4+ week, 15+ hour ago   (420+ words) The Osun State Police Command has arrested a police officer deployed to the Registration Area Centre (RAC) in Modakeke Ward 10, Ife East Local Government Area, over the accidental discharge of tear gas that caused panic during Saturday’s governorship election. The…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (92+ words) OsunDefender A devastating fire has struck the popular Oranyan Market in Ibadan, Oyo State, with over 50 shops destroyed and goods valued in millions of naira lost. The fire, according to eyewitnesses who spoke with OSUN DEFENDER, started around 11:00 pm on…...

2+ week, 16+ hour 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+ day, 9+ 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…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (547+ words) The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has said the administration of Olusegun Obasanjo did not shield him from corruption allegations. Atiku, who was vice-president to Obasanjo, said he was never convicted despite different state institutions probing…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (387+ words) The Special Adviser on Legal Matters to Governor Ademola Adeleke, Barrister Nurudeen Kareem, has warned critics of the governor to either tender a public apology or be ready to face arrest and prosecution. In a strongly worded post on his…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (391+ words) Operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps have arrested two men over an alleged attempted murder and violent attack on a woman working on her farm in Iwo. The suspects, identified as Fatai Balogun, 55, and Rafiu Adesola Balogun, 52, were arrested on…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (378+ words) Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have uncovered an alleged baby factory in the Mowe area of the state, rescuing two pregnant women and four children while arresting six suspects. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed…...

2+ week, 5+ 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…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago   (575+ words) The alleged fake National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office had a structure spanning several states and two foreign countries, with an acclaimed national coordinator, zonal directors, state coordinators and representatives in China and the United States....