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There was tension in Iwo, Osun State, following the alleged exhumation and beheading of an 18-year-old lady by suspected ritualists. The incident occurred around midnight on Monday at Olomo’s Compound, Fesu Area, Iwo. Sources in the community said the deceased, who was buried on Saturday, October 11, was exhumed by…
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Rotary Clubs in Osun State, in collaboration with the Osun Health Insurance Agency, OSHIA, and the Rasaq Akindele Foundation, have provided free medical services for over 500 residents of the state. The intervention covered cataract and pterygium surgeries, provision of corrective glasses, scaling and polishing, curettage, tooth extraction, GIC filling…
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The arraignment of three suspects linked to the alleged murder of an officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Funmilayo Lasisi, and her daughter, Adesewa, was stalled on Monday at the Osun State High Court, Osogbo, over the absence of defence counsel. The defendants — Gboyega Daramola, 39; Sunday James,…
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An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo has remanded two brothers, Abiodun Atoyebi, 29, and Sodiq Atoyebi, 33, at the Ilesa Correctional Centre for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl in Osogbo. The brothers, arraigned on an eight-count charge bordering on rape and unlawful sexual intercourse, were remanded by Justice…
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The Osun Waste Management Agency, OWMA, has sealed EloCare Specialist Hospital, Osogbo, over illegal dumping of medical waste. The agency said the action violates the State Environmental Law and Public Health regulations guiding medical waste management and disposal. The hospital was accused of dumping its medical waste at the median…
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The Senator representing Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi, has donated six electricity transformers to communities across the district. The donation of the transformers, which comprise five 500KVA units and one 300KVA unit, according to the Senator, is part of his continued efforts to improve electricity supply and promote…
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The All Progressives Congress in Osun State has petitioned the State Commissioner of Police over the alleged vandalism of campaign billboards and posters of its candidate for Osun Central senatorial district in the forthcoming election, Kunle Adegoke, SAN, popularly known as K-Rad. In a statement issued by its Director of…
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The Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) has inducted 43 new Medical Laboratory Science graduates of Fountain University, Osogbo. Registrar of the Council, Dr. Donald Ofili, who inducted them at the 3rd oath-taking ceremony of the institution held on Saturday at the school auditorium, warned the inductees against evading…
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Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the improvement in electricity supply across the country. The monarch said he has witnessed uninterrupted power supply since he returned from his vacation days ago. Oba Akanbi also commended the Minister of Power, Hon. Olasunkanmi Tegbe, for…
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Outrage has trailed a viral video showing the elder brother of Governor Ademola Adeleke, Dr. Deji Adeleke, and former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Iyiola Omisore, inside a private aircraft. The video, which surfaced on social media at the weekend, captured both men in a relaxed…
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