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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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Oyo, Osun Customs intercept fake drugs worth N596m

The Nigeria Customs Service Oyo/Osun Area Command has intercepted a large consignment of counterfeit drugs with a duty-paid value of N596,856,500.

 The seized drugs include Analgin Injection, Amoxicillin Capsules (500mg), Buscomac Tablets (10mg), Chloramphenicol Tablets (BP 250mg), and Pentazocine Injection (30mg), among others, which were concealed in sacks and cartons and seized in Iwere Ile, Oke-Ogun, Oyo State.

 At a press briefing on Wednesday in Ibadan, Area Controller Dr Ben Oramalugo highlighted the importance of the seizure, calling it a significant crackdown on smuggling and counterfeit pharmaceuticals.

 He reported that the Oyo/Osun Command generated a total revenue of N23.9 billion for the third quarter of 2024, with a cumulative total of N56.6 billion from January to September.

 Oramalugo credited the command’s revenue success to streamlined procedures and compliance with customs regulations amid challenging financial conditions.

 According to him, from August to October 2024, the Command’s anti-smuggling operations yielded various contraband items with a DPV of N755,896,700, including 433 bags of foreign parboiled rice, second-hand clothes, used tyres, and over 700 kg of cannabis sativa.

 Addressing the authenticity of the intercepted drugs, the Director NAFDAC, South West Zone, Mrs Roseline Ajayi, confirmed their substandard quality.

 “Without going to the lab, we determined they were fake and substandard,” she stated, noting that public destruction of these counterfeit drugs will soon take place as part of regulatory actions.

 The seized cannabis sativa was handed over to the Chief Superintendent of Narcotics, Acting Principal Staff Officer Operations), NDLEA Oyo State, Abogunrin Olatunji, stated that the agency would seek Federal High Court approval for public destruction and invite the press to witness it.

 Oramalugo expressed gratitude to the Comptroller-General of Customs, the Oyo State Governor, sister security agencies, and the public for their support, underscoring the command’s commitment to safeguarding the health and safety of Nigerians.

 

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