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Court remands man for allegedly assaulting a centenarian

Ihesiulo Grace 18 August 2020 0

Abdullahi Salisu, on Tuesday, appeared in a Magistrate court in Ile-Ife, Osun State for allegedly assaulting a centenarian. READ ALSO: “Fulani Herdsmen killed my fiancé” – Female farmer The Prosecution Counsel, Inspector Sunday Osanyintuyi, told the court that the defendant committed the

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Drama in Osun as lawmaker rejects Oyetola’s nominee

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2020 0

Drama erupted in the Osun House of Assembly on Monday, a nominee of Governor Oyetola, Barrister Waliyu Salman was rejected for not recognizing a lawmaker in his constituency. READ ALSO: Osun secretary to state government tests positive for COVID-19 Salman who is from Ejigbo Local Government Area of the State was nominated as Commissioner for […]

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Osun records 10 new COVID-19 cases, says commissioner

Ihesiulo Grace 28 June 2020 0

The Osun state government says it has recorded 10 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the state to 116. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, said in Osogbo on Sunday that the new cases were from contact tracing of confirmed cases in Osogbo and Ilesa. Isamotu said with the new […]

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Osun discharges another COVID-19 patient

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2020 0

 The Osun government on Saturday, said it had discharged another coronavirus patient from its isolation and treatment centre, having recovered fully from the disease. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu, in a statement in Osogbo, said this brings the number of cases successfully managed and discharged in the state to 32. READ ALSO: […]

Politics

S/West, Osun PDP celebrate Sen Adeleke at 60

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2020 0

…Describes him as a unigue person, purveyor of joy The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Partryt (PDP), has rolled out the drums to celebrate one of their own and the party’s governorship candidate in the 2018 gubernatorial poll in the state, Senator Ademola Adeleke  as marks his 60th birthday. READ ALSO: Kaduna govt releases […]

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Osun PDP chairman plead with members to unite to unseat APC led government

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2020 0

The chairman of the Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Elder Sunday Olatunde Akanfe has appealed to members of the party to join hands with the leadership to move the party to a level of strength and bring it to winning ways. Akanfe, popularly called Atidade who spoke on the occasion of […]

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COVIF-19: FG donates 6,000 bags of rice to 4 S’West states

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2020 0

The federal government on Monday donated 6,000 bags of rice to Oyo, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo states as palliatives against the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the people. Mrs. Helen Ngozi, the area controller, Oyo and Osun Command delivered the 6,000 bags of rice on behalf of the Nigeria Customs Service to the representatives […]

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10 COVID-19 patients discharged in Osun

Ihesiulo Grace 11 April 2020 0

Gov.Gboyega Oyetola of Osun on Saturday said 10 COVID-19 patients had been discharged from the state COVID-19 treatment centre according to NCDC protocol after testing negative twice to the virus. Oyetola disclosed this while addressing journalists at the Government House in Osogbo while giving updates on efforts at the management of COVID-19 in the state. READ […]

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14 persons bag 2 months imprisonment in Osun

Ihesiulo Grace 9 April 2020 0

An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced 14 persons to two months imprisonment each for breaching the coronavirus regulations in the state. All the defendants pleaded guilty to the two-count charge of disobedience to lockdown order and conduct likely to cause breach of public peace. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Real Madrid finally joins other clubs to […]

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COVID-19: 5 men docked over alleged violation of stay-at-home order

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2020 0

An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun, on Wednesday docked five men over alleged disobedience to the state government’s stay-at-home order. Kamorudeen Ibrahim, 35; Ajitunmobi Afeez, 31; Ibiyomi Damilare, 37; Azeez Kolawole, 49; and Sunday Aworogun, 24; are facing a one-count charge bordering on default of Quarantine Act. READ ALSO: Kano in great danger over coronavirus,

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Gov. Oyetola begins distribution of 6,020 bags of rice in Osun

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2020 0

Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun on Wednesday flagged off the distribution of 6,020 bags of 50g rice to the needy to mitigate the hardship occasioned by lockdown to contain the spread of Coronavirus. Oyetola said at the ceremony in Osogbo, that the rice would be distributed to poor people and the needy in the state […]

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COVID-19: Osun orders civil servants to stay at home

Ihesiulo Grace 24 March 2020 0

Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun state has ordered civil servants in the state to stay at home for two weeks, as part of measures to curtail the spread of coronavirus. Gov. Oyetola in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Wole Oyebamiji in Osogbo on Tuesday, said workers from grade levels […]

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Osun bans all public gatherings over COVID-19 pandemic

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2020 0

The Osun state government has placed a ban on all gatherings that would bring together 50 or more persons in the same place as part of measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, Ismail Omipidan on Friday in Osogbo, said the ban takes […]

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Osun describes face-off between 2 monarchs as unfortunate

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2020 0

The Osun state government has described the face-off between the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi and the Agbowu of Ogbaagbaa, Oba Dhikrulahi Akinropo, as unfortunate and avoidable. It would be recalled that Akanbi was alleged to have assaulted Akinropo during a peace meeting at the office of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in -charge […]

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SON shuts 13 steel coys over standard infractions

Ihesiulo Grace 11 February 2020 0

The National Steel Task Force of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has sealed not less than 13 steel factories across the nation over standards infractions. Chairman of the SON Task Force on Steel, Engr. Enebi Onucheyo, on Monday, disclosed that companies located in Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Abia and the Edo States were shut until […]

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Again, DPR seals 10 illegal gas stations in Osun

Ihesiulo Grace 19 January 2020 0

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Osogbo field Office, has sealed 10 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) skid stations for operating without valid licences in the state. It’s Operations Controller, Mr Ademola Makinde disclosed this to the Our correspondent on Sunday in Osogbo. Makinde said the illegal gas stations were sealed in Osogbo the state capital […]

Crime

Umuahia armed robbery victim dies from gunshot wounds — Deceased’s brother

Ihesiulo Grace 18 January 2020 0

A middle-aged palm oil merchant in Umuahia, Mr Basil Odoemelam, who was robbed of over N1 million in broad day light in the capital city on Thursday, has died from gunshot wounds. Odoemelam died around 6pm on Friday at the Federal Medical Center (FMC), Umuahia, where he was taken to after the attack. READ ALSO: […]

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Police arraign man for allegedly raping 15-year-old girl in Osun

Ihesiulo Grace 13 January 2020 0

The police, on Monday, arraigned one Kehinde Odunlade, 27, in Ile-Ife in Osun for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl (names withheld). The defendant was arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy and indecent assault. READ ALSO: Court slams businesswoman with N3m bail over alleged breach of trust The Prosecutor, Insp. Sunday Osanyintuyi, told the court […]

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Lightening kills 19 cows in Osun

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2019 0

Osogbo – No fewer than 19 cows were killed by lightening at Iba in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State. It was gathered on Saturday that some Fulani herdsmen were rearing their cattle on the field around Apala area of the town when the incident happened. It was learnt that all the 19 cows […]

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Osun 2018: Don’t sell your votes, APC aspirant appeals to electorate

Ihesiulo Grace 2 July 2018 0

An All Progressives Congress (APC), aspirant, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, in the Sept. 22 governorship election in Osun, has urged voters not to sell their votes during the exercise. Oyetola, who is Gov. Rauf Aregbesola’s Chief of Staff, made the appeal on Sunday while addressing his supporters in Obokun area of the state. He said it […]