Osun State Police Command has asked people who were molested or maltreated to report at the nearest police station in the state to lodge their complaints. State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sam Okaula, gave the advice in Osogbo as the state prepared for the State House of Assembly election on
Crisis has resurfaced in the Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the party’s loss to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the recently concluded Presidential and National Assembly election in the state. The APC maintained the lead in majority of the National Assembly seats and also pulled higher votes in the […]
Calvary Baptist Church in Osogbo,Osun State capital was on Thursday engulfed with fire, which resulted to the damage of valuable properties. It was gathered that the fire outbreak which occurred around 12am, emanated due to a damaged power surge. When our correspondent visited the church, a portion of the building had fallen to form shards. […]
Suspected gunmen allegedly attacked the senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Osun East, Prince Francis Fadahunshi, late Sunday evening. The attack reportedly occurred in front of the Osun State Secretariat of the PDP, spokesperson for Fadahunsi Campaign, SolaOlowoye, said. According to him, the convoy of the PDP candidate was returning from the
No fewer than three persons have lost their lives and over 17 injured during the Saturday elections that held in Osun State. While a twenty-seven-old man, Yomi Ademola was killed at Ikirun, Ifelodun Local Government Area, two others died in Olomu, Ife South and Sabo, Ife Central respectively. At about 7pm on Saturday, an unidentified […]
Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has admonished people not to be intimidated, harassed, subjugated, cowed or provoked to do something rash during Saturday’s election. He said this in a statewide broadcast, as the state also declared Friday as public holiday. Aregbesola also counselled people to conduct themselves in a peaceful manner devoid of any […]
Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Abdul Jelili Adesiyan, was on Wednesday, attacked by suspected political thugs in Gbongan, Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun State. The minister, who is also from the area, was attacked when his house to house campaign train arrived the town. In the attack, about 10 members of the Peoples Democratic […]
Traditional rulers in Osun State are divided over the endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Sijuwade Okunade and some other monarchs. It would be recalled that the Ooni of Ife had ordered some traditional rulers in the state to back Jonathan, and pray for his re-election bid. But, […]
The Akinrun of Ikirun, Oba Rauf Olayiwola Adedeji has called for the establishment of a university in his domain for the social and economic development of the ancient town. The monarch spoke in his palace, while receiving a renowned Christian cleric, Dr. Sam Zusa, who paid him a courtesy visit . Oba Adedeji […]
