By Sade Adewale, Ondo | A 50-year-old farmer, Adewale Okunola, has been dragged before the Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ondo town, for fraudulently obtaining the sum of N230,000 from from one Oluwayemisi Ogunsipe. The police brought Okuola before the court on Monday, for allegedly collecting the sum from the woman with a promise of acquiring […]
By Bimbo Akindunbi|For several hours last Friday, normal trading activities were stalled at the popular Olukayode Shopping complex in Akure metropolis, as the place was sealed by some traditionalists from Deji of Akure palace following a pandemonium which broke out between some Igbo traders and hoodlums on Thursday evening. Consequently, shop owners and their customers […]
Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo | A 19-year-old man, Habib Amusa, has been sentenced to 16 months imprisonment by an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court, for stealing school property valued at over N1m. The convict committed the offence in September 2018 at Assodiqyah Group of Schools, Oke Baale, in the Osogbo Magisterial district. The prosecutor, Inspector Taiwo Adegoke, told […]
By Kayode Olabanji | A serial thief, Lanre Abiodun, was on Thursday, sentenced to two years imprisonment by an Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Oke-Eda, Akure metropolis, for stealing a phone and necklace. The convict, Abiodun, bagged the jail term for stealing a Tecno W3 phone valued at N15,000 and a necklace worth N3,500, […]
Victor Akinkuolie Ado-Ekiti \ Former Caretaker Chairman of Ikole Local Government area of Ekiti state, Mrs Funke Owoseni, at the weekend, narrowly escaped being murdered by yet to be identified suspected assassins. The Hope Metro gathered that the assailants besieged her house located at Ijesha-Isu community, Ikole Local Government area of Ekiti state at about […]
By Fatima Muraina. \ Politicians have been urged to accept the outcome of the Presidential, and National Assembly elections held last Saturday as a divine one. The Chief Imam of Akure Kingdom Alhaji AbdulamHakeem Yayi Akorede gave the advice while delivering his sermon during the jumat prayer held on Friday at the Akure Central mosque. […]
From Akinnodi Francis, Ore | The All Progressives Congress (APC), Odigbo Local Government chapter, has described the Saturday elections as credible, fair, free and peaceful. APC chairman, Odigbo Local Government, Alhaji Fatai told The Hope correspondent on telephone yesterday that the results of the elections when released will reflect the wishes of people. “The turn […]
Curriculum drafting: Educationist seeks appointment of experts By Bukunmi Olubo|Governments have been charged to appoint the right people to draft subjects curriculums for schools in the country. A retired public school principal ,who is the current headmaster of Omolere Primary School, Akure, Mr Toye Bamikole stated this in a chat with The Hope. He opined […]
