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  • Eid-el-fitr: Osun offers free train service from Lagos

    Eid-el-fitr: Osun offers free train service from Lagos

    The Osun Government says it will provide free train ride for its indigenes from Lagos to Osogbo during the Eid-el-Fitr holiday.

    The Commissioner for Industries, Commerce, and Co-operatives, Mr. Ismaila  Jaiyeoba-Alagbada, gave the information in a statement on Thursday in Osogbo.

    Jaiyeoba-Alagbada said the free train would leave Iddo terminus in Lagos to Osogbo on Saturday, June 24 by 10 am and return to Lagos on Tuesday, June 27 by 11 am.

    He said the train would also pick passengers along Ogun and Oyo corridor.

    Jaiyeoba-Alagbada said the service was in continuation of the commitment of Gov. Rauf Aregbesola’s administration to making life more meaningful for the people of the state.

    According to him,  the free train service, which commenced in 2011 during festive periods, is also aimed at facilitating a stress-free homecoming for the people during the festival.

    The commissioner urged indigenes of the state who wish to come home to celebrate Eid-el-Fitr to make use of the opportunity of the free train service.

    “We encourage holidaymakers to use this opportunity to update themselves on the developments that are taking place in the state.

    “The Aregbesola administration, regardless of the negative hate campaigns of those that are threatened by its massive pro-people policies, has created an enduring legacy of service.

    “We have taken service to the people to a new height that will be impossible to reverse. We have opened up roads and we have built schools that many find hard to believe are possible in this part of the world.

    “We have renewed our urban settlements to attract investors. These and much more would be the spectacles to behold when they visit Osun,” he said.

  • INEC fixes July 8 for Osun West Senatorial bye-election

    INEC fixes July 8 for Osun West Senatorial bye-election

    The Independent National​Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed July 8 for Osun-West Senatorial District bye-election to elect a new senator for the constituency after the sudden death of Sen. Isiaka Adeleke.

    In a notice by Administrative Secretary, INEC, Osun, Mr. E.A Ademusire, in Osogbo on Monday, conduct of parties’ primaries would commence on Tuesday through June14 while the election would hold on July 8.

    The notice stated that bye-election was scheduled consequent upon the position of the enabling status that bye-elections to fill the declared vacant seat by the National Assembly be conducted within 30 days upon the declaration.

    “Take note that by the directives of the Chairman, Independent National​Electoral Commission’s bye-election for Osun West Senatorial seat will hold on Saturday, July 8, 2017.”

    The attachment to the notice however indicated that last day of submission of party nomination form is June 15, publication of nominated candidate’s names, June 22 and submission of names and addresses of party agents to INEC officer, June 30.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Osun West Senatorial seat became vacant after the sudden death of Isiaka Adeleke on April 23.

  • Osun rehabilitates 160 lunatics – Commissioner

    Osun rehabilitates 160 lunatics – Commissioner

    The Osun Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Adelani Baderinwa, said 160 lunatics have been rehabilitated by the state government, while over 5,000 accident victims were rescued through its health and welfare programmes since 2013.

    Baderinwa made this known to newsmen when he visited the NUJ Correspondents’ Chapel in Osogbo on Wednesday.

    He said the O’ Rehabilitation Programme of Gov. Rauf Aregbesola’s administration had succeeded in providing cure to 160 insane people who were integrated back into the society.

    The commissioner said the rehabilitation programme had also cleaned up streets, cities and towns across the state.

    He disclosed that over 5000 accident victims were rescued and evacuated through the Osun Ambulance Service, thereby saving lives of many road users.

    Baderinwa advised media practitioners in the state to embrace developmental journalism for the promotion of good governance, sustainable peace and development.

    He stressed the need to develop robust relationship between journalists and the state government in order to ensure free flow of information on government policies and programmes.

  • Man jailed seven years for burglary

    A 30-year-old man, Olajide Adeshina, was on Thursday sentenced to seven years imprisonment by an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court for burglary.

    Adeshina was convicted of the three charges of burglary, theft and fraud brought against him.

    The convict, who pleaded guilty, had no legal representation.

    The Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Fatimoh Sodamade, did not give Adeshina any option of fine.

    The Prosecutor, Insp. Fagboyinbo Abiodun, had earlier told the court that the convict committed the offence on Oct. 19, 2016 at about 12:00a.m at Ofatedo area in Osogbo.

