The Amotekun Corps Commander in Osun, Brig.-Gen. Bashir Adewunmbi (rtd), has called for the upgrading of the outfit to a state policing system across the South-West region of the country. Adewunmbi made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Osogbo....
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Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, has said he is confident that All Progressives Congress (APC) will defeat the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the2026 governorship election in the state. Oyetola said this while receiving prominent PDP members, Dotun Babayemi, a former governorship...
The Osun Amotekun Corps has arrested a 51-years-old man for allegedly defrauding nine people of N1,597,000 on the pretext of processing a Corporate Affairs Commission(CAC) registration and international passports for them. This is contained in a statement by the Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, retired Brig.-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, on...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun Command, has arrested a fake doctor, Oladiti Saheed, after delivering a pregnant woman of baby which led to her death. NSCDC accused Saheed, 32, of parading himself as a medical doctor without the required qualifications for the past six...
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) in Osun has warned petroleum marketers in the state against hoarding of the products. The agency also warned residents of the state against panic buying, hoarding and storing of petroleum products at home. The Osun State Coordinator of NMDPRA,...
Mr Ayowole Adekonipekun, a resident of Osogbo, has appealed to the Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Kayode Egbetokun to help in locating his wife, Cpl Ruth Ayowole, who went missing while on official duty in Abia. Adekonipekun told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Osogbo that his...
●House Speaker, Adewale Egbedun Applauds New Logo By OLA MODUPE (Osogbo) Governor Ademola Adeleke has assented to a bill adopting a new logo for Osun state, describing the new symbol as a signal of new rebirth for Osun state. “I am elated to sign this new Logo into law...
Ondo State Director, Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Ahidjo Abraham, has the Service will always give priority to the safety of corps members in the state. Abraham stated this when he hosted the new State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mr Samuel Pepple, in...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Osun Amotekun Corps has arrested a 25 year-old man, who works as a private security guard, for allegedly stealing nine air conditioners in Osogbo. Osun Amotekun Commander, Brig-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, said the suspect, Micheal Eze from Ebonyi State, was arrested after allegedly selling...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Police Command has warned dog owners to cage their pets or risk arrest. The police spokesman, SP Yemisi Opalola, said in a statement on Sunday in Osogbo that the warning became necessary following increasing rate of dog attacks on people in the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun Corps in Osun, has arrested one Babalola Timothy, 35, for allegedly hypnotising and keeping a 35-year old married woman hostage after she refused his love advances. The Commander of Amotekun Corps in Osun State, Bashir Adewinmbi, disclosed this...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has said his agenda is always designed to meet the needs and aspirations of the masses in the state. Adeleke said this when the management team of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) led by its Managing Director, Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, visited...
The Osun branch of Amotekun Corps (the Southwest regional security outfit) took custody of a 26-year old commercial bus driver on Saturday for allegedly charming and abducting a 15-year-old girl in Osogbo. Its commander, retired Brig-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, stated in Osogbo on Monday that personnel of a private...
The College of Medicine of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun (FUHSI), Osun, is currently in a state of academic tension over unconfirmed resignations of senior medical lecturers, investigation by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has shown. NAN investigation revealed that the alleged resignations of the...
The remains of Olabode Olawuyi, the zoo attendant killed by a lion at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Zoological Garden, Ile-Ife, have been laid to rest. The burial took place on Wednesday at OAU Cemetery after a funeral service at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Ile-Ife....
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and civil society groups in Osun on Tuesday, staged a peaceful protest in Osogbo on the rising cost of living in the country. The protesters who carried placards with various inscriptions such as; ‘Nigerians are hungry, ‘say no to Naira devaluation’, amongst others,...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has set up a seven-man committee to resolve the ongoing strike by the state branch of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN). The governor’s media aide, Malam Olawale Rasheed, in a statement on Sunday, said that the governor had also written a letter...
A group of youths have taken to the streets of Osogbo, the Osun State capital, to protest against economic hardship and insecurity in Nigeria. The protesters displayed placards with several inscriptions, chanting solidarity songs to express their grievances, and demands for improved living standards for Nigerians. They...
An unidentified driver of a mini commercial bus ” Korope”, on Wednesday, died in an accident that occurred on the Olaiya overhead bridge in Osogbo. An eyewitness, Mrs Funmi Adeyemo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the accident, occurred when the bus driver allegedly slumped while...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Osun, has arrested a 54- year-old herbalist, Oyeyemi Lukman, for allegedly being in possession of a live AK-47 ammunition. NSCDC’s State Commandant, Dr Akintayo Adaralewa, made the disclosure when he paraded the suspect on Wednesday in Osogbo. He said...