Osun Amotekun Arrests Nine for Rape, Livestock Theft, Burglary

By John Dik, Osogbo Osun State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, has arrested nine suspects for various crimes including rape of minors, theft of livestock, and burglary across different local government areas in the state. Among the suspects is a 60-year-old man, who was arrested for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl in the Ode-Omu […]

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Osun 2026: Artisans, Market Women, Traders Set to Endorse Adeleke for Second Term

By John Dike Osogbo As Osun State gears up for the 2026 gubernatorial election, a powerful coalition of Artisans, Traders, and Market Women from all Local Government Areas across the state is set to formally endorse His Excellency, Governor Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, for a second term in office—and beyond. Governor Adeleke’s administration has been […]

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Ondo moves to boost food security

acquires 26,000 hectares of land in Ose LG for pilot scheme launches committee on agric investments Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday inaugurated the Steering Committee of the Framework for Responsible and Inclusive Land-Intensive Agricultural Investment (FRILIA). At the event in Akure, he said the initiative was another bold step by his administration to […]

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NWFL Championship: Ademola Daini rallies support for Osun Babes FC ahead of Abia clash

By John Dike, Osogbo As Osun Babes FC prepare to depart for Abia State to compete in the 2025 NWFL Championship, the General Manager of Osun State Sports Council, Mr. Ademola Daini, has reaffirmed his unwavering support for the team, urging them to clinch promotion back to the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership. In […]

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Court remands alleged Osogbo fake lawyer for impersonation, fraud

By John Dike, Osogbo An Osogbo magistrate court has remanded an alleged fake lawyer at the Ilesa Correctional Centre over alleged impersonation, fraud, stealing and forgery. The alleged fake lawyer, Oruhu Emmanuel Odey, had been dragged before the court on a four-count charge of impersonation, fraud, stealing, and forgery. Odey, who was recently arrested by […]

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2027 Presidency: Jonathan splits South-South PDP

The reported 2027 ambition of former President Goodluck Jonathan has split the Peoples Democratic Party in the South-South into two camps, with the stakeholders holding divergent positions on the issue. While some party members believed Jonathan should not contest against President Bola Tinubu, various political pressure groups drummed support for the ex-leader. Aides to the […]

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INEC recognises David Mark-led ADC leadership

National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress and former Senate President, Senator David Mark At last, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Wednesday officially recognised the David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress. In a change to the party’s particulars on its website on Wednesday in Abuja, INEC listed the new executive members […]

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Omoluabi Progressives congratulates ADC on INEC’s affirmation of Mark, Aregbesola

By John Dike, Osogbo The Omoluabi Progressives has congratulated the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s affirmation of Senator David Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as its National Chairman, and Secretary. It said that this affirmation, achieved against all odds and despite the alleged machinations of the All Progressives Congress, APC-led […]

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