Ten days after receiving the staff of office and certificate of appointment from Governor Seyi Makinde, the new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has yet to begin the month-long traditional rites to pave the way for his coronation. During the January 13 presentation to Owoade, at the Oyo Governor’s Office, State Secretariat, Ibadan, Governor…
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has been named 2024 Leadership Newspaper Governor of the year. The Newspaper also endorsed Governor Adeleke for second term in office as Governor of Osun State. Receiving the top management team of the newspaper at the Government House in Osogbo, the Osun state capital, Governor Adeleke noted that his…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital has upheld the death sentence of a popular hotel owner, Dr Ramon Adedoyin, who was found guilty in the murder case of an ex-Master’s student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Timothy Adegoke. According to the court’s judgment on Thursday, the appellate court noted…
A Federal Capital Territory High Court has sentenced a prominent Abuja-based clergyman, Bishop Kenneth Duke, to 20 years behind bars without an option of fine for rape. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons revealed this in a statement on Wednesday by its National Press Officer, Vincent Adekoye, titled, ‘An FCT High…
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has been recognized as the Governor of the Year 2024 by Leadership Newspapers. During the official presentation ceremony at the Government House, Governor Adeleke expressed his gratitude, stating, “I thank you for this recognition. It will further propel us to serve our people better.” The Governor emphasized the importance…
Two young siblings, Jelad Oluwaranakinse, aged five, and his brother, Jenson, aged three, were burnt to death in a fire that engulfed their apartment in the Oluwatuyi area of Akure, Ondo State, on Wednesday. According to eyewitnesses, the children were allegedly locked inside their home by their mother, Mrs Deborah Oluwaranakinse, who had stepped out…