    Abiodun said the convict broke into the apartment of one Egynlola Adewunmi and carted away a Dell laptop, HP laptop, X- Touch phone and a school bag containing GTBank ATM and a total sum of N30, 000.

    He said Adeshina used the stolen phone to fraudulently transfer the sum of N37, 000 from the complainant’s bank account to his personal account.

    “Adeshina had been a serial house breaker and was also convicted twice before he committed same offence again,” the prosecutor told the court.

    Abiodun said the offences committed contravened sections 411(1), and 390(9) of the criminal code cap 34 Vol. 11 laws of Osun, 2003.

     

  • Man dies after falling from a pole in Osun

    A 48-year-old man, Kabiru Salami, has lost his life in Ile-Ife, Osun, after he fell from NITEL pole while trying to disconnect cable wires.

    Mrs Folashade Odoro, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), for the Police Command in the state said this in a statement she issued in Osogbo on Tuesday.

    She further said that the incident happened on Sunday at about 4.48p.m.

    “The deceased, working with Ismoly Multipurpose Company, Osogbo, was disconnecting NITEL cable wires when he fell from the pole.

    “The police in Ile-Ife were alerted about the incident and the deceased was rushed to OAU Teaching Hospital where he was confirmed dead,” she said.

    The police image maker also said the corpse had been deposited at the mortuary for autopsy.

     

  • Suspected explosive device chops-off man’s fingers in Osogbo – Police

    The Osun Police Command has said that a suspected explosive device in a car stereo, chopped-off four fingers of an Osogbo resident, who attempted to dismantle the stereo from a damaged car.

    A statement issued by Mrs. Folashade Odoro, the command’s Public Relations Officer, said the incident happened on Sunday, at about 3.30p.m, at Ajegunle Area in Osogbo.

    The statement was made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Osogbo.

    “Information was received at the Police division, Dugbe, Osogbo that one Nasiru Ibrahim got four fingers on his right arm chopped-off while dismantling a damaged car stereo in front of his house.

    “Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal experts were quickly deployed to the scene to examine the scene and recover the remains of the car stereo for further examination.

    “The circumstances surrounding the incident are yet to be determined.

    “An investigating team comprising of EOD, SIB, SCIID and police medical personnel has been set up to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident,” Odoro said.

    She said that the victim was admitted at the police clinic for medical treatment.

     

  • Four sentenced to death for armed robbery, conspiracy

    An Osun High Court on Tuesday in Osogbo sentenced four persons to death for conspiracy and armed robbery.

    The convicts, Joseph Moses, 24, Samuel Job, 19, Gideon Ode, 25, and Daniel Abraham, 24, were brought to the court on a four-count charge of armed robbery and conspiracy.

    The prosecutor, Mrs Abdulrahman Temitope, had told the court that the convicts committed
    the offense on Oct. 14, 2013 at about 8:00pm along Kajola expressway in Osogbo.

    Temitope said the convicts conspired among themselves to rob one Abubakar Rauf of his motorcycle with registration number BDG 896 QB.

    ” The suspects conspired to attack the complainant with a knife and dangerous weapons collecting his
    motorcycle.

    ” They injured the complainant and also carted away his Bajaj motorcycle to their house before they were
    apprehended, ” the prosecutor said.

    Temitope said the crime committed had been a serial occurrence within the vicinity which had led to the
    death and missing of some persons.

    The prosecutor said the offences contravened Section 6 and is punishable under section 1 of the Robbery and Fire Arm (Special Provision) Cap R11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

    Counsel to the accused, Mr Jimmy Jones, however, pleaded with the judge to temper justice with mercy in her
    judgment.

    Delivering judgment, Justice Olubunmi Ayoola, sentenced the convicts to death due to the magnitude of their crime, adding that the prosecutor had proved her case beyond any reasonable doubt.

  • Adeleke was a grassroots politician – Tinubu

    Adeleke was a grassroots politician – Tinubu

    Former Lagos State Gov. Bola Tinubu, has described late Sen. Isiaka Adeleke, as a grassroots politician with rich political background.

    The All Progressives Congress (APC), National Leader in a condolence message issued on Sunday in Lagos, said that the leadership and good counsel of Adeleke were still very much required when death came.

    Adeleke, 62, also a former governor of Osun, died in the early hours of Sunday at a private hospital in Osogbo.

