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Akinrun stool: Osun court remands nine youths for rioting, shooting
Akinrun stool: Osun court remands nine youths for rioting, shooting TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State has ordered the remand of nine suspects for allegedly shooting five persons and staging riot against the appointment of new Akinrun of Ikinrun town in the state. The nine suspects dragged to court […]
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2022 IYD: VFN holds Intergenerational Dialogue Against FGM as Stakeholders declare war against harmful practices
2022 IYD: VFN holds Intergenerational Dialogue Against FGM as Stakeholders declare war against harmful practices TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO As the world marked International Youth Day on Friday, August 12, a Non-governmental organisation, Value Female Network (VFN) held an Intergenerational dialogue towards eradicating the illegal practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Osun State and Nigeria […]
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2023: Nigerians have a lot to gain in Amechi’s wealth of experience – Ooni
2023: Nigerians have a lot to gain in Amechi’s wealth of experience – Ooni TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, on Monday, hosted the Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi and saluted him for declaring to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. Amechi, one of the presidential aspirants under the platform […]
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Gunmen shoot Catholic priest
Gunmen shoot Catholic priest By Timothy Agbor, Osogbo A young Catholic priest from Awka diocese, Nigeria, Rev Fr Cornelus Okoye has been attacked by some hoodlums suspected to be Fulani gunmen. The cleric miraculously escaped death from Fulani terrorists’ attack after he was shot and stabbed. It was gathered that the priest was attacked on […]
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Encomium as Oba Oluyide Goes Home
Encomium as Oba Oluyide Goes Home The reign of Oba James Idowu Adeyemi Oluyide, Otafa ll, the Akinyinwa of Ikinyinwa-Ijesa who joined his ancestors recently has been described as outstanding and characterised with tremendous achievements. Mr Joseph Oluyide, the monarch burial committee chairman, who made the remarks at a meeting of the committee at […]
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#ENDSARS Memorial: Osun govt reassures victims of police brutality of compensation
#ENDSARS Memorial: Osun govt reassures victims of police brutality of compensation Stakeholders laud Osun youths for convoking summit to commemorate incident …proffer solutions to forestall future occurrence Timothy Agbor, Osogbo As youths across the country commemorate the one-year anniversary of the EndSARS protest today, stakeholders in Osun have commended youths in the State […]
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Organisers of Hammola Football Championship Give Out Jerseys to Finalists
Organisers of Hammola Football Championship Give Out Jerseys to Finalists By Oluwaseun Omolola The organisers of Hammola Football Championship 2nd Edition have given out brand new jerseys to the two finalists in a way to fulfill promise made at the commencement of the competition. It would be recalled that 32 Teams started the competition from […]
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How Police brutalised, arraigned journalist for covering EndSARS protest in Osogbo
How Police brutalised, arraigned journalist for covering EndSARS protest in Osogbo TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO Some armed policemen led by the Divisional Police Officer, Dugbe Division, Osogbo, CSP Oyegbade Akinloye, on Wednesday, brutalised the state correspondent of Daily Post, Sikiru Obarayese, for covering the ENDSARS memorial protest in Osogbo. After beating Obarayese till he sustained injuries […]
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Lessons Osun Should Learn From The 6th National Youth Games
NYG21: Lessons Osun Should Learn From The 6th National Youth Games By Oluwaseun Omolola It is no longer news that the 6th edition of the National Youth Games has come and gone but the memories will linger forever in our hearts. With eleven Medals in total comprising Six Silver Medals and Five Bronze Medals, Osun […]
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NYG21: Osun Contingents Arrive Home With 11 Medals
NYG21: Osun Contingents Arrive Home With 11 Medals By Oluwaseun Omolola As the curtain was drawn on the sixth National Youth Games today in Ilorin, Osun Athletes and players can boast of winning Eleven Medals which consists of Six Silver Medals and Five Bronze Medals. Team Osun won Medals in Sports such as Football, Basketball, […]
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