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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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Nigeria will overcome all challenges— Osun PDP chieftain

A former gubernatorial aspirant in Osun State, Dotun Babayemi, has urged Nigerians to have faith and renewed hope that Nigeria will overcome its present challenges.

Babayemi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, assured in his New Year message issued on Monday in Osogbo that the country is on the path to greatness.

“Let us rest assured that Osun, our state, shall continue to progress, and our country, Nigeria, shall equally continue to be counted among the best in the world.

“It is a great opportunity to witness the new year, and the opportunity should not be taken for granted. With deep reflections, we all have cause to be grateful to God, the Almighty, for the opportunity of seeing the year 2024,” he said.

Babayemi urged Nigerians to always support governments at all levels to make life bearable, adding that they must ensure peace and unity in the country.

According to him, no nation can ever survive without peace, which is a catalyst for development.

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