    ”I received the news of Senator Isiaka Adeleke’s death with shock.

    ” It was too much to bear coming barely a day after that of Dipo Famakinwa. The news of his death was both sudden and saddening for me and I am sure for most members of our political family.

    ”Sen. Adeleke was a grassroots politician with a rich political back ground. He was hugely popular in his Osun , particularly in the three local governments in Ede, his hometown.

    ”He was a major leader of our party, the APC. His leadership and good counsel were still very much required when death came.

    ”The late senator and I shared mutual respect and affection. My path and his first crossed during the aborted Third Republic, in the 1992/93 era, when we both belonged to the defunct Social Democratic Party.

    He was in the Peoples Democratic Party at the rebirth of democratic dispensation in 1999, but he later joined us in the APC in the build-up to the 2015 election, ” he said.

    According to Tinubu, he left behind a legacy in the area of education by establishing Ire Polytechnic and College of Education, Esa-Oke, among other laudable things during his time.

    ”Adeleke was with us in Lagos during the colloquium marking my 65th birthday. He also joined us for the inauguration of Aboru-Abesan Link Bridge and adjoining roads constructed by Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode.

    ”I commiserate with his wife and children. I commiserate with the entire Adeleke family and his friends and numerous supporters.

    ”My heart also goes out to his brother, Dr Deji Adeleke. I mourn with Gov. Rauf Aregbesola and the people of Osun over this unfortunate occurrence.

    ”I pray that they all have the strength to withstand this loss. I also pray for the repose of Adeleke’s soul, ” Tinubu said.

  • Angry youths attack NTA team at Adeleke’s residence

    Angry youths attack NTA team at Adeleke’s residence

    Angry youths at the residence of the  late Sen. Isiaka Adeleke in Ede  on Sunday attacked Mr Tope Alabi, a  correspondent of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) in  Osogbo.

    Adeleke  died in the early hours of Sunday at a private hospital in Osogbo after succumbing to a protracted ailment.

    The late politician popularly called “ Serubawon’’ was aged 62.

    The  NTA reporter, who was  at the residence of the late politician with his cameraman, was attacked by the youths for recording  the  faces of   sympathisers.

    The youths,  who alleged that  the  late senator was poisoned, opposed  video coverage of the event.

    Alabi was assaulted  on the  head  and had to be taken to  Osogbo for treatment while his cameraman escaped to a nearby bush.

    Security  had, however,  been beefed up at the  residence  as family members  and friends awaited  the  burial of the late politician.

    An Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) was stationed very close to Adeleke’s house  while a  police  vehicle was sighted  patrolling the town.

    A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent at  the  residence reports that the corpse of the late senator  was brought to his residence in Ede  at about 1:10pm  from Biket hospital in Osogbo.

    It  was, however,   later taken  to Ladoke Akintola Teaching hospital in Osogbo for autopsy as   family members  insisted on ascertaining the cause of death.

    As  at the time of filing this report, no family member  was willing to speak with  newsmen.

    Meanwhile, the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives  Congress (APC) in Osun,  Mr Kunle Oyatomi, has expressed shock over Adeleke’s death.

    Oyatomi , in a telephone interview with NAN   on Sunday in Osogbo, said the late senator would be greatly missed.

    He described Adeleke as one of the best governors  the state ever had, adding that  he was greatly loved by all.

  • Man, 19, remand over alleged stealing

    Osogbo Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Wednesday remanded one Segun Adeyinka, 19, for allegedly stealing assorted phones and ipads, valued at N5.2 million.

    Adeyinka, is facing a four- count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing.

    The Magistrate, Mrs Habibatu Bashiru , directed that the accused should be remanded at Ilesa Prisons, pending an advice from the office of the Osun State director of public prosecutions.

    She adjourned the case to June 7 for mention.

    Earlier, the Prosecutor, Mr Wilson Mireti, told court that the accused committed the offences on Jan. 2 at about 5:00 p.m. at Fagbesa area of Osogbo.

    Mireti said that the accused conspired with one person still at large to rob one Olorunda Oni.

    He said that the accused armed himself with dangerous weapons, including cutlass, hammer and charms while carrying out the crime.

    The prosecutor said the offences contravened Sections 1(1)(2)(a) (b) and 1(1) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act Cap. R11 Vol. 14 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.