Tag: Osogbo
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Police confirm 1 death as rival cult groups clash in Osogbo
The Police Command in Osun, on Monday, confirmed the death of one person during a clash between two rival cult groups at Oke Ola area in Osogbo on Sunday.
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Osun 2026: Why Osogbo should produce next governor – Oladimeji
Dr Yemi Oladimeji, a leader of Osogbo Progressive Union (OPU), Osogbo in Osun, has decried the inability of the town to produce a governor since the creation of the state 33 years ago. OPU is the umbrella body of all Osogbo indigenous groups.
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What we’ve done in 100 days – Osun gov, Adeleke
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun said that his administration, in its first 100 days, had redirected the government’s efforts toward meeting the needs of the people. Adeleke, who was sworn in on Nov. 27, 2022 as the sixth executive governor of the state, said this on Tuesday at a news conference in Osogbo, while rolling…
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Why cultists, hemp sellers clashed in Osun state
Some youths suspected to be cultists on Friday clashed with another group of people who involve in the illicit activity of selling hemp in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. According to an eye witness account, who doesn’t want his name in print said trouble started at Ode Oga Junction in Oke Baale Area, Osogbo, when…
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2023: Former Osun governor, Oyetola promises to deliver 1.5 million votes to Tinubu
The immediate past Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola has promised to deliver over 1.5 million votes from the state for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in the forthcoming general elections in the state. The former governor made this statement at the inauguration of the Tinubu/Shettima presidential campaign council in Osogbo,…
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Tourists troop in Osogbo, as grand finale of Osun festival begins
Tourists, devotees as well as cultural enthusiasts from across the globe are trooping into the ancient city of Osogbo to join the fiesta marking the grand finale of the annual Osun Osogbo festival. Newsmen covering the festival report that it had always given a boost to socio-economic activities in the Osun capital and its environs.…
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Police arrest wanted killer, Rasheed Okoilu in Osogbo
The Osun Police Command said it has arrested the notorious wanted serial killer, Rasheed Hamed, popular known as Rasheed Okoilu, in the early hours of Sunday. SP Yemisi Opalola, spokesperson of Police command, Osun said in a statement in Osogbo, that the suspect was arrested by a combined team of police officers from Dugbe Police…
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Osun Guber: Bullion van sighted at Polling Unit
A bullion van has been sighted at a polling unit in CAC Grammar School, Osogbo while voting is about to start at the ongoing Osun guber race. It was gathered that there have been speculations by the electorate that countless bullion vans are now in Osun Candidate of the Accord party, Dr.Akin…
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Hotelier allegedly rape corps member serving in his hotel
An hotel manager, who allegedly raped a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member in Osogbo, will appear in court on Tuesday. SP Yemisi Opalola, the Police Spokesperson, Osun Command, Nigeria Police, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview. Opalola said that police had concluded investigation on the matter.
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OAU MBA Student: Ramon Adedoyin, other suspects arrive Osogbo for trial today
Hotel owner Ramon Adedoyin and six other suspects fingered in the death of MBA student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state, Timothy Adegoke have all arrived Osogbo, Osun State, to face trial on Thursday Counsel to Adegoke’s family, Femi Falana, demanded that the matter be transferred to Osun after the suspects had been arraigned…