A vulcaniser, Muritala Afolabi has sustained serious injuries after setting himself ablaze in Iree, Osun State. He was however, rescued by some people who heard his cry as fire burnt his body. The vulcaniser was rushed to a private hospital in Iree, where he was admitted. Muritala claimed that he decided to commit suicide having
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A police operative was on Saturday allegedly injured by some soldiers inside Ajegunle Spare Parts Market in Osogbo, Osun State, following a disagreement. The cause of the disagreement and the identities of the police and soldiers involved could not be immediately ascertained at the time of filing this report. Sources in the market claimed that
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osun Sector Command, said on Monday that one person lost his life in an auto crash that occurred on Gbogan-Ibadan expressway. The Sector Commander, Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim, disclosed this in a statement by the command’s Spokesperson, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria
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At least two persons were confirmed dead in an accident involving a truck and Toyota Hiace bus along the Ipetu-Ijesha highway in Osun State on Wednesday night. The Sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Kudirat Ibrahim, who confirmed the accident in a statement in Osogbo on Thursday, said it
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Osun Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has lifted the curfew imposed on the state because of the vandalization and looting caused by #ENDSARS protests. It could be recalled that the Governor had reviewed the 24-hour curfew to 8:00 pm till 6:00 am daily. Oyetola, in a statement by Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode,
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Fire razed parts of a shopping complex in Osogbo, the Osun State capital and destroyed goods worth N1.2 million on Monday afternoon. Apart from goods in four shops that were destroyed before the fire was put out, Kolapo said no life was lost to the incident. One of the shop owners simply identified as Akande
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The Osun state police command in collaboration with other security operatives in the state have started a house to house search for looted items stolen by hoodlums last week. Last week, some hoodlums broke into public and private properties and carted away items worth billions of naira in different local government areas across the state.
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As the 72- hour amnesty given by the Osun State government to looters in the state to return all looted properties in their custody expires today, the state government has expressed its intention to commence a house-to-house search on Thursday to fish out the deviants among them. Oyetola made this known while inspecting some of
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Mysterious fire on Saturday razed the Osun State Head Office of Nigerian Postal Service located in Osogbo, the state capital. However, the cause of the fire has not been ascertained. The NIPOST spokesperson said, “We don’t know how the fire started. We will unravel that after investigation. Our men are working under duress at the
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The Osun State Police Command has dismissed one of its officers, Olayiwola Felix, for allegedly stealing the belonging of an applicant during a recruitment exercise into the force recently. Felix, aged 24, was said to have stolen a bag of the applicant, Ajibola Bolaji, containing one Techno Camon 12 mobile phone valued at N58,000 and
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Many people feared dead in a road accident that occurred at Igbelajewa Village, along the Ilesha-Akure Expressway, on Monday , when a truck carrying diesel lost control , spilt its content and caught fire . About seven vehicles , including an 18 -passenger commercial bus were reportedly burnt . Spokesperson for Osun Command of Nigeria
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An operative of the State Security Service (SSS), Seyi Adebowale, has died after he was allegedly shot by an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) The incident occurred on September 15 in Kuta, Osun State, during the visit of the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai to commission a bridge constructed
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An officer of the Department of State Security attached to the Osun State Command, identified as Seyi Adebowale was said to have died from wound inflicted on him by a stray bullet. The bullet, it was gathered was shot from the guns of an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, (NSCDC) identified
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The Office of the Inspector-General of Police has charged the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor of Osun State, Abdullahi Binuyo, with fraud involving $120,000. The case marked CR/975/2020 was filed before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on September 9, 2020. It contains four charges of conspiracy, fraud, cheating and
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An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, whose name could not be ascertained, has reportedly died in a road accident in Osun state, Thursday. It was gathered that the accident involved a White Nissan Primera car with registration number AE 365 GBK and a Toyota Hilux with registration number AO1585RS, belonging to the
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