Tag: osun
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Gunmen ambush van conveying murder suspects to prison in Osun, three killed
No fewer than three murder suspects have been killed along Osogbo/Ilesha road during an ambush for a vehicle conveying murder suspects to the facility of Nigeria Correctional Service, Ilesha, Osun State. According to reports, combined efforts of police and hunters engaged the gunmen, who were shot dead. Osun police spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the…
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JUST IN: Five feared killed as gunmen ambush Osun farmers
Gunmen on Friday morning ambushed and allegedly killed five farmers on their way to farm at Modakeke community, Osun State. It was gathered the incident happened around 7am when the farmers were heading to their farms along Toro road in Modakeke. The incident caused tension in the community as residents and policemen visited the scene…
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Gunshots as Oyetola, Aregbesola loyalists clash during APC ward congresses appeal sitting in Osun
There was pandemonium at the Osun secretariat of the All Progressives Congress(APC) on Saturday when gunshots were heard during the sitting of the Ward Congress Appeal Committee in Osogbo. According to reports there was tension after members stormed the venue to submit petitions on Saturday morning. Supporters of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and Minister for Interior,…
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Family buries policeman killed during Osun bank robbery
The policeman who was killed during the bank robbery in Iree town, Osun State has been buried on Friday. The deceased, Jeleel Aladeokin, better known as Kay, was one of the constabularies recruited into the police from the area. The armed robbers, on Thursday, attacked branches of United Bank of Africa (UBA) and Access bank…
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JUST IN: Daredevil robbers attack two commercial banks in Osun, cart away cash, kill two
Two persons were fear dead as suspected armed robbers on Thursday attacked two generation banks in Iree, Boripe Local Government Area of Osun. According to reports, the robbers arrived at the two banks, in the same location at 3:50 p.m and operated for about 30 minutes. A witness, who spoke under condition of anonymity, said…
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Heavy downpour pulls down Osun Government House fence, washes away bridge, destroys goods worth millions
Heavy rain, which started on Tuesday evening and lasted till Wednesday afternoon, has wrecked havoc in Osogbo, the Osun capital. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG gathered that the rain, which started at 7 pm. on Tuesday, destroyed a section of the perimeter fence of Osun Government House in Oke-fia. Buildings as well as property worth millions…
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14 die in fatal Osun accident
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun says no fewer than 14 people lost their lives in an accident that occurred on Ipetu-Ijesa – Ilesa Highway on Saturday evening. The Sector Commander, Mr Paul Okpe, made this known in a statement issued by Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, the command’s Spokesperson, which was made available to…
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Seven panel members reject #EndSARS report submitted to Oyetola
Seven members of the panel of inquiry set up by the Osun State Government to investigate police brutality and extra-judicial killing has disowned alleged commendations submitted to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola. A letter of a petition signed by seven members of the panel namely, Dr. Wasiu Oyedokun, Abayomi Ogundele, Abdulrahman Okunade, Comrade Ayo Ologun, Comrade…
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NFF needs stiffer measures to curb hooliganism, poor officiating – Osun official
Vincent Akinbami, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Sports Development to Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun, says the increasing rate of hooliganism in the Nigerian football league is worrying. Akinbami told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday that drastic action was needed against cases of hooliganism at match venues as well as referees…
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One dead, others injured as masqueraders attack Muslims in Osun
No fewer than 12 persons sustained various gunshot wounds in a clash between masquerade worshipers and some Muslims in Osogbo, Osun State capital, on Sunday. According to reports, unrest started when the masquerade worshipers opened gunfire at the Muslims at their worship centre, Kamorudeen Central Mosque, located at Oluode Aranyin in Osogbo around 2:30 pm…