Recently the government of the Osun State of Nigeria declared Tuesday, August 20th, 2019 a public holiday for their ‘Traditional Worshippers’ to celebrate the annual Isese Day. Recall that a different date was offered the same grace last year. No doubt,…
Man beaten to death over faulty gadget (Punch)
One Moses Eze has died after being allegedly beaten at an electronic gadgets’ repairer’s shop in Ile-Ife, Osun State. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, on Igboya Street, caused panic as residents fled in different directions. A…
Joblessness made me to operate illegal hospital – Quack (Punch)
Police operatives of Zone 11 of the Nigeria Police Force, Osogbo, Osun State, have arrested a 30-year-old quack, Rafiu Naheem, for allegedly operating an illegal clinic in Inisa, a town in the Odo Otin Local Government Area of the state.…
Osun gets new speaker (Guardian)
A former Osun State House of Assembly majority leader Timothy Owoeye has emerged the seventh speaker of the Osun state House of Assembly. He was declared winner of the election which took place at the maiden plenary of the new…
*Two BDC operators, two suspected cultists killed, dumped in lagos septic tank (Independent)* Revenue collector beats ‘motor boy’ to death over N4,000 (NewTelegraph)
Two BDC operators, two suspected cultists killed, dumped in lagos septic tank (Independent) Operatives of the Lagos State Police command yesterday exhumed four corpses who were killed and dumped in a septic tank in Ikorodu area of Lagos state. Already…
APC should not be penalised for INEC’s ‘mistakes’ in Osun election – Aregbesola (Guardian)
The former governor of Osun State Rauf Aregbesola said the ruling All Progressives Congress should not be made to suffer for the Independent National Commission’s errors and mistakes during the Osun governorship election. An election petition tribunal last Thursday declared the candidate…
Adeleke declared winner of Osun governorship election by Tribunal
The Election Petitions Tribunal set up for the 2018 governorship election in Osun State has declared Ademola Adeleke winner of the election. The three-man panel reportedly delivered its ruling in Abuja Friday afternoon saying that the rerun election that held…
Rainstorm wreaks havoc in Osun (Guardian)
Many citizens in Osun State have lost property worth millions of naira following yesterday’s rainstorm that blew roofs of their abode in different parts of the state. The affected areas included Oke-Baale, Gbonmi, Isale-Osun, Kelebe, Ofatedo, Igbona, Oke Onitea among…
Fake election observers arrested in Osun (Punch)
Osun State Police Command on Thursday said it had commenced investigation into the arrest of four men suspected to be fake election monitors. The suspects, it was learnt, were arrested in a village called Iwaro, near Osu, the headquarters of…
Woman stabs another at polling unit in Osun State (Channels)
A woman has been stabbed at a polling station in Osun State, following an altercation with another lady. The incident took place at Akarabata Ward 1 Units 1-12, which is situated in Lagere, Oranmiyan tower complex. The lady whose name…
