Osun state

A police officer attached to Osun State police command, Corporal Fawale Rauf, has allegedly been beaten to death by officials of Department of State Services (SSS) in the state. It was gathered that the 35-year-old Corporal Rauf…

Some Nigerian youths under the aegis of Face of #EndSARS Movement have on Monday held a protest in Osogbo, Osun State capital. According to ThePunch, the group, led by one Emmanuel Adebisi marched through the streets of Osogbo to the…

Osun State has finally ceded the ownership of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) to Oyo State, putting an end to the 29-year-old ownership tussle that has hampered the development of the University. Executive…

A couple identified as Ashifat and Mariam Okunade have been arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court in Osogbo, Osun State for allegedly dismembering a body. The couple were arraigned earlier in March but the prosecutor substituted the…

Osun State Police Command have arrested two people for being administrators of a WhatsApp group used for mobilisation for #EndSARS protest in the state. According to Premium Times, the two individuals, Babawale Popoola and Fisayo Aderemi…

Police in Osun State have launched a manhunt for a man who allegedly beheaded his daughter and disappeared. The suspect identified as Albert Olaposi, 25, reportedly killed his daughter Mercy on Monday in his mother’s home at Oke-Elu in…

Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, has suspended the 24-hour curfew imposed on the state following violence that ensued amid the #EndSARS protest. This was announced in a press statement by Secretary to the State Government, Prince…

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a suspected cybercriminal (Yahoo boy), Adebayo Olawale and his pastor, Gbenga Adesoju in Ile-Ife, Osun State. The suspects were nabbed for allegedly defrauding one Umar Hayatu…

Governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, has ordered an investigation into the death of a suspected internet fraudster on Tuesday while being chased by police officers attached to the Osun Joint Task Force. MDB reported how a protest…

A 27-year-old man, Abdullahi Salisu, who allegedly assaulted a 100-year-old woman, Bintu Adamu, has appeared before a Magistrate Court in Ile-Ife, Osun State on Tuesday, August 18. The Prosecution Counsel, Inspector Sunday Osanyintuyi,…

Osun State Government has announced that worship centres that flout COVID-19 protocols would be closed and fined N100,000. In addition, private hospitals caught treating COVID-19 patients would be shut and the owners’ practicing…

Osun State Secretary to the State Government, Prince Wole Oyebamiji has recovered from the coronavirus on Saturday. A Statement by the Health Commissioner, Dr Rafiu Isamotu noted that the SSG was part of the 22 people that their test…