Osun state government have announced that it has discharged twenty-one patients from its isolation centre and have confirmed thirteen new COVID-19 cases. The Osun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, revealed this in a statement on Monday evening in Osogbo. The commissioner, also announced that the discovery of 13 new cases of coronavirus brings … Read more
The Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola has ordered a total lockdown in four local government areas in the state for one week. This was made known in a statement issued by the State’s Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemode. According to Egbemode, the lockdown will affect Ilesa East, Ilesa West, Atakumosa East, … Read more
A young man identified as Shuaib Isola has been declared dead by medical doctors in a General Hospital at Iwo, Osun State. Isola died after he was given a deadly punch by his counterpart, Ahmed Lateef while they were playing football. The incident which occured on 10am on Sunday at the playground of the St. … Read more
The police in Osun state on Tuesday, June 23, arraigned one Michael Adunola before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court in Ile-Ife, for allegedly killing his wife, Esther and their 14-month-old baby, Glory. The headless body of Esther and Glory were discovered in a gutter opposite the AUD Primary School, Isale Agbara, Ile-Ife in May. Police … Read more
A 25-year-old man identified as Olusola Simeon, has been arraigned and convicted by a Magistrate court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital for beating and inflicting injuries on his girlfriend, Fadunsi Alaba. Simeon admitted guilty of the crime of assault, levelled against him by the police when he was arraigned on Tuesday. The Prosecutor, … Read more
Barely 12 hours after it reported the escape of six covid-19 patients, the Osun state government has confirmed that one of the missing patients has been apprehended by the police and has been returned to the isolation centre at Ejigbo. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Ismail Omipidan who confirmed this to correspondents … Read more
As the deadly coronavirus continues to stir fears and uncertainty in the minds of Nigerians, earlier today, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed six new cases of coronavirus in Osun State. The Centre made the disclosure via it’s official Twitter handle, where it said, “Six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in … 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
Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, who is the traditional ruler of Iwo kingdom in Osun state, has denied that he was suspended for six months by the state’s traditional rulers’ council. Ekohotblog had reported earlier that the traditional ruler of Iwo kingdom in Osun state was suspended for claims of dragging the council’s name … Read more
To a casual observer, the philosophy of maize signifies that the process of life is gradual. The first thing you see in maize, when it is growing, is the root, followed by the shoot, before the leaves eventually appear. What this simply means is that, when Gboyega Oyetola came on board as governor of Osun … Read more
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Nigeria Plc, Mr Adesola Kazeem Adeduntan, has pledged that the bank will support and partner Osun in Mining in order to create more employment opportunities and to help diversify the economy of the State. Adeduntan made this known at a meeting between the First Bank of Nigeria … Read more
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Osogbo field Office, has shut down 15 illegal patrol stations across Osun state for operating without license. Mr Ademola Makinde, DPR’s Operations Controller, who disclosed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Osogbo, said the stations were sealed during routine surveillance by the department in the … Read more
A Magistrate Court in Osogbo, Osun State has remanded a 37-year-old man, Nwanosike Emmanuel, in Ilesha for conduct likely to breach of peace. The Police prosecutor, Shoyemi Bose told the court that on 4th of January, 2020 at about 5:30pm at No 9B Makai street, Oluode area, Osogbo the accused person invaded the shop of … Read more
The elected officials of the Osogbo Local Council Development Area of Osun State have been suspended by the state assembly following the crisis rocking the council. The State Assembly ordered the council-manager to take charge of the council pending the outcome of its investigation on the crisis rocking the council. It could be recalled that … Read more
While excavating sand at a construction site in Ejigbo, Osun State, a 52-year-old man identified as Isiaka Raji, was buried alive on Thursday. Although, Raji was later rescued alive from the sand after he was buried for few minutes, he was confirmed dead at a hospital where he was rushed to for treatment. Read Also: … Read more
Twelve corpses were burnt in a fire outbreak that occured at the morgue of the Anatomy Department, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State today November 19th. The corpses were being used by the students of the department for their practicals. The incident was confirmed by the spokesperson of the Osun Police Command, Folasade Odoro. … Read more
– Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has submitted the 35-man list of his cabinet – Osun speaker Timothy Owoeye read the list at plenary – Owoeye on Tuesday, September 24, confirmed the list President Nigeria Guild of Editors, Mrs. Funke Egbemode has made the list of commissioners and special advisers submitted to the Assembly by Osun Governor … Read more
A commercial bus branded in Lagos State colours has plunged into River Osun, around Oke Gada area of Ede, killing three passengers. An eyewitness, Akintunde Bello Sheriff, told our correspondent that the bus lost control and plunged into the river. He also said the passengers were traders dealing in perishable goods. He added that apart … Read more