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The absence of a defence counsel, Olalekan Ojo, SAN, in an FCT High Court, on Tuesday, stalled hearing in the subsidy fraud suit filed against Adegibite Adetoye and Ponnle Abiodun, two directors of Origin Oil and Gas Limited. The EFCC charged Messrs Adetoye, Abiodun and Origin Oil and Gas Limited…
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By Jamiu Ganiyu The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has directed all their members, supporters, well-wishers, friends including allies to embark on a statewide fasting and prayer tomorrow in order to seek God’s intervention for a favourable judgment for the party and its flag bearer, Senator Nurudeen Ademola…
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By David Abiola A Magistrate court sitting in Osogbo has remanded John Osein, 19 and Gbenga Ayelangbe, 25 in Ilesha prison for felony and allegedly having carnal knowledge of a girl (name withheld). The prosecutor Asp Fagboyinbo Abiodun told the court that the accused persons on the 16 of June,…
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By Jamiu Ganiyu The Universal Basic Education Board, national headquarters, Abuja, has ranked Osun as one of the highest performing among the 36 states of the federation on the chart of UBEC Matching Grant Disbursement Performance as of April 30, 2019. This was contained in a performance appraisal chart of…
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By Adebowale Adebukola. Ibadan based socialite, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho, has reacted to the gruesome murder of one of his aides, Ebenezer Abiola, which happened some weeks ago in Osogbo. Igboho in a statement sent to newsmen said that he was abroad when the incident happened and…
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By Adebowale Adebukola. National Coordinator, Asiwaju Grassroot Foundation, AGF), Comrade Adunni Olateju Ishola has called on the All Progressive Congress supporters across the state of Osun to remain calm and prayerful ahead of the Supreme Court Judgement on July 5, 2019. Comrade Olateju in a statement made available to journalists…
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By Adebowale Adebukola. The All Progressive Congress in the state of Osun today held a prayer session ahead of the Supreme Court Judgement slated for Friday July 5, 2019. The prayer session which was convened by Chief Abiodun Owoeye, National Convener, Next Level Progressive Movement (NLPM) was held beside the…
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By David Abiola The Osun State Police Command has arraigned a 27-yr-old Oladejo Ayooluwa before a Magistrate court sitting in Osogbo today 2nd of July, 2019 for allegedly burgling into a neighbour’s flat who happens to be a professor at Osun State university. The prosecutor Asp Fagboyinbo Abiodun told the…
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A 57-year-old man, Khalil Babalola, who allegedly reneged on a promise to pay back a loan obtained to travel to Saudi Arabia for the lesser hajj in 2013, was on Monday arraigned before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo. The defendant, who is facing two counts of stealing…
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By Jamiu Ganiyu The Speaker of the State of Osun House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye has assured the contractor handling the Ilesha multi-billion naira Water Project of the support of the government of the State of Osun under the leadership of Governor Gboyega Oyetola. Rt. Hon. Owoeye gave…
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