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Trending Stories In Osun Today

Trending Stories In Osun Today
  • PublishedSeptember 8, 2025

As part of its tradition of keeping the public informed, OSUN DEFENDER brings to the fore some of the most discussed developments shaping the state. From security issues to political manoeuvres, royal matters, and questions on governance, residents of Osun have remained alert and vocal over matters directly affecting their lives.

Today’s reports capture a mix of security interventions, political assurances, royal tension, and infrastructural controversies making headlines across towns and communities.

1. Amotekun Arrests Suspected Kidnapper In Osun

‎A suspected kidnapper identified as Ayobola Awe, has been arrested by the Osun Amotekun Corps in the Isokun area of Ilesa, Osun state.

‎‎This was contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer for the Corps, Mr Yusuf Abass, on Sunday in Osogbo.

Continue reading@ https://osundefender.com/amotekun-arrests-suspected-kidnapper-in-osun/

2. ADC On Course To Rescue Nigeria, Entrench People-Friendly Government – Aregbesola

The National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has reassured members of the party that the coalition is on course to rescue Nigeria from its current state.

Aregbesola, while addressing stakeholders of Omoluabi Progressives in Ilesa, on Sunday, reiterated that the ADC is the party to beat in the upcoming elections in Osun next year and the country in 2027.

Continue reading@ https://osundefender.com/adc-on-course-to-rescue-nigeria-entrench-people-friendly-government-aregbesola/

3. Tension As Princes Meet Tuesday Over Jailed Osun Monarch

Princes in Ipetumodu, Osun State, are set to hold a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the travails and next action on the convicted Apetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede.

OSUN DEFENDER reports that Oba Oloyede was recently sentenced to more than four years in prison for fraud.

Continue reading@ https://osundefender.com/tension-as-princes-meet-tuesday-over-jailed-osun-monarch/

4. Constituency Project: Residents Call Out Ajagunla As Lawmaker Defends Non-Removal Of Electricity Pole In Middle Of Road

The lawmaker representing Osun Central, Senator Olubiyi Fadeyi, has defended the failure of an engineer to remove an electricity pole in the middle of a road he constructed as part of his constituency projects.

Residents of Osun had on Saturday, called out the lawmaker over the poorly constructed road at Oduola Street, Oke Okanla, Osogbo.

Continue reading@ https://osundefender.com/constituency-project-residents-call-out-ajagunla-as-lawmaker-defends-non-removal-of-electricity-pole-in-middle-of-road/