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There was palpable tension in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Thursday, as a truck conveying inmates to the State High Court, hit a commercial minibus, injuring two persons. The incident immediately sparked violent protest, as commercial motorcyclists and some angry youths blocked the popular Olaiya Junction in protest. Eyewitnesses …

Amitolu Shittu The Field Commander of Osun State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, Amitolu Shittu, has rsigned his position at the agency. His resignation was made known in a letter addressed to the Secretary to the State Government on Friday. Shittu did not give any specific reason for his resignation …

A plumber working with Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Kazeem Oyetunde, has said he and the manager, Adeniyi Aderogba, were told that the corpse of late Timothy Adegoke was being taken to the mortuary by Roheem Adedoyin on the day the body was dumped in the bush. Oyetunde, under cross-examination …

Ahead of the governorship and presidential primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors have intensified moves to electorally secure their state How? They want to secure their tickets, and those of their allies and wield strong influence on delegates from …

The lawmaker representing Ijesa South federal constituency in the green chambers of the National Assembly, Hon. Lawrence Babatunde Ayeni has said, men and women, both old and young in Ijesaland have resolved to vote for the continuity of Gboyega Oyetola in office as Governor at the July 16th election. Ayeni, …

The Osun State Police Command had disclosed that investigations have commenced to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of Abiola Afolabi Olamide. It also promised to make the outcome of the investigation public to assuage the members of the public. This was made known by Olawale Olokode, the Commissioner of …

A 25-year-old suspected fraudster, Oderinde Wasiu Damilare, who specialises in defrauding Point Of Sales (POS) operators with fake bank alerts, has been apprehended by operatives of the Osun Western Security Network Agency. Confirming his arrest in Osogbo on Tuesday, Amitolu Shittu, the Field Commander of Amotekun Corps in the state …

The Osun State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested two persons, Ogunmokun Joshua and Amos Danjos for alleged conspiracy, illegal encroachment and illegal mining. The arrests, according to Daniel Adigun, the Public Relations Officer of the State command, was in line with the mandate …

Residents of Osun State have reacted to the increasing cost of foodstuff and other commodities as the Christmas and New Year festivities draw closer. Many residents, who registered their disaffection with this medium, blamed the government for being insensitive to the plight of Nigerians as life has been made practically …

Governor Gboyega Oyetola has asked the Commissioner of Police in Osun State, Wale Olokode to produce the killer police who shot a 33-year-old truck driver, Kabiru Babai in Osogbo on Friday. The Newsmen reported that Babai was shot dead by a notorious Police officer on Friday while he was fixing …