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07/12/2023

Man sentenced to death for killing friend over #100

https://www.osundefender.com/man-sentenced-to-death-for-killing-friend-over-n100/
Ajayi Folaranmi Richardson Idrees Atanda Abdulkareem Folaranmi Ajayi Olaore Taiwo Living Olusola Ayobami

A man, Anas Dahiru has been sentenced to death by hanging by the Zamfara State High Court for killing his friend because of N100. The convict was brought to the court in June 2017 for allegedly stabbing his friend, Shamu Ibrahim, to death. The presiding judge, Justice Mukhtar Yusha’u, while delive...

07/12/2023

Sunshine stars team bus attack by hoodlums, ball boy killed.

https://www.osundefender.com/sunshine-stars-team-bus-attack-by-hoodlums-ball-boy-killed/
Ajayi Folaranmi Richardson Idrees Atanda Abdulkareem Folaranmi Ajayi Olaore Taiwo Living Olusola Ayobami Akinola Akinkunmi Akintunde @

Sunshine Stars team bus was reportedly attacked by suspected hoodlums on Thursday along the Ore -Benin expressway. A short statement on the club’s official X handle noted that the hoodlums shot a ball boy during the incident. The team manager and some of the players were also seriously injured. Su...

07/12/2023

Musician defiles lover's daughter, attempted to prevent pregnancy.

https://www.osundefender.com/musician-defiles-lovers-daughter-attempted-to-prevent-pregnancy/
Ajayi Folaranmi Richardson Idrees Atanda Abdulkareem Folaranmi Ajayi Olaore Taiwo Living Olusola Ayobami

A 35-year-old musician, Odewale Iseoluwa Akinleye, has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Ogun Command, for allegedly defiling the 16-year-old daughter of his lover. The Command paraded Akinleye at its headquarters in Abeokuta on Thursday. According....

07/12/2023

Flash : NJC shuns Adeleke , affirms Adepele Ojo as Osun Chief Judge.

https://www.osundefender.com/flash-njc-shuns-adeleke-affirms-adepele-ojo-osun-chief-judge/

07/12/2023

Appoint Medical Panel to assess Akeredolu's health.
Court orders Ondo Assembly Speaker.

As controversies continue to trail the health of the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, a High Court, sitting in Akure, yesterday, granted an Order of Mandamus to compel the House of Assembly and the Speaker to constitute a medical panel to assess the Governor's health status. Applicants in the....

07/12/2023

How suspected Ritualists slaughtered OAU student , dismembered body.

Operatives of Ogun State Police Command, on Wednesday, said it has arrested some suspects in connection with the disappearance of a 100-level student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Quadri Salami. Quadri's father had on 14th November 2reported at Kenta Police station, about the sudden disapp...

07/12/2023

History corner: December 7th in Focus.

Today, on the history corner, we take a trip in the realm of flashback and recall some events that marked this day. December 7, 43 BC Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Roman statesman and orator, is assassinated in Rome. December 7, 521 BC The Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus predicts a solar eclipse, m...

07/12/2023

NDLEA officer shot others injured as hoodlums prevent access to warehouse.

Armed hoodlums have reportedly attacked operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Opuje community, located in the Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State. The hoodlums were said to have blocked all roads leading to the community, aiming to thwart NDLEA operatives’ access to fo...

07/12/2023

Brazilian club, Santos suffers first ever relegation in 111 years.

https://www.osundefender.com/brazilian-club-santos-suffers-first-ever-relegation-in-111-years/

07/12/2023

Why we won't stop our Yoruba nation agitation despite having Tinubu as President.

- Sunday Ignoho

Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has said there are no plans to drop the agitation for the realisation of Yoruba Nation despite Nigeria having a president from the Southwest. Speaking in an interview with Punch, Igboho said he and others had been on the agita...

07/12/2023

Sunday Igboho speaks on report of turning into cat to evade arrest during DSS raid.

Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has reacted to claims of transforming into a cat during a midnight raid conducted by the Department of State Services (DSS) on his residence in July 2021. Igboho, in an interview with PUNCH, said the DSS indiscriminately fired...

07/12/2023

Teenager shoots classmates, injures others before killing herself

https://www.osundefender.com/teenager-shoots-classmates-injures-others-before-killing-herself/
Ajayi Folaranmi Richardson Idrees Atanda Abdulkareem Folaranmi Ajayi Olaore Taiwo Living Olusola Ayobami

A teenager on Thursday shot dead a classmate and injured five others before killing herself in a school in Bryansk near the Ukrainian border in Russia. The Investigative Committee disclosed this on Thursday in a statement. “A 14-year-old girl brought a pump-action shotgun to school, which she used...

07/12/2023

10 Tips to celebrate a low Budget Christmas.

Celebrating Christmas on a budget doesn't mean compromising the joy and warmth of the festive season. In fact, adopting a frugal approach to holiday celebrations can lead to creative and meaningful experiences. As the holiday season approaches, many individuals and families find themselves navigatin...

07/12/2023

Outrage as Ambrose Alli Varsity Medical students asked to sign undertaking.

