A yet to be identified member of staff of Bowen University, Iwo, Osun state, was shot on Monday evening shot, while two others were kidnapped by gunmen along Iwo-Osogbo road.Folashade Odoro, police public relations officer in the state, confirmed the incident, saying that the police were combing the area to apprehend the culprits and rescue those who were kidnapped.“Yes, two [...]

Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, on Monday, began exams for the 2017/2018 second semester despite the ongoing strike action by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).ASUU, led by Biodun Ogunyemi, had embarked on industrial action on November 4 to protest poor funding of universities and non-implementation of agreements reached. [...]

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Gunmen killed a member of staff of the Osun State College of Technology (OSCOTEH) in Esa-Oke town on Tuesday.After killing the official, the assailants were said to have also abducted five other staff members and two students of the institution.Sources at the school said the gunmen blocked the Esa-Oke road leading to the campus after the close of work, and [...]

Bolarinwa Ajayi (pictured), an indigene of Ilesha in Osun state, has been reported missing since September 14, 2018. According to his brother, Adesioye Adelana, the dark-complexioned 51-year-old father of five last communicated with his wife when he left Ibadan for Ilesha.His two phone numbers have been switched off since moments after he last spoke with his wife.His family members have also [...]

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) says it cannot tell the National University Commission (NUC) what to do over the disaccreditation of courses in the school. [...]

Zainab Bulkachuwa, president of the court of appeal, has reconstituted the Osun state governorship election petition tribunal.Sa'adatu Kachalla, the court's head of media and publicity, disclosed this on Thursday.The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state had filed a petition against the victory of Isiaka Oyetola, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September election.Oyetaola was declared winner [...]

Isiaka Oyetola, Osun state governor-elect, has received his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osogbo, the state capital.At a ceremony at the INEC office, Adedeji Soyebi, INEC national commissioner in charge of Oyo, Ekiti and Osun states, presented the certificate to Oyetola and Benedict Alabi, his deputy.Oyetola assured residents of the state that they would continue to [...]

Bola Tinubu, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the best candidate was elected in the Osun state governorship rerun election.Gboyega Oyetola, candidate of the APC, defeated Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after a rerun in seven polling units."The people of Osun, the state of ‘Omoluabi’ demonstrated their strong determination, they have good judgment, they exercised their [...]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign council for the Osun governorship election has advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to go to court if it has any grouse with the rerun poll.In a statement issued in Osogbo, Lai Mohammed, chairman of the council’s media committee, expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the supplementary election.Mohammed said with the results, the people [...]