A Senior Chief in Ibadan who doubles as the Chairman, Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resort, Mogaji Dotun Sanusi alongside 22 Baales in Ona Ara Local Government area of Oyo State on Wednesday petitioned the State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde and the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba over unlawful arrests, harassment, intimidation and alleged threats…
Adeyeri greets Gboyega Adefarati on Appeal court victory The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for Akoko South West and Akoko South East Federal Constituency in the last February 25 election, Hon. Adeyeri Stephen, whose pseudonym is ASK, has congratulated Hon. Adegboyega Adefarati on his victory at the Appeal Court. Adeyeri in a statement issued…
It was a victory song today as the Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo state capital, on Wednesday, confirmed the nomination of Adegboyega Adefarati, as the candidate of the House of Representatives for the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the last February 25, 2023, election. Adefarati was confirmed by the party’s candidate in an…
By: Ade Adeleke The National Population Commission, NPC, has explained that mentally deranged, homeless people and every living being in Nigeria will be counted in the forthcoming 2023 census exercise. The revelations were made at one-day capacity building workshop for members of the state census publicity committee of the 2023 population and housing census, held…
Unsatisfied with purported choice of the next monarch, the Akinboro Royal House of Alade-Idanre in Ondo State has dragged Ondo State Government, Akinnadeju family, Kingmakers to court over nomination of Akinnadeju family as the next Aladeokun of Alade-Idanre, alleging imposition of stranger to the stool of Aladeokun would not be tolerated under whatever guise. The…
Ondo State Government has threatened to deal with commercial motorcyclists (Okada Riders) for engaging in jungle justice whenever there are road accidents in the state, warning them to shun any of form of jungle justice. At an interface with okada riders at the state Internal Revenue Service complex in Akure, the Acting Governor, Hon Lucky…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Ahmadu Fintiri as the winner of the Adamawa State governorship election. The Returning Officer, Muhammed Melee, declared incumbent Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party winner on Tuesday after polling 430,861 votes to defeat his major counterpart Aisha Binani of the All Progressives Congress who polled 398,788. The PUNCH reports…
By: Oluwatosin Adesola Youths of pan Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, on Tuesday, protested in Akure, asking acting leader of the body, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, to step down. The protesters also stormed the Akure residence of Pa Reuben Fasoranti to wade in and rescue Afenifere. Pa Fasonranti, had in 2021, cited old age as reason for his stepping…
….As Police parade four suspects The Ondo State Police Command, has paraded four of those who allegedly involved in stoning to death of a boy, Temitope Olorunfemi, at Ijoka area of Akure last week. Temitope was lynched by angry mob for allegedly being a suspected “yahoo Boy” and allegedly being in possession of fetish objects….
….Ondo state is a secular state with Christianity and Islam as the two dominant religions In 2017 when the Akeredolu administration came on board, he promptly began the process of building a mosque in the government house. The government did not just build a place of worship for the Muslim faithful in the government house,…
