We didn’t monitor Ondo APC Congress because of court order – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained that its respect for the rule of law made it impossible for it to monitor Tuesday’s state congress of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. It said it stayed away from the congress due to an earlier or Speaking to newsmen in Akure in a telephone conversation […]

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Osogbo Landlords, Tenants Protest Epileptic Power Supply, Issue 72-Hour Ultimatum to IBEDC

By John Dike, Osogbo Tension mounted in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Wednesday as landlords and tenants from no fewer than 41 communities staged a peaceful protest over what they described as persistent epileptic power supply by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC). The protesters issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the distribution company, demanding […]

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NOA Leads Nationwide Campaign on Enforcement of Ban on Sachet Alcoholic Drinks

By John Dike, Osogbo The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has officially flagged off a Joint Nationwide Campaign to enforce the Federal Government’s ban on sachet alcoholic drinks and alcoholic beverages packaged in PET or glass bottles below 200 millilitres. The campaign, launched at the NOA Headquarters in Abuja, is being implemented in collaboration with the […]

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Fire up your power of imagination – 2

By Olubunmi Adebayo *Today, we shall continue with our discussions on how to fire up one’s power of imagination and vision as revealed in God’s encounters with Moses (Exo. 3:1-10) and Abraham(Gen.15:5).* *Always know that imagination is the mother of expectations. While expectation is the mother of manifestations.* *Permit me to say this please : […]

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APC says it complied with law, directed suspension of Ondo congress

The All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that in compliance with a court order stopping its Tuesday’s Ondo State congress, it directed its Congress Committee in Ondo State to suspend the exercise. A federal high court sitting in Akure on Monday, had stopped the congress after granting the application of some aggrieved members of the […]

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Baby factory: Ondo couple jailed 14 years

The convicts. Photos: NAPTIP The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has secured a 14-year jail term for a couple, Abiodun Ogundeji and Happiness Ogundeji, for operating a baby factory in Ilutitun, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. The Lagos Zonal Commander of NAPTIP, Mrs Comfort Agboko, disclosed this during a […]

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Oyebamiji Mourns Passage of Akire of Ikire, Oba Olatunde Falabi

By John Dike, Osogbo All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Osun State, Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of the Akire of Ikire, Oba Olatunde Falabi, Lambeloye III, describing his transition as the end of an era. He extended his heartfelt condolences to the immediate family of the late monarch, […]

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Tinubu to swear in Disu as IG Wednesday

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (right), Mrs. Olufunmilola Tunji Disu (left), decorated Mr. Tunji Disu with the rank of Acting Inspector-General of Police at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. Photo credit: State House President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday swear in Olatunji Disu as the substantive Inspector General of Police, following the unanimous endorsement of […]

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