Oba Olaiya The Ajeniju of Halleluyah Community in Osun State, Oba Jelili Olaiya, has narrated how some hoodlums laid siege on his palace and injured four people last Friday. Oba Olaiya during the incident sustained bodily injury, while part of his palace was also vandalised by the protesters. In an exclusive chat with Punch Metro […]
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Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun, on Monday, assented to the N427,746, 925,170 budget passed by the legislature for year 2025 into law. Adeleke after signing the budget directed the state’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure its full implementation for the benefits of the people. “We are here to further demonstrate our readiness to […]
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Friday approved the appointment of a former Deputy Governor of the state, Prince Clement Adesuyi Haastrup as the new Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijeshaland. Haastrup served as the Deputy Governor to the departed first civilian Governor of the state, Senator Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke. The governor also approved the appointment […]
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has pardoned the widely known “death-for-fowl” convict, Segun Olowookere, alongside his co-convict, Sunday Morakinyo. Olowookere, who was 17 years old at the time of his arrest in November 2010, was convicted and sentenced to death by an Osun State High Court on December 17, 2014, for conspiracy to commit armed […]
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Nigerians were stunned on Tuesday as social media was awash with reports of an only child, Segun Olowookere, who was sentenced to death in Osun State for stealing fowl. There were different versions of what truly transpired and why the convict was given what many considered a harsh punishment for the offence. The Sunday Punch […]
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A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has charged the Osun State government to facilitate the integration of the pardoned convict, Olowokere Segun, into the society. He appreciated the decision of the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, in granting pardon to Olowokere Segun in the exercise of the prerogative of mercy conferred on him by Section […]
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By Nelson Fadoju Thanks for more revelation of the two convicted men in Osun State that the matters are about Armed Robbery and Stealing. Surely, the law must take it’s rightful course under the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and Criminal law. But…., There is also a separation of powers among the three-tiers of governments in […]
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The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities, Osun State Chapter has lamented over the alleged neglect of its members by the State Government. They made their grievances known in a statement signed by the Chairman, Secretary, and Women Coordinator of JONAPWDs, Stephen Oluwafemi, Smith Aghanti, and Elizabeth Ishola respectively. They expressed frustration and feelings […]
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has disclosed that Thor Explorations Limited had produced a written certificate of the state shares in the Segilola Gold Project. The governor said this on Monday in a statement by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed. The state government had accused Segilola Gold Project, managed by subsidiaries of Thor Explorations Ltd, […]
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Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed recent calls for unity between former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, and Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Isiaka Adegboyega Oyetola, ahead of the 2026 gubernatorial election. This response follows a “prophecy” by Primate Elijah Ayodele of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, who claimed […]
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