Osun Election: NSCDC Deploys 10,210 Personnel, Tactical Units for Poll Security
Osun Election: NSCDC Deploys 10,210 Personnel, Tactical Units for Poll Security The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has stepped up security preparations for the Osun governorship election, reportedly deploying 10,210 personnel alongside specialised tactical units to help ensure a peaceful and credible poll. The massive deployment is aimed at strengthening security across polling […]
Ooni of Ife Calls for Peace Ahead of Osun Governorship Poll, Urges Politicians to Shun Violence
Ooni of Ife Calls for Peace Ahead of Osun Governorship Poll, Urges Politicians to Shun Violence The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has appealed to political stakeholders, candidates, and supporters to embrace peace and conduct themselves responsibly ahead of the forthcoming Osun State governorship election. The revered traditional ruler stressed that elections should […]
Tension for Osun as Transport Workers, Civil Society Groups Storm Streets in Mass Protest
Tension for Osun as Transport Workers, Civil Society Groups Storm Streets in Mass Protest There was heavy tension in parts of Osun State as members of transport unions and civil society organisations staged a protest, demanding urgent action over issues affecting residents and commercial transport operators. According to reports by The Punch and Daily Trust, […]
Terror at Osun Border: Gunmen Abduct Ex-Customs Officer, Kill One in Midnight Attack
Fear swept through a border community in Osun State after heavily armed gunmen stormed the area, abducted a former Customs officer, and shot one resident dead in a brazen late-night attack. Eyewitnesses said the assailants struck swiftly, firing shots into the air to scare residents before seizing their target and fleeing into the surrounding bushes. […]
Osun, Kwara Declare Today Work-free for World Teachers’ Day
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and his Kwara State counterpart, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, have declared Monday a work-free day for teachers in both public and private schools across the states in commemoration of this year’s World Teachers’ Day. In a statement by the Osun State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr. Kolapo Alimi, Governor Adeleke […]
Insecurity: Gunmen attack Osun community, abduct resident
Gunmen has invaded Osun State’s Ago Igbira settlement in the early hours of Wednesday abducting a resident identified as Mohammed Jubril. Before the victim was finally whisked away, some locals engaged the attackers in a gun battle during which another resident, Hassan Jubril, was injured, according to PREMIUM TIMES. According to a resident of the […]
