Ibrahim said the accident, which involved 61 persons, occurred at 1:20 a.m. At least eight persons were killed in the early hours of Saturday following an accident involving palm oil laden truck on Gbongan-Osogbo expressway in Osun state. Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in Osun, Kudirat Ibrahim, made this known on … Read more
A traditional ruler in Osun State, Olufon of Ifon-Orolu, Oba Almaroof Adekunle Magbagbeola Olumoyero, has joined his ancestors. EKO HOT BLOG further learnt that the Osun monarch gave up the ghost at a private hospital in the state. A traditional ruler in Osun State, Olufon of Ifon-Orolu, Oba Almaroof Adekunle Magbagbeola Olumoyero, has joined his … Read more
“The Police Command in Osun have rescued the two Chinese miners, Zhao Jian, 33 and Wen, 50, who were kidnapped on April 5, at a gold mining site in Ifewara, Osun. The Police Command in Osun, on Thursday, said two Chinese miners kidnapped at a gold mining site at Okepa/Itikan Village, Ifewara, Atakunmosa-West Local Government … Read more
The Police Command in Osun says kidnappers of two Chinese miners at a gold mine in Ifewara, Osun on Monday are demanding for N10 million as ransom. Spokesperson of the command, SP Yemisi Opalola, said this on Wednesday while giving update on the kidnapping incident to newsmen in Osogbo. Opalola explained that the command was … Read more
Some hoodlums have allegedly attacked some aides of the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola at a birthday party of a lawmaker representing Osogbo Constituency, Hon Taofeek Badamasi, on Sunday. Those allegedly attacked include the Personal Assistant to Aregbesola Olateju Ishola; Wale Omolola, Alhaji Bashiru Simple, Bashiru Fatoki and others. Some hoodlums have allegedly attacked some … Read more
An auto mishap on the Ilesa-Ile-Ife Expressway on Monday has left two persons dead, The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has disclosed. Kudirat Ibrahim, the Osun FRSC Sector Commander, made the disclosure while addressing newsmen in Osogbo, Osun capital on Monday. Ekohotblog reports that Ibrahim said the accident involving a luxury bus and a car … Read more
 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has unanimously endorsed Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke as its Governorship candidate for the 2022 gubernatorial election in Osun State. The unanimous agreement was part of the consensus reached at a reconciliatory meeting of the Osun PDP, mediated by the national reconciliation team, headed by its chairman and a former … Read more
The Caretaker Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun state, Mr. Adegboyega Famodun, has said that zoning was not part of the party’s constitution. The chairman said the states in the South-West zone had always delivered substantial votes for APC during presidential elections. The Caretaker Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun state, … Read more
No fewer than six people have been killed by unknown gunmen before daybreak on Sunday in a village near Wasinmi, a community along Ife/Ibadan Way, Osun State. According to the PUNCH, the identities of the perpetrators of the crime could not be immediately ascertained, but police operatives, men of Oodua Peoples Congress and Hunters Group … Read more
Osun PDP Legacy Group, a group within Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, had demanded the immediate resignation of the national chairman of the party, Uche Secondus. The group said the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, Diran Odeyemi, who represented Secondus at a prayer session organised by the Sunday Bisi-led Osun … Read more
The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the release of two tourists who were kidnapped on Saturday evening along the Ibadan-Akure route. The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the release of two tourists who were kidnapped on Saturday evening along the Ibadan-Akure route. The police, along with other security agencies, were said to have … Read more
Two men on Monday appeared in a Magistrates’ Court in Ile-Ife, for allegedly damaging government property and beating up a security guard at the Oduduwa College building. The police charged Ayoola Olalekan and Balogun Emmanuel, whose house addresses were not given, with conspiracy, assault and malicious damage. The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Sunday Osanyintuyi, told the … Read more
Unknown gunmen have abducted two travellers at Wasinmi area, along Ife-Ibadan expressway in Osun State. The abducted travellers were said to be heading toward Ikire area before the incident on Saturday evening. The Osun police command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, who confirmed the abduction, said police have been deployed to the scene of the incident. She … Read more
The Osun Command has rescued seven people kidnapped on the Ibokun-Osogbo Road on Tuesday. A statement made available to newsmen on Saturday in Osogbo by the police spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, stated that the effort of the state Commissioner of Police and other security agencies led to the release of the kidnapped people. “The victims … Read more
Unknown gunmen, on Tuesday evening, killed a passenger and abducted some others along Osogbo/Ibokun road in Osun State. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the incident occurred between 7:30 and 8:00 pm near Ajebandele, a village in the Obokun Local Government area, about three kilometres to Osogbo, the state capital. The gunmen had reportedly attacked travellers … Read more
Alhaji Bola Ogunyele, Chairman, South-West Zone of the Nigeria Association of Road Transport Owners, has called on Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, as well as the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, to repair of the Gbongan-Ode Omu-Osogbo road. Ogunleye who made the call through a statement on Tuesday said repair of the road … Read more
Mr Timothy Owoeye, the Speaker, Osun House of Assembly, has called for security beef-up in Oriade Local Government of the state following reports of cases of banditry and kidnapping in the area. Owoeye made the call during Wednesday’s plenary, after the member representing Oriade State Constituency, Mr Desmond Ojo, under Matter of Public Importance, raised … Read more
A federal High Court sitting in Osogbo has convicted Prince Adekunle Oyinlola without option of fine on three counts of conspiracy between the defendant and three others at large. He was convicted by the presiding judge of the trial court, Honourable Justice Peter Lifu, in a case with Charge Number FHC/OS/42C/2012: FRN v Prince Oyinlola … Read more
Osun State Government has announced the closure of lfeoluwa Co Educational Grammar School in Osogbo, the state capital. Eko Hot Blog gathered that this occurred after the school premises was invaded by unknown suspected cultists. The spokesperson for the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, told PUNCH that about 20 youths wielding cutlasses and other … Read more
Kidnappers She said the police had, however, deployed men and officers to the forest where the kidnappers retreated after the abduction, in an attempt to rescue the victims. The Police Command in Osun on Tuesday, confirmed the alleged kidnapping of three travellers along Ilesha-Akure Express in Osun on Monday night. The spokesperson of the command, … Read more