19+ hour, 11+ min ago   (255+ words) Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has ordered the Osun state police commissioner to immediately arrest all those involved in the killing of Mr Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly called Ajagungbade Emir. OSUN DEFENDER gathered that Ajagungbade Emir was shot dead on Sunday…...

20+ hour, 56+ min ago   (451+ words) An over 80-year-old man, Ordue Ikye, has allegedly been beaten to death by a mob after he was accused of using witchcraft to cause the death of a younger relative in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State. Ikye…...

22+ hour, 3+ min ago   (283+ words) Governor Ademola Adeleke has appealed to residents of Osun to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious movements or individuals to security agencies. The governor’s appeal followed reports of planned terrorist attacks targeting places of worship and markets in parts of…...

1+ day, 8+ min ago   (799+ words) Department of State Services has alerted Muslim and Christian leaders in Osun State to an alleged plan by terrorists to attack places of worship and other public gathering centres. The Punch gathered that the planned attack is part of efforts…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (571+ words) A 35-year-old suspected kidnapper, Victor Ini, has told the Rivers State Police Command that he joined a kidnapping gang after he was promised N40,000 for his role in abducting a woman. Ini, a native of Akwa Ibom State, made the disclosure…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (276+ words) The Kano State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the killing of popular social media political commentator, Ibrahim Khalil Dan Shagamu, in the Gaida area of Kumbotso Local Government Area. Dan Shagamu was reportedly attacked at his…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (530+ words) The Ondo State Government has confirmed the deaths of 24 people in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state following the consumption of a suspected herbal substance. Eight people reportedly died in Araromi Obu, while 16 others died in Odigbo town after…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (268+ words) The Osun State Police Command has arrested one Taye Kasali over the alleged murder of his mother, Mrs Kudirat Kasali. The command spokesperson, SP Abiodun Ojelabi, in a statement on Wednesday, said the suspect and his late mother were reported…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (242+ words) Commandant Toma Enya on Monday resumed office as the new Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Osun State Command. This was contained in a statement by the Command spokesperson, ASC I Kehinde Adeleke. Enya, who was…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (136+ words) Eleven people were reportedly killed by suspected terrorists on Monday in Zaranga village in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State. A resident of the village who, on Monday, spoke to PUNCH Online on the phone but did not want…...