1+ hour, 57+ min ago   (451+ words) An over 80-year-old man, Ordue Ikye, has allegedly been beaten to death by a mob after he was accused of using witchcraft to cause the death of a younger relative in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State. Ikye…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (268+ words) The Osun State Police Command has arrested one Taye Kasali over the alleged murder of his mother, Mrs Kudirat Kasali. The command spokesperson, SP Abiodun Ojelabi, in a statement on Wednesday, said the suspect and his late mother were reported…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (319+ words) Governor Ademola Adeleke has signed an Executive Order establishing a Coroner Inquest/Panel of Inquiry to investigate the killings, shootings and violence that occurred at Naira and Kobo Junction, Motor Park/Garage Area in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area, on…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago   (283+ words) Governor Ademola Adeleke has appealed to residents of Osun to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious movements or individuals to security agencies. The governor’s appeal followed reports of planned terrorist attacks targeting places of worship and markets in parts of…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (571+ words) A 35-year-old suspected kidnapper, Victor Ini, has told the Rivers State Police Command that he joined a kidnapping gang after he was promised N40,000 for his role in abducting a woman. Ini, a native of Akwa Ibom State, made the disclosure…...

11+ min ago   (255+ words) Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has ordered the Osun state police commissioner to immediately arrest all those involved in the killing of Mr Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly called Ajagungbade Emir. OSUN DEFENDER gathered that Ajagungbade Emir was shot dead on Sunday…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (249+ words) A Shepherd of the Celestial Church of Christ, Iri Orun Parish, Bidemi Odukoya, has allegedly killed his wife during a midnight domestic dispute in Akiode Ibogun, Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State. The incident, which occurred around 2am on Monday,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (281+ words) The Osun State chapter of the Accord Party has condemned the fatal shooting which occurred on Monday morning in Ikire, alleging that the Divisional Police Officer of Irewole Division, Mr Bamidele Olatona, opened fire on unarmed civilians. In a statement…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (171+ words) There is currently trouble in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State, as three commercial bus drivers and two passersby were reportedly killed during an alleged attempt to take over a garage in the town. Sources said three commercial…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (324+ words) A United States-based policy advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu spent millions of dollars in an attempt to prevent the release of records linked to an alleged drug trafficking case involving him. The firm…...