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By Tunde Olamilekan The Pioneer Director-General of the Osun Amotekun Corps, Amitolu Shittu, has called for a fresh profiling of those recruited to the Amotekun agency by the current administration. Shittu alleged that some criminal elements have infiltrated the security outfit through improper recruitment. Shittu, who worked under the administration…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Coordinator of Ife/Ijesa Peace Forum, Prince Adeyemi Oyeyemi, has condemned a group named Concerned Youths of Ife-Ijesa for Good Governance and Security Stability in Osun State for criticising Senator Francis Fadahunsi’s intervention on the Akinlalu killings. It would be recalled that the lawmaker representing Osun East…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The lawmaker representing Osun East, Senator Francis Fadahunsi, has confirmed that he was behind the sealing of Osun Amotekun operational base in Osogbo and Ife. Fadahunsi said Osun Amotekun offices have become the home of murderers, noting that the security outfit has lost its purpose. The lawmaker…
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By Tunde Olamilekan A father, simply identified as Tesojue has allegedly beaten his daughter to a state of unconsciousness. In a video posted on Facebook by the Executive DirectorWorld Institute for Peace, Lamina Kamiludeen, the teenage girl was seen with blood dripping from her eye and mouth. According to Kamiludeen,…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Osun State Police Command has appealed to residents, especially those in the scrap and waste business, to remain vigilant and work closely with the Police to prevent explosive-related incidents. The advice was given by the Commander of Explosive Ordinance Disposal, Base 16, Osogbo, SP Godwin Ogigha, during…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Osun State House of Assembly has condemned the sealing of operational offices of the Osun State Security Network Agency (Amotekun Corps) by federal security operatives. The Assembly described the development as “constitutionally offensive” and “a dangerous precedent.” In a statement on Friday, the Assembly said that…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the Nigeria Police Force to smoke out the Commander of Osun Amotekun Corps, Adekunle Omoyele, to answer questions on the incident which occurred in Akinlalu, a town in the Ife-North Local Government Council Area of…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Osun State Director of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr. Adefarasin Adebiyi, has urged residents to prioritize their eye health and take proactive steps to prevent avoidable vision loss. A statement by the Public Relations Officer, Osun NOA, Bunmi Olaseinde, stated that Adebiyi said people suffered…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced the date for the primary election of the party for the August 08, 2026, gubernatorial election. The ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, disclosed this while speaking with journalists after the inaugural meeting of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC)…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Senator Francis Fadahunsi, representing Osun East, on Tuesday, presented the Psychiatric Hospitals Management Board Act ( Amendment ) Bill 2025, SB 901, for first reading on the floor of the red chamber. The bill, according to the lawmaker, seeks to establish a psychiatric hospital in Osun East…
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