YNAIJA2015: Hotel scarcity in Osogbo as election day draws near

by Adedayo Ademuwagun Hotels in Osogbo have been fully booked up ahead of the upcoming governorship election in the state. Due to the influx of people into the town concerning the election, rooms in most hotels in Osogbo are booked already. At some hotels our journalist visited, there were a few rooms left, while some... Read More

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August 2, 2014

Osun students say they did NOT endorse Aregbesola

by Mayowa Aboah A group called the Coalition of Osun State Students Movement has denied that Osun university students have endorsed Governor Rauf Aregbesola for second term. The group leaders who held a press conference in Osogbo says it condemns National Association of Osun State Students and the Joint Campus Committee who held a solidarity... Read More

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March 16, 2014

Nollywood actor arrested for raping daughter’s friend (PICTURED)

by Akan Ido Nollywood actor, Ganiyu Oyeyemi, popularly known as Ogunjimi was last week arrested for allegedly raping his daughter’s friend in Osogbo, Osun State. The actor was arrested and detained on Tuesday by the Osun State Police Command after a 22-year-old lady (names withheld) laid a rape complaint at the police station. The case... Read More

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December 10, 2013

Brutality: Student arrested for beating up school teacher in Osun

by ‘Jola Sotubo A secondary school student in Osun has been arrested by police after reports that he assaulted a teacher in his school. Olasupo Daudu, 18, was arraigned before a Magistrate court in Osogbo, the state capital, for allegedly beating up one Thompson Olamoyegun. The accused is said to have conspired with some other... Read More

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November 4, 2013

2 men arraigned for raping a 13-year-old girl in Osun

by ‘Jola Sotubo An Osun State Magistrate court sitting in Osogbo has had two men brought before it on suspicion of raping a teenage girl. Azeez Kehinde, 20, and Adeyanju Ismaila, 23, allegedly raped the 13-year-old, simply identified as ‘Pepeye’ in the Ikirun area of Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state. According to reports,... Read More

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October 24, 2013

#StoriesWeHear: 72-year-old man remanded in prison for allegedly raping 10-year-old girl in Osun

by Adeola Balogun A Magistrate court in Osun State has ordered the remanding in prison custody of a 72-year-old man after he was alleged to have raped a 10-year-old girl. Sunday Fakachuckwu, was ordered to be confined by the court sitting in Osogbo, the state capital over the allegations. Leadership News reports: The prosecutor, Insp.... Read More

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October 2, 2013

Terrible: 2 gay suspects arraigned in Osun for performing sex act in church

by Oge Okonkwo Two suspected homosexuals, Samuel Friday, 19, and Oni Oluwatobi, 18, have been arraigned before an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court on a two-count charge of indecent sexual practice and seducing another into homosexuality. According to the prosecutor, Solomon Oladele , the accused committed the offence in May 2012 at about 2 a.m. at Peace of Jesus Apostolic Church,... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Harsh verdict? 83-year-old woman sentenced in Osun for ‘disrespecting the court’

by ‘Jola Sotubo An 83 year old woman in Osun State has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment for disrespecting the court. Madam Mariamo Shittu, was sentenced to one month in prison by a magistrate court in Osogbo, the state capital, for willful disrespect to the court. The 83-year-old who was reportedly standing trial... Read More

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August 6, 2013

Jungle justice: Angry mob set suspected kidnapper ablaze in Kwara

by Oge Okonkwo A middle-aged man who identified himself as Raimi Wasiu, from Osogbo, Osun State, was set ablaze by an angry mob at Odota area of Ilorin, Kwara State, on Sunday. Wasiu a suspected kidnapper who faked insanity, was said to have been caught while trying to kidnap a nine-year-old child. The suspect, upon being caught,... Read More

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August 5, 2013

A rejoinder: On the Igbos – Of Femi Fani-Kayode’s ignorance and a proud display of it

by Ayokunle Odekunle What really have my fellow Yorubas contributed to Lagos State? What have they contributed to Lagos State that they have not been able to contribute to Ibadan, Osogbo, Ekiti and Akure? Apart from being Academicians and brilliant administrators, I dare say that the Yorubas have not contributed anything of note ECONOMICALLY to... Read More

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January 23, 2013

Crazy world: Man arrested over alleged rape of deaf and dumb

Osun State Police Command, yesterday, paraded a 21-year-old Shina Amusa, for allegedly having carnal knowledge of an 18-year-old deaf and dumb. The Command stated in Osogbo that already the suspect had been subjected to thorough and systematic investigations by detectives attached to Dugbe Divisional Police Headquarters, Osogbo. Giving the details of the crime, the Investigating Police... Read More

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January 13, 2013

Bizarre: How 5 goats arrested by Osun environmental agency fared in detention

The unusual and the unexpected happened in Osun State last Tuesday when an agency of the state government, the Osun Waste Management Agency (OWMA) arrested and detained five goats. The goats were detained for allegedly roaming around the Dele-Yesa area of Osogbo, the state capital. The action of the agency was described as uncommon in... Read More

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September 14, 2012

Woman charged for forcing her teenage nieces into prostitution

by Akan Ido Yemisi Olalekan, a middle-aged woman who sells locally brewed gin recently appeared in court for allegedly exploiting her under-aged nieces to enrich herself. Olalekan, 50, was accused of coercing two of her under-aged nieces into prostitution. She pleaded not guilty to the charges of seduction, unlawful detention, exploitation and threat to life... Read More

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