Three Lagos-based traditional worshippers, Adejuwon Idowu, Akanbi Samuel, and Adetayo Oyelami, have accused officers of the state police command of extorting a sum of N258,000 from them for being in possession of a bowl containing cowries and palm kernel, PUNCH reports. One of the victims, Idowu, told PUNCH Metro on Sunday that the incident happened on Saturday, … Read more
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has been warned to steer clear from the lingering crisis bedeviling the Muslim community in Inisa town, DAILY POST reports. The warning was issued by an Islamic scholar, Abdulrasaq Amad at a press conference in Osogbo on Thursday.JAMB Portal Amad also urged Governor Adeleke to allow due process in the … Read more
Commissioner of Police, Osun Command, Mohammed Umar Abba has cautioned hunters and members of the general public against the use of firearms, DAILY POST reports. Abba, while warning that such an unwholesome act of negligence would not be treated with levity, added that the Command was compelled to act due to the need to abide … Read more
A multiple accident around Prism Steel Mill, Osogbo-Ikotim road has claimed three lives, DAILY POST reports.InformationGuideNigeria The accident, according to a statement by the Osun Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, occured on Tuesday evening.JAMB Portal According to the First Information Report, FIR, made available by Agnes Ogungbemi, the spokesperson of the … Read more
Tragedy struck in Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Monday following the mauling to death of a zookeeper, Olabode Olawuyi, by a lion at the zoological garden of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, DAILY POST reports.informationguideNigeria The spokesperson of the university, Abiodun Olanrewaju, said in a statement: “The management, staff, students, and the entire campus of the … Read more
The Osun State Police Command has revealed that it arrested four persons for alleged membership of secret cults, DAILYPOST reveals. It added that it also arrested four alleged members of a car theft syndicate. Addressing journalists during a press briefing and suspect parade at the police command on Monday, DCP Hope Okafor revealed that the … Read more
Osun State Police Command has warned that any attempt to hijack peaceful protest in the state will not be tolerated, DAILYPOST reports.NYSC Portal This is as the command advised that individuals or groups planning protests should notify it in writing in order to put in place security measures that will prevent criminals from hijacking it.informationGuideNigeria … Read more
Chief Kamorudeen Ajisafe has been elected as National Vice Chairman (South-West) of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.informationguidenigeria DAILY POST reports that Ajisafe is a native of Osun State. Our correspondent reports that Ajisafe was elected during a meeting of the leaders of the party held in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital on Thursday.JAMB Result Read Other … Read more
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has made a significant financial commitment to retirees of the state’s civil service by presenting a N2.9 billion pension bond. This announcement was made through a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed.InformationGuideNigeria The pension bond, amounting to N2,925,332,835.75, is divided between state retirees, who will receive N1.3 billion, and … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Osun State has called for greater cooperation from the local community in its efforts to combat the proliferation of illicit drugs. This appeal was made in Osogbo by Mr. Ganiyu Adeloye, the NDLEA Assistant State Commander of Administration and Logistics. Adeloye was speaking to members of the … Read more