By Ade Oyeyemi The Nigerian Air Force has made progress in draining water from the site of its crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft in Igbokoda, Ondo State, as recovery operations entered their 14th day on Monday. The aircraft, identified as NAF 931, crashed in a swampy mangrove area in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area, on October […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi A tanker caught fire beneath the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday, prompting an emergency response from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency. The agency’s spokesperson, Olawale Afolabi, confirmed the incident in a brief message to journalists. According to Afolabi, LASEMA received a distress alert at about 4:24 pm and […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi Angry youths in Gwashi community, Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State, on Sunday reportedly chased away the state Deputy Governor, Mani Malam Mummuni, during a visit to sympathise with residents over repeated bandit attacks. The deputy governor had visited the community to commiserate with victims of the attacks and offer support […]
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says ‘we are coming home to mobilise votes for performing president’ The United kingdom chapter of a support group campaigning for the reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the forthcoming election has declared that the Ondo State electorate will return him with massive votes. Indeed, the group, which is the UK’s chapter of TinubuDatiwa […]
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In another landmark achievement, Elizade University, Ilara Mokin, Ondo State has recorded a major milestone in medical laboratory science education, as its graduating students achieved a historic 100 percent success rate in both the First and Final Professional Examinations of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), with eight graduates earning First Class honours. […]
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The appointment of prominent opposition figures to President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign council has triggered discontent within the ruling All Progressives Congress and raised fears among opposition candidates that the political alliances could undermine their electoral fortunes. Findings by Sunday Punch across several states revealed growing unease among APC stakeholders in Osun, Anambra and […]
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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 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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