By Ade Oyeyemi Two police officers have been killed and three others injured after suspected gunmen attacked the Uratta Divisional Police Station in Aba South Local Government Area of Abia State. The Abia State Commissioner of Police, Wilfred Afolabi, confirmed the casualties while speaking with journalists at a hospital in Aba following an inspection of […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has renamed the International Centre for Culture and Events, popularly known as The Dome, in Akure after his predecessor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko. The facility will now be known as the Dr Olusegun Mimiko International Centre for Culture and Events, in recognition of the former governor’s role in […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi Five people have been killed in a road accident involving a diesel tanker and five other vehicles along the Ojoo–Iwo Road expressway in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. The crash occurred on Saturday at Aduloju when a fully loaded tanker carrying 45,000 litres of diesel reportedly suffered brake failure and […]
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Campaign for the reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 election formally kicked off in Ondo State on Saturday with Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa pledging to deliver at least one million votes for the president. He gave the pledge while inaugurating the Ondo State Presidential Election Campaign Council and sub-committees of the ruling All […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo *There were 12 of them.* *They were sons of the same father.* *They were prophesied by God long before their birth that would become individually and collectively great.* *Their father was Jacob, a man whose name was changed by no less a person but God Almighty. God Himself renamed him Israel, a […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The Oyo State Police Command has rescued a one-month-old baby girl allegedly sold for N2m by her mother in Ido Local Government Area of the state. The police said the alleged transaction involved the owner of a health facility and two other individuals, while efforts were ongoing to apprehend the suspected buyer […]
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By John Dike Arole Oduduwa and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, has called on Nigerians to embrace peace, unity and mutual understanding as he celebrates his 52nd birthday. Also, he urgef leaders across different sectors to place the collective interests of the people above personal considerations, stressing that a […]
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By Martins Oloja A road that began as a dream and became a nightmare’ Every great nation has a signature road. America has Route 66. Germany has Autobahn. UAE has Sheikh Zayed Road. Nigeria wanted to have Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway – a 700km, 10-lane superhighway from Victoria Island, Lagos to Calabar, Cross River, passing through […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The Onidogun of Idogun in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Moses Ekundayo Bakare, has died after reportedly collapsing and spending about 24 hours in a coma. The traditional ruler was said to have collapsed on Wednesday and was rushed to a hospital, where he remained unconscious until his death […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Osun Amotekun Corps has arrested five suspects in connection with alleged cases of theft, conspiracy, shop burglary, and fraud at different locations across the state. The suspects, aged between 30 and 33, were arrested on Wednesday following complaints received by the Corps regarding their alleged criminal activities. According to the Corps, […]
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