Travellers stranded after multiple accidents on Osogbo-Gbongan road

Many commuters travelling along the Osogbo-Gbongan road on Thursday were stranded for hours following multiple road accidents and heavy traffic. The gridlock, which stretched between Akoda and Sekona ...

5th June 2025

I'll touch rich tax defaulters, heaven won't fall -Wike

Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has said no reprieve yet for tax defaulters in Abuja, declaring readiness not to back off those refusing to pay necessary dues to the government...

5th June 2025

Eid el-Kabir: APC secretary seeks prayers for Osun

The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Ajibola Basiru, has urged Muslims to celebrate the forthcoming Eid-ul-Adha with love, moderation, and reflection. Basiru, who is seeking the AP...

5th June 2025

Use local languages to promote renewable energy, stakeholders urge govt

All tiers of government have been advised to use local languages to explain renewable energy concepts to rural communities for better understanding and action. This was part of the resolutions reached...

5th June 2025

Osun community protests alleged harassment by Amotekun corps

Residents of Itaapa, a community in Osun State on Wednesday held a peaceful protest at the State headquarters of Osun Amotekun Corps in Osogbo, decrying indiscriminate arrest and detention of some ind...

4th June 2025

Osun APC, PDP in war of words after Adeleke, Tinubu's meeting

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday said Governor Ademola Adeleke should not bother to defect to its fold. The party, which said there is no space for the Governor in ...

4th June 2025

US-based mathematics professor joins Osun gov race

A United States of America-based Professor of Mathematics, Rafiu Durodoye, has joined the race for the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress, promising to focus on education and quality...

4th June 2025

My household has more Christians than Muslims, we live in peace – Asiwaju Musulumi, Southwest

Dr. Khamis Olatunde-Badmus, the Asiwaju Musulumi of the Southwest states, Edo, and Delta, has consistently advocated for unity, peace, and responsible conduct among Nigerians, particularly in the cont...

4th June 2025

Adeleke urges S'West to embrace renewable energy

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has called for the adoption of renewable energy sources to provide electricity across the six states of Nigeria’s South-West region. Represented by his deputy, ...

3rd June 2025

Police hunt suspected cultist for killing rival during masquerade festival

Residents of the Oke Ola Community in Osogbo have been thrown into palpable fear following the reported killing of a resident identified simply as Kazeem by a suspected cultist. During The PUNCH’...

2nd June 2025

Withheld allocation: Osun taps project funds to pay LG workers

The Osun State Government has said it has been using funds initially meant for its various developmental projects to pay different categories of workers who draw salaries from the local government all...

2nd June 2025

Insurance firm’s boss joins Osun gov race

The Chairman, Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc, Akin Ogunbiyi, has formally announced his intention to contest the 2026 governorship election in Osun State on the platform of the All Progressives Congres...

31st May 2025

Tinubu, Nigeria's most civil, tolerant leader -Rep

The member representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State in the House of Representatives, Oluwole Oke, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his second year in office. Oke describ...

30th May 2025

Osun gov urges NBA to defend judges from political pressure

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has charged the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association in the state to rise to its responsibility and defend the bench against pressure from the politicians. ...

29th May 2025

Osun 2026: APC aspirant seeks Oyetola’s kinsmen backing

The race for Osun State’s 2026 governorship ticket is heating up, as Bola Oyebamiji, former Commissioner for Finance in the state, has officially thrown his hat into the ring under the All Progressi...

29th May 2025

Two killed, 15 injured in Osun auto crash

Two people were confirmed dead, while 15 others were injured in a lone accident that occurred around Iwo Junction, along Osogbo/Gbongan road, Gbongan on Wednesday. A statement by the Osun Sector Publi...

29th May 2025

Cleric to die by hanging for killing client in Osun

An Osun State High Court, sitting in Iwo, has sentenced an Islamic cleric, Kabiru Ibrahim, to death by hanging for the murder of his client, Lukman Adeleke. Ibrahim was charged with conspiracy, murder...

28th May 2025

Join fight against corruption, ICPC urges youths

The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission has called for the active involvement of youths in the fight against corruption in the country. The Resident Anti-corruption Commissioner in Osun State, Yu...

28th May 2025

Osun plans free medical checkup for business owners

Osun State Government has disclosed plans to assist every interested business owner in the state to have tests of major body organs done free of charge. This, the government said, was part of efforts ...

28th May 2025

Oyetola’s ex-commissioner joins Osun gov race

The Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority, Mr. Bola Oyebamiji, who served as Commissioner for Finance under ex-governors Rauf Aregbesola and Adegboyega Oyetola, has formally dec...

28th May 2025