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Osun student electrocuted with plugged phone

A 100-level student of University of Ilesa, Osun State, Gbolahan Ojolo, has reportedly died of electrocution triggered by lightning strike in his hall of residence in Ilesa, the Nation reports. Ojolo, a student in the Department of Business Administration, was said to be charging his phone and playing a game on it at the same time when thunder struck. Confirming the incident in a statement on Saturday, the Registrar of the University, Funso Ojo, said the incident happened on Friday. Ojo’s statement partly read, “The Management of the University of Ilesa, Osun State, deeply regrets to announce the tragic and untimely death of one of its students, Gbolahan Ojolo, a 100 Level student of the Department of Business Administration. “The unfortunate incident occurred in the evening of Friday, April 18, 2025. Gbolahan was electrocuted while playing a game on his mobile phone, which was being charged in his room at a private hostel located near the Prototype Engineering Development Institute ju...
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Osun lawmaker empowers constituents on poultry management

 


Senator representing Osun East Senator district, Francis Fadahunsi has assured his constituents that he would remain committed to his focus on human empowerment towards eradicating poverty.

Senator Fadahunsi gave the assurance at an empowerment programme on poultry management held in his senatorial district.

Addressing the 350 beneficiaries, the lawmaker said the training on poultry management was the
sixth of its kind organized and financed by him in the last 50 days.

He said: “Human Capital development is my major priority, every Youth and women of this Senatorial district must have a source of income.”

“Poultry is very lucrative, you can do your small farm in your house and in less than three months you make your money. Because I believe in you, my constituents, I personally facilitated various empowerment programs, in a bid to make Osun East, poverty free.”

Fadahunsi disclosed to the trainees that at the end of the workshop, all of them would be given day-old chicks, starter packs, feeds, drinkers, vaccines, crates and grants to start up their poultry farming immediately.
Senator Fadahunsi enjoined beneficiaries of the skill acquisition program to pay attention to all they learned during the training with a view to maximising the opportunities provided by the programme.

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