Month: June 2021
Oyetola inuagurates 42,000 hunters to tackle growing insecurity in Osun
Oyetola inuagurates 42,000 hunters to tackle growing insecurity in Osun …as hunters association endorses Gov for second term TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO As part of efforts at tackling the growing insecurity in Osun State, the State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola on Wednesday inaugurated the State chapter of Hunters Group of Nigeria (HGN) and charged them on patriotism, […]
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Police detain Osun masquerades’ leader over clash with Muslim group
Police detain Osun masquerades’ leader over clash with Muslim group TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO The Nigeria Police has detained the leader of masquerade worshippers in Osun State, Chief Kayode Esuleke, over clash with Muslims at their worship centre in Osogbo on Sunday. Chief Esuleke, an octogenarian, who is also a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress […]
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Gunmen attack Osun community, abduct resident
Gunmen attack Osun community, abduct resident TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO Some gunmen have attacked Ora-Igbomina, a community in Ifedayo Local Government area of Osun State and abducted a female resident. There was tension in the community that shares boundaries with Ekiti and Kwara States, on Sunday evening when the gun wielding men arrived, NEWS BOOM gathered. The […]
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One dead, children, others injured as masquerades attack Mosque in Osun
One dead, children, others injured as masquerades attack Mosque in Osun TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO Pandemonium broke out on Sunday when some masquerades attacked a mosque in Osogbo, capital of Osun State, where some Muslims gathered, leaving one dead and about 12 injured. NEWS BOOM gathered that the masquerades opened gunfire at the Muslims at their […]
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2021 DYD: Engage in volunteering jobs, Bishop Oyejola tasks youths
2021 DYD: Engage in volunteering jobs, Bishop Oyejola tasks youths TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Osogbo, Most Rev John Oyejola has called on Nigerian youths to maximise their youthful strength and talents and take up volunteering jobs. The cleric encouraged youths to consider volunteering as a means of empowering themselves […]
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11 travellers dead, 22 injured in Osun auto crash
11 travellers dead, 22 injured in Osun auto crash TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO No fewer than 11 people have been confirmed dead and 22 others injured Friday night after two vehicles collided along Gbongan–Ibadan road in Osun State. The accident, which occurred around 9.05pm took place opposite Ayedaade Local Government Secretariat in the State. The spokesperson, […]
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NDLEA arrests 253 persons over drug abuse, illicit substances in Osun
NDLEA arrests 253 persons over drug abuse, illicit substances in Osun TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO The Osun State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ( NDLEA) has arrested 253 persons in the state over drug abuse and illicit substances. The Osun NDLEA commander, Samuel Egbeola, in a statement made available to NEWS BOOM on […]
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Super TV CEO’s murder and need to combat drug abuse
COMBATING DRUG ABUSE, ILLICIT TRAFFICKINGSuper TV CEO’s murder and need to combat drug abuse By Timothy Agbor, An Anti-Drug Abuse Champion. He for She advocate. Anti-FGM Champion. SGBV fighter. Proudly Value Female Network Nigeria voice. On this INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE & ILLICIT TRAFFICKING, let’s be reminded that our failure to continue raising awareness […]
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Police arraign two tenants for beating neighbour to coma in Osun
Police arraign two tenants for beating neighbour to coma in Osun TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO Police in Osun State on Friday dragged two tenants before an Ile-Ife Magistrate’s Court in Osun State for allegedly beating their neighbour, Aro Olatunbosun to coma. The two defendants: Christopher Chukwudi, aged 61 and Olumuyiwa Fayemi, 38, were accused of raining […]
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Police allay residents’ fear as robbers write Osun community, demand N20m
Police allay residents’ fear as robbers write Osun community, demand N20m TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO The Osun State Police Command has allayed the fears of residents of Olofa Estate, Ofatedo, in the State, over a threat letter written to them by a gang of robbers informing them of an impending attack unless a sum of N20m […]
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