Six herdsmen killed in Osun

Six herdsmen, members of the same family, have been killed in Wasinmi village, Irewole LGA of Osun State. According to a report by Daily Trust, the people were killed by gunmen, who attacked their settlement. Immediately the gunmen stormed the Fulani settlement, they opened fire, killing six herders on the spot, the paper reported. The […]

Fulani herdsmen: Ooni of Ife sends warning to Sunday Ighoho after meeting with Buhari

By Taiwo Okanlawon Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has advised Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, not to take laws into his hands but allow constituted authorities to handle the herdsmen menace. The monarch also warned Sunday Igboho to watch out for politicians seeking to hijack his agitations against killer herdsmen in the […]

UAE Investors : We’re Coming to Osun

Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun paid a working visit to the United Arab Emirates, UAE headquarters of the MGT Group – a multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary firm with patented technologies operating in several countries of the world. The governor, accompanied by the Deputy Chief of Staff, Prince Abdullah Adeyanju Binuyo went on a […]

Why we didn’t distribute looted COVID-19 palliatives, Osun food committee

The Osun Food and Relief Committee on COVID-19 on Friday said the looted items at a warehouse in Ede town were not hoarded, but rather kept for flag-off of official distribution. Alhaji Bayo Jimoh, Secretary to the committee, in a statement in Osogbo, said that the looted items were donated to the committee as palliatives […]

Ooni hires chartered flight for stranded Nigerians in US, Canada

  By Taiwo Okanlawon The Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II in collaboration with others have paid for a charter flight to bring back stranded Nigerians in the United States of America and Canada. According to the monarch, the pandemic is a collective fight that requires support both at home and abroad. […]

Osun Assembly approves life imprisonment for rape, 14 years jail for attempt

The Osun State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed into law the bill that recommends life imprisonment for rape perpetrators and 14 years jail term for attempted rape. The Speaker, RT. Hon. Timothy Owoeye, in his submission, asserted that with the passage of the bill will assist to curtail the case of rape that is […]

Parliamentary system of government in Osun unconstitutional – Rep

Gov. of Osun Goyega Oyetola By EricJames Ochigbo A member of the House of Representatives, Mr Oluwole Oke (PDP-Osun) says the introduction of parliamentary system of government in the administration of local government areas in Osun “is unconstitutional’’. Oke made the remarks in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. He said that the current […]

Lockdown viral video: Police officers dismissed for flogging woman in Osun, to be arraigned in court for prosecution

Mohammed Adamu, Inspector General of Police ============= By Taiwo OkanlawonThe Nigeria Police Force on Friday said it has dismissed two officers who assaulted a woman at the Odo Ori Market, Iwo Osun State. The police said the dismissal of the officers – Inspector Ikuesan Taiwo and Constable Abass Ibrahim – was preceded by a trial […]

FG, South-West Govs Agree On Amotekun

The Federal Government and Governors of the South West States yesterday agreed that necessary legal instruments will be put in place by each of the States to give legal backing to the initiative and address all issues concerning the regulation of the security structure on the establishment of the regional security outfit, Amotekun. Vice President […]

Despite naysayers, Operation Amotekun takes off in flying colours

The controversy about the launch of the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) codenamed Operation Amotekun by the six governors of the South West was not unexpected. The initiative is novel and has attracted different interpretations from different tendencies and cultures. Reason: No geo-political zone has had such security arrangement, where local security initiatives would complement […]

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