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OSUN: FAKE  HERBALISTS SCAM CLIENT OF N365,000    THE Modakeke-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Friday, ordered that two men who allegedly defrauded a man seeking ”spiritual” help of N365,000. Magistrate Abimbola Famuyide refused to admit Ifaola Sikiru, 64 and Olasoji Sikiru, 25 and ordered that they should be remanded in …

    .OSUN: 20-YR-OLD BRICKLAYER BEATS FEMALE SCHOOL TEACHER TO COMA         A 20-year-old bricklayer, Adeojo Sodiq, was on Friday arraigned before an Ede Magistrate Court, Osun State, for allegedly beating a teacher at CAC Government Elementary School, Talafia Ede, Mrs. Inaolaji Sadiat Adekilekun, to coma. A …

OSUN POLL: Protest in Osogbo over alleged marginalisation of Osun West Students, traders, and artisans hit the streets of Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Friday to protest the alleged marginalisation of Osun West Senatorial District ahead of the governorship election on September 22. The protesters numbering hundreds gathered at …

20 hospitalised as police invade Osun poly No fewer than 20 students of the Igbajo Polytechnic, Igbajo, Osun State, have been hospitalised after some police operatives invaded the school. Saturday PUNCH learnt that the students, who were writing their exams, were tear-gassed around 10am on Friday. When news spread that …

Aregbesola off to Germany for new insights on modern agriculture for Osun State   Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has called for massive investment of the nation’s resources in agriculture to fight hunger and save lives of millions of Nigerians, particularly children. Aregbesola spoke in a statement issued by …

LIKE OSUN STATE, LIKE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THE Roman Emperor Pliny is often quoted to have observed that “out of Africa, there is always something new”. We can take liberties with this position and say that out of the state of OSUN in Nigeria’s South west we have seen a host …

Jubilation In Osun As Aregbesola Pays Four Months Salary Arrears Governor Rauf Aregbesola-led government of Osun has spent a total of N14.2bn to clear all salary arrears in the state. This was revealed by the governor who made the confirmation saying the amount was paid out by his government in …

COUPLE TO DIE BY HANGING FOR KILLING BUSINESS WOMAN IN ILE-IFE There was wailing inside an Osun State High Court sitting in Ile Ife after it sentenced a couple to death by hanging for the murder of one Mrs. Bukola Taiwo of Ikeketu, Ile Ife. The couple identified as Fatai …

THREE MEN JAILED FOR SIX MONTHS FOR STEALING PINEAPPLE IN EJIGBO! Three persons have been sentenced to six months imprisonment by an Osogbo Magistrate Court for theft of pineapple. The convicts faced three count charges of conspiracy, forcible entry and theft. The convicts include, Azeez Olarewaju, 57, Sarafa Olarewaju , …

  MAN JAILED FOR TWO YEARS IN OSOGBO FOR STEALING RICE! An Osogbo Magistrate’s Court on Monday sentenced 29-year-old Fatai Ganiyu to two years’ imprisonment for stealing 10 bowls of uncooked rice and four bottles of alcoholic drink. The convict was first arraigned in court on October 10, 2016, when …