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Governor Ademola Adeleke, has called on governments at all levels to focus on policies that encourage production, support enterprise and create jobs to mitigate the rising cost of living, which he said has continued to place pressure on households and businesses. The Governor spoke on Tuesday at the 2nd Distinguished…
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The Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, Osun State Chapter, has called on all eligible residents of the state who are yet to collect their Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, to do so ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement on Tuesday by its Chairman, Dr. Tosin Odeyemi, the Council said…
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President Bola Tinubu has appointed Governor Ademola Adeleke as the Osun State Coordinator of the PBAT Presidential Campaign Council. Confirming the development, The Imole Campaign Council, TICC, in a statement signed by its Director General, Senator Olalere Oyewumi, on Tuesday, said the appointment is well deserved and demonstrates the confidence…
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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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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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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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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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