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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…

In an apparent bid by the Osun State Government  to clear itself of any link with the sudden death of Senator Isiaka Adeleke,  the state governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has appointed  a coroner in person of Magistrate Olusegun Ayodele Ayilara to unearth the circumstances surrounding the demise of the Senator….

Press Conference Constituency Relations Department Office of the Deputy Speaker House of Representatives Three Arms Zone Abuja 4th of May 2017 Preamble: Gentlemen of the press, I am delighted to have you here as an honor to our invitation. Thanks for coming. Introduction: The subject of our conference is to…

By Hameed Oyegbade Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has said that his administration remained committed to the welfare of medical doctors and other workers in the state. The governor was reacting to claims by the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) Osun State chapter that the state government is not paying salaries…

By Temitope Oguntayo Former Speaker of  the Osun State House of Assembly, Honourable Adejare Bello has explained that his meeting with Senator Iyiola Omisore was part of efforts aimed at finding a lasting peace to the crisis bedevilling  the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. This is contrary to…