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By Joseph Jibueze A legal expert, Mr Wahab Shittu, yesterday said the family of late Senator Isiaka Adeleke can only refuse to appear before a state-ordered inquest if the decision is backed by a court order. He said refusing to appear before a Coroner could be unlawful. Shittu, however, said…

By Temitope Oguntayo The Special Adviser on Constituency Relations to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Remi Ajala has described the relationship between the Executive Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and Hon. Lasun Yussuff as “cordial” This he said in an interview monitored…

………describes panel as kangaroo By Dayo Omolola The family of the late Senator Isiaka Adeleke has allegedly spurned the summon of the coroner inquest put in place by the Rauf Aregbesola Government aimed  at unearthing the mystery behind the sudden demise of the erstwhile governor  of the state. With this…

The Osun State Police Command has arraigned a 32-year-old man, Kazeem Raimi before an Osogbo Magistrate Court for allegedly escaping from a police station. The prosecutor, Mudi Alice, told the court on Tuesday that the accused was detained in police custody over alleged theft of a motorcycle valued N180,000 which belongs to…

Prof. Eyitope Ogungbenro Ogunmodede has emerged the Vice Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ife, Osun State. The Chairman of the institution Governing Council, Dr. Yemi Ogunbiyi, made the announcement on Monday. 21 applicants were screened for the position. Born on January 23, 1957 in Owo, Ondo State, Ogunmodede…

…..awards N1million damages against them An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo has slammed the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for illegally impounding  a used Volkswagen Passat Saloon Car with Chassis NoVWVZZZBZWE293363 and Registration Number Osun SGB 708 AG, belonging to one Mr. Babatunde Soyode of Prism Steel Mills, Ikirun….

By Dayo Omolola Seemingly unperturbed by the furore generated by the propriety or otherwise of having a panel to investigate the cause of the death of Senator Isiaka Adeleke,  the coroner inquest put in place by the Rauf  Aregbesola Administration, has swung into action by inviting six people including two…

A prominent indigene of Iwo town in Osun State, Chief Abiola Ogundokun, in this interview with FEMI MAKINDE traces the genesis of the crisis between him and the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi You supported the current Oluwo of Iwo before he ascended the throne and in less than…

By Toluwani Olamitoke “My wife has become an embarrassment to me.  She derives pleasure in fighting; she also stole my money and went away with my property. I don’t want to have anything to do with her again, please separate us.” This statement was made by Jimoh Wasiu at Ile…