purported reinstated local government officials in Osun, the council chairmen and councillors have ordered immediate unfreezing of various council accounts as they formally resumed duty on Wednesday. The Council Chairmen warned Governor Ademola…
…Dismiss Guber Ambitions Of APC Nat’l Secretary’. Former Local Government Chairmen on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have joined other party members advocating for the zoning of party’s governorship ticket to Osun West Senatorial District. The ex-council chairmen, numbering about 41, also dismissed rumours of the gubernatorial ambition of the National Secretary…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has approved the detention of 10 individuals suspected of planning to establish a Boko Haram cell in Osun State. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on an ex-parte application filed by the State Security Service (SSS), authorized the detention of the suspects for 60 days to allow the agency…
A young Nigerian man, Segun Olowookere, who got sentenced to death in Osun State for allegedly stealing a chicken, has shared the very painful details of his arrest, detention, and conviction. Olowookere, arrested in 2010 at the age of 17 that the complainant in his case was a family member. The incident that altered his…
The Deputy Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Olalere Oyewumi, has graciously donated N1 million to Iwo United FC for winning the coveted grand trophy of the SmartCity Osun State Football League. He acknowledged the role of youths in his grassroots support system, urging the football team to consider him as one of them. At…
Parading the suspects at the Command headquarters in Osogbo on Wednesday, the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Giwa-Alade Emmanuel, said the arrest was made following a tip-off from a concerned citizen. Operatives of the Osun State Police Command have arrested seven suspected ritualists for possession of human body parts. Parading the suspects at the Command…
A 50-year-old murder suspect, Kehinde Ganiyu, has confessed to killing his sick friend, Emmanuel Collins, and using his throat to make ritual soap in a bid to seek prosperity. Ganiyu, who was paraded at the Osun State Police Command headquarters in Osogbo, said he visited his friend on July 18, 2024, and suddenly had the…
Members of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have protested in Edo and Osun states over the economic hardship in the country. Inflation has reached 29 percent in Nigeria and with the subsidy on fuel removed, the cost of living has spiked in recent months. This has triggered debates and protests in some parts of Nigeria. To…