A medical student at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Benin State has taken to X to expressed his dissatisfaction against an undertaking that could extend the duration of students’ time in school to over 12 years. According to the 300-level medical student, the school authority gave them an un...

07/12/2023

FG earmarks for student's loan implementation.

The newly introduced Students' Loan Scheme by the Federal Government got N50bn in the 2024 budget for its implementation, Osun Defender reports. This was contained in the details of the 2024 budget appropriation. Meanwhile, details of how the loan scheme, unveiled by President Bola Tinubu in June, w...

07/12/2023

10 killed in Taraba community.

Ganfeto village in Daka ward of Bali Local Government Council, Taraba State, has been rocked by violent attacks, leading to the loss of 10 lives. The community, at the time of filing this report, is still reeling from the shock and is in a state of mourning. Taraba State Police Command’s spokesper...

07/12/2023

Police arrests Suspects of gateway poly robbery in Ogun.

https://www.osundefender.com/police-arrests-suspects-of-gateway-poly-robbery-in-ogun/
Ajayi Folaranmi Richardson Idrees Atanda Abdulkareem Folaranmi Ajayi Living Olusola Ayobami

The Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Abiodun Alamutu, said his men have arrested five suspects in connection with the incessant robbery attacks on students of Gateway Polytechnic, Saapade, Remo North Local Government Area of the state. The police boss made the confirmation on the development vi...

07/12/2023

NJC elevates 11 justices to supreme court bench.

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has finally recommended 11 successful justices for appointment to the bench of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The council on Wednesday evening made the recommendation along with six Heads of Courts and 26 other Judicial Officers. The new justices for the apex court...

07/12/2023

Nigerian Husband strangles wife to death in the UK.

https://www.osundefender.com/nigerian-husband-strangles-wife-to-death-in-the-uk/
Ajayi Folaranmi Richardson Idrees Atanda Abdulkareem Folaranmi Ajayi Profile · 17K followersLiving Olusola Ayobami

Condemnations have trailed the mystery behind the death of a Nigerian woman, Taiwo Owoeye, who was found dead in her home in Suffolk, United Kingdom. Osun Defender gathered that the late Owoeye, who was a former ophthalmic nurse at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital was allegedly murdered....

07/12/2023

Ekiti Court sentences four motorcycle thieves to death.

https://www.osundefender.com/ekiti-court-sentences-four-motorcycle-thieves-to-death/
Ajayi Folaranmi Richardson Idrees Atanda Abdulkareem Folaranmi Ajayi Olaore Taiwo Living Olusola Ayobami

An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division has sentenced four men to death for armed robbery. The convicts, Segun Friday (39), Tijani Seun (27), Ogunyemi Olarewaju (29) and Adebayo Tope (23) were tried and found guilty on two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery. The charge read, “The d...

07/12/2023

Rid your agency off of fraudulent officers before you target innocent students.

- NANS tells EFCC.

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, on Wednesday, mocked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, telling the agency to address its internal concerns rather than unfairly targeting innocent student populations. The EFCC chairman, Mr. Olu Olukoyede, had recently alleged th...

06/12/2023

Being Nigerian is Tough.

- Singer Tems.

Grammy-winning singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has said being a Nigerian is “tough.” She, however, said despite the hardship of being a Nigerian, there is a blessing attached to it if one utilizes their talent and takes it to where it would be appreciated. She described being a...

06/12/2023

Ooni denies visiting Emefiele in Kuje.

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has denied visiting the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, at the Kuje Custodial Facility in Abuja. Osun Defender gathered that news of the reverred traditional ruler visiting Emefiele twice on Tuesday went viral on social...

06/12/2023

Businessman docked over alleged #7.5m fraud.

https://www.osundefender.com/businessman-docked-over-alleged-n7-5m-fraud/

Ajayi Folaranmi Richardson Idrees Atanda Abdulkareem Folaranmi Ajayi Olaore Taiwo Living Olusola Ayobami

A 40-year-old businessman, Isaiah Gabriel, was on Wednesday arraigned in a Kaduna High Court over an alleged N7.5m fraud. The Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC), Kaduna branch, charged Gabriel with fraud. The EFCC counsel, Nasiru Salele, told the court that the defendant committed the offence....

06/12/2023

Police warns against jungle justice as residents lynch suspected motorcycle thief in Abia.

The Abia State Police Command has reiterated its warning against all forms of jungle justice in any part of the State, advising that suspected criminals should be reported for investigation rather than being lynched. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Maureen Chinaka, who made the call on a...

06/12/2023

Osun born Lagos doctor, Olaleye convicted for r**e Appeal's Judgement.

Osun-born Medical Doctor, Olufemi Olaleye, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, has asked the Court of Appeal to set aside the judgment of the lower court which convicted him of r**e. The Medical Director, Optimal Cancer Care Foundat...

