From Akinnodi Francis, Ore | Three men have been arraigned before an Odigbo Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State for alleged felony. The accused, Oluwafemi Babalola, 30, Sunday Thompson, 38, and, Olaniyi Lateef, were arraigned by the police on four counts bordering on felony and unlawful assault before Magistrate T.J Ajayi. The police prosecutor, Sgt. Muyideen […]
Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti | Tragedy has struck at Itapaji community in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State following the discovery of the lifeless body of a 60-year-old man who was said to have committed suicide by hanging himself. The victim whose name was given as Mr. Daniel Sakpe, was said to have hung himself […]
By Wumi Ajibogun | A middle-aged woman, Mrs Toyin Ogunlaja, has approached the Grade A customary Court sitting in Oke-Eda, Akure to dissolve her marriage with her husband, Mr. Ibrahim Ogunlaja on grounds of desertion, neglect, adultery and assault. The petitioner, who alleged her estranged husband of constantly beating her said he is an unrepentant […]
Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo | Two teenagers, Yusuf Olaniyi, 18 and a 15-year-old boy, were arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court for alleged burglary. The accused who were arraigned on a four-count charge bothering on burglary, conspiracy and theft, were alleged of committing the alleged offences on February 20, at about 10:00a.m. at Eleyele area, Osogbo. […]
By Kayode Olabanji | A 24 -year-old man, Arike Mumuni, has been ordered to be remanded in prison custody by an Akure Chief Magistrates Court sitting at Oke-Eda, over alleged armed robbery. The accused was brought before Mrs Victoria Bob-Manuel, on a two count-charge of felony to wit armed robbery. According to the prosecution, the […]
Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo | An Osogbo Magistrates Court on Tuesday remanded a 30-year-old man, Sikiru Akintunde, in prison for allegedly assaulting an old woman. The prosecution said the accused person committed the offence on February 17, 2019, at about 11:00pm, at Ita-Olokan area in Osogbo. The Prosecutor, Inspector Olayiwola Rasaq told the court that the […]
By Adetokunbo Abiola | Since the inception of the Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s administration two years ago, the Governor and his team have embarked on a mission to renew the allure in the state’s cities, towns and communities. It embarked on massive upgrades of road infrastructure, over 511 dilapidated primary schools buildings renovation and it also […]
From Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti | The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi has inaugurated an eight-man Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy and a seven-man Chieftaincy Review Commission. Speaking while inaugurating the two committees, in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday, Fayemi, said the move was aimed at implementing the Administration of Criminal Justice Reform and to […]
Buhari wins By Olusola Alatise | President Muhammadu Buhari has won his re-election bid for a second term. He polled 15,191,847m votes to defeat his arch rival, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku who scored 11,262,978m votes, leaving a difference of almost 4 million votes. Buhari led 19 states while Atiku won in 17 states but both fulfilled […]
‘Why heavyweights lost elections’ From Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti | The former Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Mr Femi Bamisile, has said the reason why many perceived to be heavyweights in the politics of Nigeria lost in the just concluded National Assembly elections was simply because some of them took their people for […]
