Tag: Osun
Taoreed Lagbaja: Remembering Ilobu-born son of a motor dealer who became the 23rd Chief of Army Staff in Nigeria
A big tree fell in Ilobu, the land of unrefined salt, "Obu-Otoyo." When the tree fell, it led…
Oro festival: Adeleke should help Oluwo of Iwo find peace
On Tuesday, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, the Oluwo of Iwo, ignited some controversy when he ordered that the town's…
REPORT: Inside Osun gold community, Itagunmodi, where residents drink contaminated water, students learn under leaking roofs
ITAGUNMODI is an ancient town with 'large deposits of gold' located in Atakunmosa West Local Government in Osun…
Osun grandma beats minor with broom, victim loses eye
The arrest of a grandmother, Funmilayo Olalere, in Amondo village, near Ile-Ife, has been ordered by the Osun…
Police nab suspected ritualist with human parts in Osun
Osun state police command on Tuesday paraded a man, Adeboye Moshood, 40, caught with human legs and other…
Hoodlums invade UNIOSUN teaching hospital, retrieve corpse of COVID-19 patient
Some suspected thugs have invaded the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, to retrieve the corpse of a…
Man arrested for impersonating wife during teacher’s recruitment exam in Osun
An impostor was on Wednesday, apprehended at the College of Education, Ilesa CBT center when the the Osun…
EFCC arrest 39 suspected ‘Yahoo Boys’ in Osun, Ogun
The Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, arrested…
Osogbo Court remands two in prison for stealing chickens, bags of maize
An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday, remanded two persons, Saliu Saheed and Azees Rafiu for allegedly stealing 18…
BREAKING: Akirun of Ikirun, Oba Adewale is dead
The Akirun of Ikirun Land, Oba Abdul-Rauf Adewale Adedeji II is dead. The monarch died late Wednesday night.…
Man, 45, commits suicide in Osun
Tragedy struck on Tuesday in Ilesa, Osun State when a declared missing 45-year-old stylist, Tayo Olatunji was discovered…
Court Awards N5m Damages Against Police, IGP For Brutalising Woman In Osun
The Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, on Monday, February 1, awarded N5 million damages against the Nigeria…