06/12/2023

Patient absconds from hospital over unpaid medical bills.

https://www.osundefender.com/patient-absconds-from-hospital-over-unpaid-medical-bills/
Ajayi Folaranmi Richardson Idrees Atanda Abdulkareem Folaranmi Ajayi Olaore Taiwo Living Olusola Ayobami

The Ogun State Police Command said it is looking for a patient at the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Saba Elizabeth. The patient reportedly fled the hospital on Saturday due to her inability to pay her medical bills after having treatment for an undisclosed disease. The patie...

06/12/2023

State House to spend on newspaper, cooking gas to gulp

https://www.osundefender.com/state-house-to-spend-n21m-on-newspapers-cooking-gas-to-gulp-n31m/
Ajayi Folaranmi Richardson Idrees Atanda Abdulkareem Folaranmi Ajayi Olaore Taiwo Living Olusola Ayobami Senator-Oluremi Tinubu

The Federal Government has earmarked the sum of N460,217,071 for the State House’s “Materials and Supplies” in the 2024 Appropriation Bill. Out of the sum, Newspapers gulp N21,296,4844, while N3,379,524 is earmarked for Magazines and Periodicals. Als,o foodstuffs and catering materials will gu...

06/12/2023

Wage award : Insist on #35000 for workers or make Christmas unenjoyable for govt employees

- Oshiomole tells NLC

The organised labour have been urged to ensure that all workers in Nigeria were paid N35,000 wage award to cushion the effect of the petrol subsidy removal before Christmas. Former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, made the plea yesterday, noting that the money...

06/12/2023

Withdraw all intra-party litigations, PDP NWC orders party members.

All members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with pending intra-party litigations have been ordered by the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party to immediately withdraw such cases. The directive was given shortly after the NWC’s 578th meeting held at the party’s National Secretariat...

06/12/2023

OAU mourns as another student dies

Students of Obafemi Awolowo University OAU, Ile Ife, could not hold back their tears as a 300-level student, Aliu Asisat Olashile, from Faculty of Pharmacy was pronounced dead. It was learnt that deceased died on Tuesday night. The leadership of the Pharmaceutical Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria...

06/12/2023

How Police inspector shot boy during stop and search.

A police inspector who allegedly shot and injured a young man during a stop-and-search operation in the Delta State has been arrested. The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, confirmed the arrest on Tuesday. News came out on Tuesday that a policeman along the East-West Road Ug...

06/12/2023

Few days to leaving office, Kogi LG chair auctions government property.

The Chairman of Ijumu Local Government Area, Kogi State, Taofiq Isah has allegedly auctioned properties worth hundreds of millions of naira belonging to the Local Government Area, less than one month to the end of his tenure. Osun Defender gathered that following the freezing of state and local gove...

06/12/2023

Over 9000 out of 13,000 civil servants fail promotion exam.

https://www.osundefender.com/over-9000-out-of-13000-civil-servants-fail-promotion-exam/
Ajayi Folaranmi Richardson Idrees Atanda Abdulkareem Folaranmi Ajayi Olaore Taiwo Living Olusola Ayobami

A list from the Federal Civil Service Commission has shown that over 9, 000 civil servants who sat for the 2022 Federal Civil Service Promotion examinations failed. No fewer than 13,000 civil servants sat the 2022 examination, which held in about 69 Computer Based Test centres. The medium gathered t...

06/12/2023

2024 Tinubu- Shettima's trips to gulp , Chief of Staff Office gets .

https://www.osundefender.com/2024-tinubu-shettimas-trips-to-gulp-n15bn-cos-office-gets-n21bn/.

President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima and their aides' international and local travels in 2024 may gulp N15.961bn. The figure is contained in the 2024 Appropriation Bill currently before the National Assembly. Recall that Tinubu last week Wednesday, submitted the nation’s N27.5tn b...

06/12/2023

Officers of the Nigeria Police Force on stop and search has allegedly shot a boy, with bullet hitting his leg and abdomen in Ugheli.

Dsp Edafe

06/12/2023

Police - Okada riders clash , claims one life in Lagos.

A yound lady (name unknown) reportedly lost her life on Tueday, to a fracas between police officers and motorcyclists popularly known as Okada riders around Santos Avenue, Abule Egba, Lagos State Osun Defender gathered that pandemonium broke out when police officers enforcing a ban on motorcycles in...

06/12/2023

We've received 25 application for new political parties.

- INEC

Twenty-five political associations have applied to be registered as political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at the Public Presentation of the ‘NEEDS Assess...

05/12/2023

Ex- Soldier sentenced to death by hanging for killing Islamic cleric.

https://www.osundefender.com/ex-soldier-sentenced-to-death-by-hanging-for-killing-islamic-cleric/

05/12/2023

Migration Abuse : UK bans healthcare workers from bringing families.

https://www.osundefender.com/migration-abuse-uk-bans-healthcare-workers-from-bringing-families/
Ajayi Folaranmi Richardson Idrees Atanda Abdulkareem Folaranmi Ajayi Olaore Taiwo Living Olusola Ayobami

A raft of measures aimed at reducing “unprecedented” and “unsustainable” levels of legal migration to the United Kingdom (UK) have been unveiled by the Britain government. Part of the measure includes banning healthcare workers from bringing their families and dependants to the UK. The Home ...