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A man identified as Adejuwon Adekunle, popularly known as Asa, was killed in the early hours of Tuesday by suspected cultists in Osogbo, the state capital. Adekunle was reportedly attacked near a recreation centre in the Dele Yes Sir community by yet-to-be-identified assailants. Confirming the incident, the Osun State Police…
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The Alayemore of Ido-Osun, Oba Dr Olayinka Oyetunde, has raised concern over alleged encroachment on government land acquired for aviation purposes in Ido-Osun. The traditional ruler raised the concern during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, in Abuja on Tuesday, according to a…
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The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, has expressed sadness over the death of Mr Oluwaseun Oluwole, a final-year student of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. The school, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olanrewaju, said it received information on Tuesday, September 15, 2026,…
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The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, has directed the Ministry of Environment to urgently clear heaps of refuse on major roads across the state. Egbedun also told the ministry to clear blocked drainages and waterways in the state, as the lawmaker demanded a comprehensive approach…
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The Osun State Police Command has arrested five suspects over the alleged assault on a beer parlour owner, Ibironke Arowolo, at Ori-Eru Junction, Iwo. The Command’s spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan Zungura. Ojelabi said a…
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The former deputy governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has said his political future is in the hands of God. Omisore, who is the immediate past National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, stated this on Tuesday while addressing journalists during a celebration to mark his 69th birthday at…
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A civic accountability organisation, Tracka, has raised the alarm over the non-implementation of a classroom project in Osun State despite the disbursement of funds to the effect. According to the organisation, N47 million was disbursed for the Construction of four Classrooms at Iwo Muslim Comprehensive Junior School, Iwo Local Government…
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The Senator representing Osun East, Francis Fadahunsi, and the lawmaker representing Ife Federal Constituency, Hon. Taofeek Ajilesoro, celebrated former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, on the occasion of his 69th birthday. Senator Fadahunsi, in a congratulatory message on his Facebook page, described Omisore as his brother and…
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The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the recovery of another dead body at Mayfair Garage, Ile-Ife, following the violent clash which occurred on Sunday. It would be recalled that an ally of Governor Ademola Adeleke, Olalekan Oyeyemi, was shot dead at the garage by suspected hoodlums. Providing an update…
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The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Dr Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on Monday, commissioned the renovated Ife Girls’ High School, Eleyele, Ile-Ife, Osun State This was as he announced university scholarships for the three best-performing students of the school in their next school certificate examinations. Adeniyi challenged the students…
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