5+ hour, 45+ min ago   (256+ words) The Osun State Police Command has said the arrest of Popoola Alaba, popularly known as Alabama, the Accord Party candidate for Ijesa South Federal Constituency, followed a petition bordering on illegal mining and other offences submitted to the Inspector General…...

9+ hour, 24+ min ago   (337+ words) A yet-to-be-identified middle-aged man was killed after being knocked down by a hit-and-run vehicle at Orogun Bus Stop along the Ojoo/Iwo Road in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. The incident occurred at about 9 p.m. on Friday while the…...

15+ hour, 57+ min ago   (447+ words) Suspected bandits have abducted the Chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Hon. Nura Umar Bungudu, after attacking his residence on Thursday night and killing four security personnel. The gunmen reportedly invaded Bungudu town and proceeded to the…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (525+ words) A Non-Governmental Organisation, Broad Focus for Community Development, had called on youths to come out in large numbers to vote in the August 15 governorship election, warning that low youth turnout undermines democracy. The group made the call on Friday, during…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (608+ words) Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has criticised Governor Ademola Adeleke’s directive suspending all activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, across the state. The opposition party, in a statement issued on Thursday by…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (831+ words) The entertainment industry has been buzzing with a mix of thought-provoking conversations, emotional revelations and personal reflections from some of Nigeria’s biggest stars. From Toke Makinwa’s controversial stance on marriage and Ramsey Nouah’s lesson on discipline to Ubi Franklin’s candid…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (261+ words) Opposition political parties in Osun State have expressed confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission and the state Police Command ahead of the August 15 governorship election. The parties, under the aegis of ‘The Democrats’, expressed this on Friday, during separate…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (261+ words) The Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, governorship candidate in the forthcoming election in Osun State, Engr. John Olufemi Adesuyi, has urged voters to reject both the ruling Accord Party and the major opposition All Progressives Congress in the poll. Adesuyi, in…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (216+ words) A former media aide to the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, has suggested that the appropriate punishment for kidnappers should be death sentence and not life imprisonment. Ahmad maintained that life imprisonment is too lenient for the crime of…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (192+ words) A section of the newly commissioned Lameco Flyover in Osogbo has failed, forcing authorities to shut the facility to traffic. The closure, which took effect on Friday, left motorists and commuters scrambling for alternative routes as the affected bridge was…...