Rohr has done well -Owanikin

By Femi Atolagbe The Commissioner for Youth and Sports in Ondo State, Mr Dotun Owanikin has put his weight behind the Super Eagles’ coach to continue mentoring the country’s national team. Owanikin In a chat with Sporting Hope averred that the coach has done well to get contract extension, saying he only needed to take […]

Can family planning promote promiscuity?

By Kemi Olatunde Recently, two women were engaged in a discussion about their husbands and when they got to the aspect of family planning, one said she was not into any family planning method. The other woman was forced to ask the reason for her refusal to embrace it despite its numerous benefits and she […]

Petrol stations defy FG on N123.50  pump price

By Saheed Ibrahim In defiance to the Federal government’s directive that Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, should be sold at N125.50 per litre, majority of fuelling stations in Ondo state have refused to comply, as they still sell at N125 per litre. Earlier, the Federal Government had announced that petrol pump price should […]

11 Chinese, Ghanaian expatriates ‘held’ for illegal mining in Osun

From Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo Osun State Joint Task Force and officers of Amotekun Corps have arrested 11 expatriates and three locals over their alleged involvement in illegal mining activities in the state. The expatriates include; 10 Chinese and one Ghanaian. It will be recalled that some expatriates were last week arrested by Amontekun Corps for […]

Mysteries in kind and type

With Theo Adebowale My friend’s brother would be committed to mother earth having been fatally injured in an autocrash not far from Central Bank, Akure. Otunba, another friend offered to take us to Igbobini for the burial ceremony. There had been a rainfall on our way to Ore. We suddenly ran into a fallen tree, […]

Teenagers docked over N6m theft

From Fisayo Akinduro,  Osogbo Two teenagers, Toni Oladele, 18 and Janet Adewale, 20, have been arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrate Court for alleged stealing. The police alleged that the duo committed the offence between June 2019 and February, 2020 at Checkers Supermarket, opposite Government House Annex, Oke-fia in Osogbo. The prosecutor ASP Taiwo Adegoke told […]

Driver drown in Osun river

From Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo A truck driver, identified as Sheriff has reportedly drowned while taking his bath at Osun River in Ede. The deceased, whose address was not provided was said to have stopped at the river bank to clean up after delivering the contents of the trruck when the unfortunate incident occurred As at […]

Police quiz landlord, two others over teenager’s death in Ekiti

Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti The Ekiti State Police Command has invited 65-year-old landlord of a story building located at Olujoda street, Omolayo area Ado-Ekiti for questioning-over the death a teenage girl who was found dead inside an abandoned car in the house. Others invited for questioning, according to the police are two occupants of the building […]

Local Remedies for Coronavirus

Due to public pressure, the federal government has recently bowed to demands that a local remedy should be found to combat the COVID-19 pandemic which has brought deaths and agony to the human race. IT directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to carry out necessary procedures for the assessment […]

2020 guber: PDP candidate ’ll emerge from South – Tofowomo

The Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Senator Tofowomo , has said the Peoples Democratic Party has only two formidable governorship aspirants in Ondo South senatorial district. Over 15 aspirants from Ondo South have indicated interest to contest the PDP primaries. Senator Tofowomo who was elected on the PDP platform said the two formidable aspirants […]