A man named Michael Akinmolayan has been arrested for allegedly raping a female neighbour in the Sango-Ota area of Ogun State. PUNCH Metro gathered on Saturday that during the incident on Thursday, Akinmolayan allegedly struck the survivor on the crown of her head with a grinding stone, causing severe injuries. The Ogun State Police Command…
By Sarafa Ibrahim For quite sometime now, the public has become worried by the increasing practice of a section of the media to use their platforms to peddle outright falsehood. This exactly was the case with online media platform, SaharaReporters in its most recent publication on Osun debt profile, deliberately creating a false impression that…
Tragedy struck in the early hours of Monday as a devastating fire engulfed the residence of a Customs officer, Tijani Kabiru, attached to the Oyo/Osun Command, killing him, his wife, and four of their children in the Akankan Area of Ede, Osun State. The midnight inferno has left the community in shock and mourning. Residents…
A 27-year-old man, Adekunle Obideyi, has been arrested by the operatives of Osun Amotekun Corps over theft of cocoa, banana and other farm produce. Obideyi, who is an indigene of Erinmo-Ijesa, in Osun State, was apprehended on Tuesday after stealing agricultural produce from a farm in the community and absconding with them. The Corps Commander,…
● Why We are Pro-Workers- Governor Adeleke The entire Osun state public service unions have today declared that there is no vacancy in the Osun Government House come 2026. The unions also affirmed that the full endorsement of Governor Ademola Adeleke for second term in office will be done at the 2025 May Day rally…
The Acting Executive Secretary, Kogi State Agency for the Control of Aids, Ibrahim Anate, has declared that no fewer than 50,000 people are currently living with HIV/AIDs in the state. Anate disclosed this in an interactive session with journalists during a road Walk in commemoration of the 2024 World AIDS Day in Lokoja, the state…
The Central Bank of Nigeria is reported to be preparing to retire approximately 1,000 employees as part of a strategic workforce realignment. A severance package worth over N50 billion was said to have been allocated as the payoff for the exercise. According to an insider, the retirement initiative is driven by the need to streamline…
The President’s School Debate of Nigeria(PSDN) has congratulated Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke on his two years in office achievement as Governor of the state. PSDN also congratulated Governor Adeleke on the performance of the Osun State Debate Team that clinched 1st position at the recently concluded Malaysia/International Debate Championship, held in Kuala Lumpur….
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has congratulated renowned columnist, Dr Lasisi Olagunju on winning this year’s Informed Commentary Award at the 2024 Diamond Award for Media Excellence (DAME), saying the success is yet a recognition of his incredible works and how they enrich the journalism field. According to the statement signed…
