Category: News

By Hameed Oyegbade Nineteen year-old Ogunlusi Abass has been sentenced to six months in prison by a magistrate’s court in Osogbo, Osun State, for  stealing seven packs of noodles, a tin of milk and one dry fish valued at N500. The police prosecutor, Inspector Fagboyinbo Abiodun, told the court that…

By Hameed Oyegbade A women’s group in Osun State, the Association of Brave Women, has cautioned lecturers in higher institutions of learning in the country to desist from harassing female students or face the wrath of the women. The President of the association, Maltida Farinde, said this while addressing students…

By Hameed Oyegbade A man, Kazeem Ayoola, was remanded at the Ilesa Prison in Osun State yesterday by a magistrate’s court in Osogbo, the state capital,  for killing his 85-year-old mother, Mrs. Taibat Ayoola, whom he said made life difficult for him while alive. “My mother is responsible for all…

By Hameed Oyegbade A 22-year-old bricklayer, Ismaila Fatai, was yesterday remanded in prison by a magistrate’s court in Osogbo, Osun State for allegedly killing his uncle, Zakariyau Safiriyu, at a family meeting in Ede. The police prosecutor, Olu Abodunrin, told the court that Fatai hit his uncle on the head…

Workers at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital (LAUTECHTH) and the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) are at loggerheads over the upgrading of some members of staff of the hospital to their normal level in the service. Channels Television gathered that JOHESU is opposing the upgrading of the…

By The Nation Political parties have started re-grouping ahead of 2018 Osun State governorship election. Chieftains of different political parties, including the Accord Party (AP), the Labour Party (LP), the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the Action Alliance (AA), the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), the Mega’s Peoples Party (MPP), some…

By Ajibola Olaniyi Members of Odua Peoples Congress(OPC), at Ede, Osun State had earlier this week engaged in serious fracas over yet to be known issue, leading to the death of one Mutiu Azeez. DAILY POST gathered that, a notorious member of the group, Taoreed Faronbi, who was recently released…

By Paul Iyoghojie Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II and Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote are among special dignitaries expected for the public presentation and launch of a book titled: JUSTICE KAYODE ESO, BEACON OF JUDICIAL ACTIVISM. The book will be presented to the public on…

By Hameed Oyegbade A lady suddenly started display madness on the road at Akindeko popular market, near Olaiya junction in Osogbo, capital of Osun state on Saturday evening, Daily Trust correspondent stumbled on the scene. The lady caused confusion in the market for over an hour as there was no…

By Mustapha Aleem Governor Rauf Aregbesola has said that a recent study posited Osun State had the capacity of producing rice that would satisfy the needs of the South West region. He made this known through his social media handle, Twitter on Thursday at about 5pm. Aregbesola said he had…