Tag Archives: Osun

A corps member identified as Bright has reportedly died at the Osun State orientation camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).   According to his colleagues, Bright reportedly went to bed and didnt wake up the following morning.    “He slept day before yesterday night and couldn’t wake up …

A 25-year-old fake lawyer, AbdulGafar Ayanrinde, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment by an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osun State.    Ayanrinde, who specialised in fraud, impersonation and stealing, was arrested by NSCDC operatives on May 24, 2023.    A statement by the spokesperson of Osun State Command …

Residents of Ede community in Osun State were thrown into mourning on July 10, after a 72-year-old man identified as Kareem Aderemi, died by suicide.    The deceased who was said to have been battling Parkinson’s disease and partial blindness, reportedly shot himself dead with a gun at his residence. …

  About 4,560 kilogrammes of cannabis have been seized during different operations in Lagos, Adamawa and Osun by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in the last one week.   According to a statement on Sunday, July 9 by its spokesman, Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA also raided …

Men of the anti-cultism unit of the Osun State Police Command have arrested a cow allegedly meant for the July 7th Cultists Day celebration in Osogbo.    It was gathered that residents of Egbatedo area of Osogbo alerted the police when the cult members gathered from different parts of the …

A groom-to-be identified as Adebowale Toromade, has been killed by a stray bullet at Moro, Ife-North Local Government area of the state.   According to reports, Toromade was killed a day to his introduction to pregnant fiancee in Ede. He was said to have returned from Edunabon, Ife North local …

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Osun Sector Command, have recovered bodies of two unidentified men whose vehicle plunged into a river at Eti-Oni in Oriade Local Government Area of the state.    The Sector Commander, Henry Benamaisia, confirmed the development in a statement signed by the Sector’s Public Education …

Osun state government has said that the annual free train ride tagged “Imole Train services for the Ileya festival”, will not hold due to a train accident around Abeokuta-Lagos old gauge line.   Kehinde Odediran, Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Cooperatives and Empowerment said the accident affected part …

Men of Osun Amotekun Corps have arrested a 27-year-old man, Lukman Oyelade, over possession of illegal firearms.   The suspect was arrested following a tip off from residents at Ajijola Anabi Area of Ede in Osun State.   Two long barrel guns, one locally iron-made revolver, 7 rounds barrel gun …

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has flagged off staff audits across the state public service.    The audit started with his biometric capture, that of the Deputy Governor and the Speaker of the House of Assembly.   The Governor’s media aide, Olawale Rasheed, said the data capturing was preceded …