By Sade Adewale, Ondo | Residents of Baptist street, Ademulegun in Ondo town, are mourning over the death of a 65-year-old man, Ayo Ogundojutimi, who fell from the decking of an uncompleted storey building. The deceased, a rewire, was said to have hit his head on the sharp floor and died instantly as a result […]
By Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti | Ekiti State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of eight persons in connection with the case of robbery, murder and unlawful possession of arms and ammunition. According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command , Mr. Sunday Abutu, ASP, the suspects were arrested in various parts […]
By Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo | No fewer than 8,000 conflicts arising from Fulani/Bororo herdsmen and farmers have been peacefully resolved in Osun State. This was disclosed by Mr. Oguntola Toogun, state Chairman, Osun State Committee on Peaceful Co-existence between Fulani/Bororo and Farmers on Monday. Toogun, while speaking on a radio programme said the rifts could […]
By Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti | There was palpable tension on Tuesday at the secretariat of Ado Local Government Area of Ekiti State, following the invasion of the council by yet to be identified hoodlums. Workers of the council were said to have scampered for safety as some reportedly scaled the fence of the secretariat, while […]
I welcome you all to this very important meeting of our dear organization, the AFENIFERE appreciate each and every one of you coming to this meeting despite the danger posed by the Covid–19 pandemic, the kidnappings and killings that have almost been the daily routine on our highways today 3. At the inception, when the […]
By Fatima Muraina | Nigeria has been identified among 20 African countries that are not on track to meet the Malabo targets to end hunger by 2025. The declaration was made at a state dialogue on joint sector Review (JSR) and Biennial Report (BR) on Implementation of Malabo commitments held yesterday in Akure, the Ondo […]
By Fatima Muraina | As the rainy season began to surface this year, an Agricultural expert, Dr Emmanuel MoyinJesu has advised farmers to use a system he called re-phasing planting and not to plant all the hectares of their farm lane. Moyin Jesus , a Senior lecturer at the Federal College of Agriculture (FECA) said […]
By Theo Adebowale | A people who install the right persons in leadership positions soon discover that their problems have been solved to a great extent. But when by whatever means the wicked occupy leadership position it is the people who suffer. We must remember that it is a good citizen who essentially becomes a […]
By Bisi Olominu | The quintessential Dele Giwa would have celebrated his 74th birthday yesterday but death through the enemies snuffed life out of him. He was a flaming journalist with nose for news. He was born a journalist and died on duty as a journalist. He was the first journalist to die through a […]
By Jubril Bada | A member of the Pan Yoruba Socio-Cultural Group, Afenifere, Chief Femi Aluko, has kicked against the House of Representatives’ demand for the upward review of the National Assembly budget to cope with the present situation of the country. Aluko, who criticized members of the National Assembly for not thinking deeply before […]
