By Ade Oyeyemi Several people are feared dead after a helicopter reportedly crashed in Igbokoda, the headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident occurred on Monday, throwing the coastal community into panic as residents rushed to establish what had happened and whether anyone on board survived. Details of the crash remained […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi An Akure-based cleric, Pastor Emmanuel Ekundayo, has called for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027, citing what he described as major reforms in the economy, security and infrastructure. Ekundayo, the Senior Pastor of Christ the Strong Tower Ministry, Akure, said Tinubu had demonstrated the political courage to implement policies that […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The Ondo State Government has dismissed reports of a rift between Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his deputy, Dr Olayide Adelami, saying the alleged N180m unpaid allowance of the Deputy Governor’s office had been settled before the issue became public. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Idowu Ajanaku, stated this during an […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Idowu Ajanaku, has urged All Progressives Congress supporters to stop portraying Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, as political rivals. Ajanaku, who spoke in an interview with The Hope, described reports of a rift between the two politicians as unfounded, […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has constituted a 228-member Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general elections. The council, chaired by the state Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, is expected to coordinate the party’s campaign activities, grassroots mobilisation and support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other APC […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi A senior commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province, Abdussamad Ohida, also known as Anwar, has reportedly been killed during a joint security operation in Owo forest, Ondo State. Ohida was said to have been eliminated alongside several other suspected members of the terrorist group during an intelligence-led operation involving the […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The Senate has ruled out any amendment to the Electoral Act 2026 before the 2027 general elections, insisting that the legislation will remain the legal framework for the upcoming polls. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Yemi Adaramodu, disclosed this in an interview with The PUNCH while […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The Bauchi State Police Command has launched an investigation into the suspected murder of a former All Progressives Congress Women Leader in Bauchi South, Jemimah Dutse. Dutse was reportedly found dead in a pool of blood inside her residence in Muazu New Layout, Yelwa, Bauchi, with her throat allegedly slit by unidentified […]
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By Martins Oloja ‘The puzzle of 240 million people with Doctors everywhere but no hospital at home’. There is a video in circulation this week that should make every Nigerian leader hide his face in shame. In it, a former Head of State – General Abdulsalami Abubakar, who handed over power to President Olusegun Obasanjo […]
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The 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members abducted in Imo State have allegedly been subjected to physical assault by their captors, with the kidnappers reportedly reducing their ransom demand from N50m to N5m per victim. The development has heightened anxiety among the families as the deadline earlier issued by the abductors for payment of […]
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