The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps codenamed So-Safe Corps, has arrested one Ayomide Ibrahim, aged 25 for burglary and theft. Ibrahim was said to have been arrested on Thursday, January 25, at the Baba Ode area of Iju in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state during the routine patrol of…

Two residents of Osogbo, Osun State, Akinniyi Temitope (41) and Abiodun Oluwakemi (31), on Thursday, appeared before a Federal High Court, sitting in Osogbo for offences bordering on human trafficking. Details of the offences committed by the two women as contained in the charge sheet, indicated that they conspired and procured a 20-year-old Kehinde Opeyemi,…

UN chief António Guterres has urged countries that halted funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, to continue its operations. “The dire needs of the desperate populations they serve must be met,” Mr Guterres said. Eight countries, including the UK, took the action after Israel told the agency some UNRWA staff were involved…

Ademola Lookman scored twice as Nigeria’s Super Eagles saw off perennial rivals Cameroon to book a quarter finals spot at the ongoing AFCON 2023. Goals in either half of the tie ensured that Nigeria will continue in the competition as they seek a fourth AFCON title. The Nigerians had an early Semi Ajayi goal disallowed…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria’s game against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon is underway. This game is the eighth encounter between Nigeria and Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations. Notably, three of these previous meetings occurred in the tournament’s finals during 1984, 1988, and 2000 – with Cameroon emerging victorious in each instance. 86…

Gelson Dala raised his Africa Cup of Nations goal tally to four with a brace for 10-man Angola in a 3-0 last-16 triumph over Namibia in Bouake on Saturday. Surprise package Angola will face Nigeria or Cameroon, who meet later in Abidjan, in a quarter-final next Friday. After Dala scored twice in the first half,…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has again commended Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke for his commendable performance, urging the Governor not to derail as a people’s Governor. The elder statesman who attended the conferment of the title of Baba Oba of Joga-Orile on the governor on Friday evening said Almighty God has guided Senator Adeleke to…

….as Adaralewa pledges to work in tandem with the Corps mandates. The Governor of Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke has assured the new Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps [NSCDC] Osun state Command, Dr Akintayo Adaralewa of his support to succeed in fighting crimes in the state. The governor who spoke on Tuesday…

The Spokesperson to the Osun State Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed has tendered unreserved apologies to the Ogun State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) for the reported unruly conduct of some security men at the Joga-Orile chieftaincy event. According to a statement issued on Saturday by Olawale, he tendered the apology on behalf…

The Osun State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Otunba Tola Faseru has assured the people of the State of an all inclusive agricultural policy to move the sector forward. The Commissioner gave the assurance on Thursday in Osogbo, the State Capital, during a one-day validation meeting to finalize the draft Agricultural Policy in the…