In an effort to provide adequate security in Ondo State during the Easter celebrations, the State Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Commandant Oluyemi Ibiloye (JP), has ordered the deployment of 1200 officers and men, along with other operational assets of the Corps statewide. The personnel are to beef up security before, […]
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The departed Engineer Michael Ayantunde Ponnle By John Dike, Osogbo The need to honour and immortalise individuals who have made significant contributions to national development and institutional growth has once again been underscored with the inauguration of the MicCom Memorial Endowment at Obafemi Awolowo University. The endowment, established in honour of the Engr. Michael Ayantunde […]
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Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Idowu Ajanaku Ondo State Government has beefed up security statewide, as it assured residents of adequate watertight security round the clock. It expressed its determination to flush out criminals from the state in a statement on Thursday by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Idowu Ajanaku. […]
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Archbishop and Bishop of the Anglican Communion, Akure Diocese, Most Revd Simeon Oluwole Borokini Concerned members of the Akure Diocese of the Anglican Church have condemned the alleged coordinated attacks by some members on the diocesan Archbishop and Bishop Simeon Oluwole Borokini and his wife, Christianah. They defended the cleric and his wife against alleged […]
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Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday led a half-a-million-man health and fitness walk in Akure in support of sensitisation on regular exercises. The walk, which began at the Government House and terminated at the Akure Township Stadium, was organised by a group under the leadership of the immediate past Senior Special Assistant to […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The Catholic Bishop of Oyo Diocese, Most Revd Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo, has strongly criticised what he described as the silence of Nigerian leaders over the continued killing of innocent citizens in parts of the country, particularly in Jos, Kaduna, and Zamfara states. He described the pattern of killings, coupled with the […]
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From left (third), APC National Chairman, Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda; Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed; and Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, after a meeting at the Government House, Bauchi. Photo: Godwin Isenyo National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Nentawe Yilwatda, on Wednesday met with Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, at the Government House in […]
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US lawmaker, Riley Moore. Photo: AFP A United States congressman, Riley Moore, has warned that the United States may take a direct role in addressing Nigeria’s security crisis if authorities fail to act swiftly to curb ongoing killings. Speaking in an interview with Newsmax on Wednesday, Moore said a report he submitted to the White […]
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President Bola Tinubu has postponed his planned trip to Ogun State and will instead travel to Jos, Plateau State, to commiserate with victims of recent attacks. The decision was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Tinubu was earlier scheduled to visit Iperu, Ogun […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo *Some people are very good at speaking to discourage others.* *While the specialty of some is acting to frustrate people around them.* *Listen Sir, listen Ma, if you allow anyone to speak around you to discourage or frustrate you, that is your own cup of tea, and your headache.* *On the greatest […]
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