A road accident that occurred along Ife-Ibadan express road in Osun State at the weekend has claimed 12 lives. According to the spokesperson of the state’s Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kehinde Adeleke, the accident left eight other persons injured. A witness reported that the accident which involved two commercial buses and a truck, occurred on Sasa Bridge …

The Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has assured that the Nigeria Startup Act which will be domesticated by the government will abate internet fraud and youth restiveness in the state. Adeleke, who was represented by the Coordinating Director, Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology. Kehinde Jimoh stated that “We have put our house in order in drafting the act. The Osun …

Osun State Police Command on Monday said its operatives have arrested a suspected human trafficker, Muideen Adebisi, while he was trying to move four teenage girls from Ile-Ife, Osun State to Libya. In a statement, the Command’s spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola said the suspect had invited the victims to a birthday party in Ile-Ife, during which he offered them food and …

Members of the Muslim community in Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Friday, staged a protest following the alleged invasion of a mosque in the Ilare area by some Oro adherents. The protesters said on Thursday, the traditionalists entered the mosque, where some Muslims had gathered to observe the 4 pm prayers, and attacked those they found in the building. Beside the …

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said that it arrested nine persons for vote buying. In a statement on Saturday, the commission said the alleged vote buyers were arrested in Osun, Ondo, Borno, Akwa Ibom, and Sokoto States during the presidential and National Assembly elections. “Four vote buyers were arrested by the Osun State Office …

Three people on Friday died in a well at a construction site in the Owode area of Ede, Osun State. The deceased – a cleric, Adebayo Oluwasina, 46; Lateef Adediran, 22; and Waliu Adediran, 31 – died while attempting to recover a bucket that fell into a well. A resident of Alaro Onigbin community in Owode Ede said Waliu and …

In celebration of this year’s St Valentine’s Day, which holds on Tuesday, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has concluded arrangements to feature games, a dressing parade, and dancing competition for Permanent Secretaries, Heads of ministries, and civil servants across the state. A directive from the governor was conveyed by the state Head of Service, K. N. Akintola through a …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign committee in Osun State on Sunday alleged that thugs loyal to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) attacked its office in Ilesa with the intent to kill. Spokesperson of the APC PCC, Remi Omowaye, who briefed newsmen in Ilesa after the attack, said that the attack was perpetrated after former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola’s visit …