Tag: Ilesa

‘We don’t fix masts for MTN, GLO’ – Osun residents decry contributing funds to repair faulty transformers

Residents of Oke-Eso, Iroye, and a part of the Igbaye communities have decried contributing funds to repair faulty…

‘Brother, cash wa o’ – Tales of graduates who roam around in sun and rain to make earnings through POS

When students complete their tertiary education either in college, polytechnic, or university, they join the colony of unemployed.…

IROYE: ‘Snakes replace residents’ as multi-million borehole project rots away in Osun

Residents of some communities in Osun are in dire need of water supplies. Despite the claim of the…

Inside Osun community, where parents use kids as beggars  

“If you don't work in life, you will not have access to money you can spend. While the…

How I escaped being kidnapped by police officers – Osun Doctor

A medical doctor who prefers to be anonymous has narrated how he escaped being kidnapped by gunmen suspected…

How vigilante shot a 50-year-old destitute searching for snails in Ilesa

Men of a vigilante group have reportedly shot a 50-year-old man simply identified as Musbau in the early…

Trade Associations: Oba Aromolaran has stirred the bees’ nest

The Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, has stirred the bees’ nest. The 86-year-old monarch looked into…

‘Four Hausas, three cultists, two residents’ – 9 dead as rival cult groups clash in Ilesa

It was a black Tuesday evening in Ilesa, an ancient town in Osun State, when armed men killed…

Inside ‘strange’ brothel where sex workers charge Tinubu supporters extra fee

Is there a brothel here close by? This reporter asked a woman in her early fifties whose store…

From ‘ride to death’: Inside Osun town where Okada riders don’t return to their wives, kids

Ilesa - a community in Osun is becoming a haven for killers and robbers. Owners of fairly used…

PHOTOS: Sex workers react as fire guts Osun brothel where ‘men pay N1000 per cum’

One of the well-known brothels in Ilesa, an area of Osun, was completely destroyed by fire, making it…

Nigerians who spend the night at ATM locations narrate their ordeals

For Nigerians, especially small-scale company owners like POS operators who operate their businesses with cash, the lack of…