Security has been beefed up in Osogbo, the Osun capital as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), holds its zonal congress. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that there is heavy security presence at Women and Children Development Initiative Foundation (WOCDIF), venue of the congress on Monday, in Osogbo. Men of the Nigeria Police, Department … Read more
Thirty-two suspected fraudsters have been apprehended by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday in Oyo state. Three of the suspects claimed to be serving members of the National Youth Service Corps, 19 were undergraduates from various universities across the country, while the remaining 10 claimed to engage in other vocations. The suspects … Read more
Tolupe Olagunju, a woman who stood on trial before the Osun State Magistrate’s Court In oshogbo for not adhering to COVID’19 safety rules, fell while the court session was going on. Olagunju was indicted with an emigrant, Elisan Mohammed, and 54 others were also arrested for not putting on a face mask as instructed by … Read more
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osogbo, Osun State on Friday ordered the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, to appear in court over an alleged assault. Ruling in an ex-parte application, Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara, ordered the police to put the traditional ruler on notice before the date would be fixed for hearing of the matter. … Read more
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned a 26-year-old corps member, Oluwatosin Medaiyese before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo for alleged impersonation. The charge slammed against him read:, “That you Oluwatosin Medaiyese “M” on or before 30th January 2020 at Osogbo did falsely represent yourself as Hon. Justice Aliyu Jimoh to … Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) vaccination storage facility at the Ayegbaju Market in Osogbo, was on Saturday razed by fire. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred on Saturday. According to a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) official, Ajinase Alade, attached to the facility, the fire started from a … Read more
The Lagos State Government said it had acquired 84 hectares of land in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, for cultivation of various crops to meet the food needs of residents of the state. Prince Gbolahan Lawal, the state Commissioner for Agriculture, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. Lawal said that the … Read more