BREAKING:Osun Judicial Workers’ Strike Continues
● State Jusun Insists on Probe of CJ ● Embattled CJ Absent at Resolution Meeting ● JUSUN National Body Extends Tenure of State Chapter There is no end in sight for the judicial crisis in Osun state as the judicial workers insisted on the strike action until their demands for investigation and action on the…
UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital debunks fire outbreak rumour
The Newsflash by Osundefender.com by Kazeem Badmus published November 30, 2023 is a misinformation and an incorrect story. There was no fire outbreak at the Accident and Emergency Unit of UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, Osogbo. There was actually an electrical power surge at the switch box of the Accident and Emergency department of the Hospital this…
3 killed, 13 injured as Hamas attack Jerusalem
Hamas gunmen have killed three people while 13 were injured in the attack they launched at a bus stop in Jerusalem during rush hour on Thursday. The Palestinian group disclosed its militants carried out a shooting in Jerusalem on Thursday, despite the extension for a day of a truce in Gaza and to release at…
BREAKING: 2024 Appropriation Bill passes second reading
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the N27.5trn 2024 budget for second reading. Leading the debate on the general principles of the budget, House Leader, Julius Ihonvbere commended President Bola Tinubu, noting that national security and education which got significant allocations, will be enhanced if implemented. “Nigeria will be more secure with the allocation…
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies aged 100
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who played a pivotal and polarising role in US foreign policy during the Cold War, has died at the age of 100. He served as America’s top diplomat and national security adviser during the Nixon and Ford administrations. Despite leaving office in the mid-1970s, he continued to be…
Chinese student dies of fatigue from extended live-streaming
A Chinese student and video game streamer, identified by the surname Li, has been declared dead, with exhaustion suspected as the cause, after live streaming continuously for five consecutive nights. According to MailOnline on Wednesday, Li, a final-year student at Henan Pingdingshan Vocational and Technical College, was under contract with a Chinese media company as…
Europe launches first Ariane 6 rocket June-July
The European Space Agency announced on Thursday, that the long-delayed first launch of its next-generation Ariane 6 rocket will take place between June 15 and July 31 next year. The rocket launcher system was initially planned to blast off in 2020, but the Covid-19 pandemic and repeated technical issues have kept it on the ground,…
Fear as fire guts Accident, Emergency unit of UNIOSUN teaching hospital
There was panic at the Osun State University Teaching Hospital on Thursday morning, as fire reportedly broke out at the new Accident and Emergency unit of the hospital. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained at the time of filling this report but the medium gathered that efforts were on to put off…
Ogun finance director killed in bullion van ambush
The Commissioner of Police for Ogun State, Abiodun Alamutu, on Wednesday, night confirmed the killing of Mr Taiwo Oyekanmi, the Director of Finance and Accounts attached to the office of Governor Dapo Abiodun at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Alamutu said that Oyekanmi was gunned down while returning from the bank where he had taken a bullion van…
OPINION: Osun and Ismail Omipidan
By James Bamgbose In “The Diane Kalen-Sakra, Save Your City: How Toxic Culture Kills Community & What to Do About It,” good governance is depicted as the art of putting wise thought into prudent action, advancing the well-being of those governed. This reflection mirrors the current situation in Osun State since Governor Ademola Adeleke took…
