OSOGBO (CONVERSEER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has described the recent visit by Governor Ademola Adeleke, alongside his brother, Dr Deji Adeleke, and nephew, music star David Adeleke (Davido), to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a sign of desperation and political confusion. In a statement issued on Thursday, 5th June 2025,…
ILE-IFE (CONVERSEER) – The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has dismissed reports that two students were arrested by security operatives during a protest at an event attended by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Wike, a former Governor of Rivers State, was on campus on Thursday as the…
OSOGBO (CONVERSEER) – Secondary school students have created space for reactions following their celebrations after completing their West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Photos trending on social media, saw students of Laaro Grammar School, Osogbo, Osun State, with their school uniforms duly signed with permanent markers. The incident happened on Wednesday, 3rd June 2025,…
IBADAN – The Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of 32 internet fraudsters before seven High Court judges in Ibadan, Oyo State and one High Court judge in Osogbo, Osun State. The convicts are: Udoka Uzo Omefe, Adedara Ademola Ayobami, Ajayi Elijah Oladimeji, Eze…
Osogbo, Nigeria – The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, has warned Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke against holding a local government (LG) election in the state. The warning comes in the wake of a leadership crisis triggered by LG elections scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2025, and follows…
Osogbo, Nigeria – There is an important update on the 17-year-old boy sentenced to death by hanging for stealing fowl in Osun State. The then teenager, Segun Olowookere, would regain his freedom following the intervention of Governor Ademola Adeleke on Tuesday, December 17. In a statement shared by Governor Adeleke on his official X account,…
Five Justices of Federal and State High Courts, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State and Osogbo, Osun State, respectively have convicted and sentenced 16 internet fraudsters to prison. The convicts are: Abdulsalam Hamid Oladimeji, Odegbile Olufemi Philip, Ajao Taiwo Samuel, Awosanya Babatunde Solomon, Oluwafemi Azeez Abdulazeez, Adeyemo Waliu Adekunle and Aladesanmi Olamilekan Eniola. Others include: Ojumu Ayomide Bamidele, Joseph Anthony Oloche,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 128 suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo Boys in Osun, Kwara and Edo states. CONVERSEER gathered that 64 suspects were arrested on Wednesday, 8th May 2024, in Ede, Osun State, following actionable intelligence on their suspicious fraudulent activities in their environs. Items recovered from them…
Kingmakers and traditional chiefs in the Ife North Local Government area of Osun State have pledged not to consult Ifa oracles or deities when choosing the new Olumoro of Moro, as the selection process is about to begin. Newsmen at the palace on Wednesday were informed by the Moro council of chiefs and Kingmakers, headed…