The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a cleric identified simply as Kadiri, who is alleged to have sexually assaulted an eight-year-old girl in the Babasanya-Araka area of Ede. According to police spokesperson SP Abiodun Ojelabi, officers were dispatched to the area after receiving a report of the incident. He said the…
Protest erupted at Babasanya-Araka, Area, Ede, Osun State, on Saturday after a Chief Imam simply identified as Kadiri was caught raping an eight-year-old girl (name withheld) after sending her on errand. According to The Nation, the incident occurred around 12 noon, when the girl’s mother was looking for her daughter, who had left home and…
Osun State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, yesterday, hinted that the state government had been expending a sum of N32 million daily on ‘O Meal feeding programme for pupils in public schools. He also disclosed that arrangement had been concluded by Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration, through the Ministries of Education, Economic Planning,…
In a proactive move to foster grassroots development and strengthen community relations, the Senior Special Assistant to Osun State Governor On Community Engagement, Hon. Sulaimon Musa Olalekan organised a stakeholders meeting for Community Development Council Executives in Ijesha Zone, Which comprises of the six local government councils in the zone. The meeting was held on…
The National Association of Nigerian Students, Osun state chapter has de-associated itself from individuals arrested with guns in a Toyota Camry bearing a NANS-customised plate number. In a press release by NANS Osun JCC, the association said the individuals arrested are not their former nor current members of the students’ body. Osun State Police command…
The Osun State Police Command has arrested four students with Toyota Camry bearing a NANS-customised plate number. Found in their possession were an English-made Barreta pistol, two empty magazines, a cutlass, and various charms. Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Osogbo on recent security breakthroughs in the state. Addressing journalists…
Ido-Ayegunle community in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State has been deserted following a violent attack by gunmen on Thursday that left four people dead and several houses razed. The incident, believed to be linked to a lingering land dispute between Ido-Ayegunle and neighbouring Esa-Oke, occurred around 10 a.m., prompting residents to flee for…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure has struck out a request by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to relist its appeal against the 2022 Federal High Court judgment that nullified local government elections held in Osun State. In a unanimous decision delivered virtually on Friday and read by Justice Peter Obiorah, the court declared…
Residents of 25 communities in Olorunda Local Government Area of Osun State yesterday protested against the deplorable condition of their road at Kelebe, Osogbo. The communities begged for the quick intervention of Governor Ademola Adeleke, noting that the road has become a death trap for the residents. The residents were carrying placards with several inscriptions…
A suspected rapist, Raji Ridwan, on Tuesday disclosed that cold weather lured him to attempt to rape a varsity female student in Osun State. Raji, 25, said he barged into the room of the 17-year-old 200-level student of Federal University of Health and Science on Thursday, May 29, after she declined an attempt to speak…