Trending Stories In Osun Today
It’s been a whirlwind of developments across Osun State in the past 24 hours, as fresh reports continue to emerge from political circles, the education sector, law enforcement agencies, and public health institutions.
From high-profile political resignations to disturbing incidents of domestic violence and heightened security operations, the state has witnessed a flurry of headline-grabbing events that are keeping residents and observers on edge.
1. Osun Senator Resigns From PDP
The lawmaker representing Osun East Senatorial District, Senator Francis Fadahunsi has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In his resignation letter dated June 12, 2025, Fadahunsi said his decision was due to irreparable, irreconcilable differences and protracted legal battles that have bedeviled the party at the National level.
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2. Osun Govt Shifts Promotion Exams Over Buhari’s Death
The Osun State Government has announced the postponement of the 2025 Unified Promotion Examination (UPE), initially scheduled to hold on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, following the declaration of a public holiday by the Federal Government.
In a public service announcement signed by Mrs. Olubukola Akintola, Registrar of the Osun State Examinations Board, the government stated that all examination papers slated for Tuesday have been rescheduled.
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3. Osun Police Arrest Man For Allegedly Beating Wife To Stupor
The Osun State Police Command has arrested a 39-year-old man, Oluwatomi Oliyide, who allegedly beat his wife to stupor for demanding that he take care of their children’s welfare.
The incident happened last Wednesday at their residence in the Capital Area of Osogbo, Osun State.
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3. Five Robbery, Murder, Kidnapping Suspects Arrested In Osun
The Osun State Police Command has apprehended five suspects alleged to be involved in a series of serious crimes ranging from armed robbery and kidnapping to car theft, cultism, and murder.
Disclosing this in a statement issued in Osogbo, the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed that several stolen items were recovered during the operations, including firearms, stolen vehicles, mobile phones, and other valuables.
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4. Osun To Sustain Improved Family Planning Uptake – Commissioner
THE Osun State Government says it will sustain the significant improvement achieved in family planning, with the support of a Non-Governmental Organisation The Challenge Initiative.
The state Commissioner for Health, Mr Jola Akintola, said this on Tuesday in Osogbo during a stakeholders’ meeting on “Sustaining Family Planning Intervention: Transitioning Osun Government to Self-Reliance”.
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5. Why Teachers’ Recruitment Remains Inconclusive – Osun Govt
The Osun State Government has attributed the delay in the conclusion of the teachers’ recruitment exercise to the non-release of local government allocations by the Federal Government.
The Commissioner for Education, Dipo Eluwole, made the disclosure at the opening session of a training programme held for teachers and heads of public schools in the state.
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6. Hunger, Anguish As Osun Govt Owes Security Service Workers Salaries
The Osun State Government is yet to pay the salaries of staff of the Omoluabi Security Services in the last two months.
Findings by OSUN DEFENDER revealed that staff of the security outfit have not been paid since May 2025.
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7. OAU To Generate Over ₦88m From Post-UTME As 44,000 Aspirants Battle For 7,000 Admission Slots
The Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, is projected to rake in over ₦88 million from the ongoing 2025 Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) screening exercise, following the opening of its registration portal for over 44,000 prospective students.
It was gathered that no fewer than 44,155 admission seekers selected the institution as their first choice in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), according to statistics recently released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
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8. Fear Grips Osun Community As Farmer Stabbed To Death
Palpable fear has enveloped Ipetumodu, a town in Ife North Local Government Area of Osun State, following the gruesome killing of a farmer, Akeem Jimoh, whose lifeless body was discovered on his farmland on Thursday.
Jimoh was said to have left his residence in Ipetumodu for his farm located along the boundary between Ipetumodu and the neighbouring town of Asipa at about 7am.
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9. Another Osun Senator Dumps PDP
A serving senator representing Osun Central Senatorial District, Senator Olubiyi Oluwole Fadeyi, has tendered his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing irreconcilable internal crisis within the party.
In a resignation letter dated 12th June, 2025, and addressed to the PDP Ward 3 Chairman in Oke-Ejigbo, Ila-Orangun, Osun State, Fadeyi said his decision to quit the party was borne out of the deep division and court-induced factionalism that have plagued the PDP at the national level in the last three years.
According to the lawmaker, “Irreconcilable difference and irreparable division that have emerged and court cases and counter court cases in the last 3 years which has created faction in the party at the national level” informed his decision to resign with immediate effect.
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Sodiq Lawal is a passionate and dedicated journalist with a knack for uncovering captivating stories in the bustling metropolis of Osun State and Nigeria at large. He has a versatile reporting style, covering a wide range of topics, from politics , campus, and social issues to arts and culture, seeking impact in all facets of the society.
