A teenage resident in Osogbo, Osun State, (name withheld), has accused a clergy also based in the town, simply identified as Femi, said to be her stepfather, of putting her in the family way at the age of 13. The…
No plan to demolish Ilesa Central Mosque, Adeleke assures Muslims
The Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has assured the Ijesa Muslim Community that there was no plan to demolish the Ilesa Central Mosque in the ongoing Ilesa road dualisation project. The governor spoke through his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed in a…
Gov Adeleke gives daughter 1-year ultimatum to marry
Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke has playfully urged his daughter Nike to find a spouse and get married soon. During a Q&A session on her Instagram page, Nike asked her father how he felt about her being single at 28, a…
Court grants Adeleke’s appointee N50m bail with 2 sureties
A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State has granted one Olalekan Oyeyemi, an appointee of the state governor, Ademola Adeleke N50m bail application with two sureties in like sum. The sureties the judge said must include a traditional…
Osun: Amotekun arrests security guard for allegedly stealing 9 air conditioners
The Osun Amotekun Corps on Friday says it arrested a 25 year-old man, who works as a private security guard, for allegedly stealing nine air conditioners in Osogbo. In a statement by Brig-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, Osun Amotekun Commander, the suspect,…
Osun: Adeleke moves to change state logo, seeks Assembly’s approval
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has written the House of Assembly, requesting for approval to change the state logo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the request letter was read by Speaker of the assembly, Mr Adewale Egbedun,…
Geometric Power and National Control Centre map out programme on electricity supply to Aba
Geometric Power Ltd and the National Control Centre (NCC) at Osogbo in Osun State have developed a timetable on how electricity will be supplied to all parts of the Aba Ring-fenced Area in Abia State following the commissioning of the…
Adeleke issues N2.9bn bonds to Osun retirees
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has commenced distribution of bonds to retirees in the state to the tune of N2.9bn. This is as workers in the state under the aegis of Joint Negotiation Council conferred on the Governor, the award…
Lone accident claims 7 lives in Osun
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osun Command, says seven persons lost their lives in a lone accident that occurred on Osogbo – Gbongan highway on Friday night. The Sector Commander, Mr Henry Benamaisia, said this in a statement by…
Osun community gets power supply after 91 years in darkness
Wild jubilation engulfed Araromi-Okeodo, a community in Ife-South Local Government Area of Osun State, following supply of electricity to the town for the first time, after 91 years in total darkness. Residents of the agrarian community trooped out en masse…
