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A Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo on Thursday remanded two persons, Hassan Adeshina, 38, and Isiaka Mukaila, 20, for allegedly attacking staff of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC. The defendants, arraigned in suit number MOS/625/2026, face a six-count charge bordering on conspiracy, assault, threat to life, conduct likely to…
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The Osun State Government has held a sensitisation meeting for transport operators on the implementation of the Integrated Transport, Traffic and Park Management System Law, 2026. The programme, organised by the Ministry of Transportation, was aimed at educating commercial drivers, riders, vehicle owners, park managers and transport union leaders on…
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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has dissociated itself from the inauguration of the State Presidential Campaign Committee, PCC, for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu. The party stated that it was not briefed about the exercise which is scheduled to hold today (Thursday) in Osogbo….
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An operative of Osun Amotekun who was among the suspects paraded by the Osun State Police Command over the murder of Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as Ajagungbade Emir, has narrated his own account of the incident. The suspect, Sijuade Moruf, who stated that he was stationed to the factional chairman…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has sealed a partnership with a Shanghai-listed technology firm for the deployment of drones, radar and AI-powered surveillance across Osun State. The deal was finalised on Monday at a meeting with top executives of Hefei Shengwen Information Technology Company Limited, led by its Director of International Operations,…
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The Supreme Council of Islamic Scholars of Nigeria, Osun State branch, has accused the Special Adviser to Governor Ademola Adeleke on Political Affairs, Alhaji Muniru Adebayo Raji, of distorting facts on the leadership crisis rocking the Osun State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board. The council was reacting to Raji’s comments on…
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The National Association of Nigerian Students, Southwest Zone D, has given the Osun State Internal Revenue Service a seven-day ultimatum to address alleged extortion of students in state-owned tertiary institutions. In a joint statement on Tuesday by its Zonal Coordinator, Comrade Adeyemo Kayode, and Assistant General Secretary, Comrade Abubakar Musefiu,…
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The family of Taofiki Mustapha, who died inside a police cell in Agbeye community, Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State, has demanded probe into the circumstances leading to his death. The demand was made in a petition to the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone XI, Osogbo It would…
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The All Progressives Congress has appointed former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adejare Bello, as Co-Director of its Directorate of Stage Organisation and Management for the 2027 presidential campaign. The appointment was contained in a fresh statement announcing the creation of a new directorate and…
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The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone XI Command Headquarters, Osogbo, Bassey Ewah, has warned residents of Osun and Oyo States against scooping petrol from overturned or accidented tankers. Ewah issued the warning in a press release on Monday, signed by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, SP…
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