Ahead of this year’s farming season, the Plateau State Peace Building Agency, PPBA, has stepped up efforts at fostering a healthy farmers/herders relationship to avoid violent conflicts during the rainy season. At a briefing, the Director-General of PPBA, Joseph Lengmang, among others, said “As the wet season sets in the media have a role to…
…Urges Nigerians to support military, other security agents The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, yesterday said his passion for the military was halted by his mother, urging Nigerians to appreciate and support the efforts of the military and other security agencies in combating insecurity across the country….
*17 men, one woman jostle for Senate President, Reps speaker,*Abiodun, Zulum, Adeleke, Aliero back deputy speaker for speakership The jostling for the Senate Presidency and Speakership of the House of Representatives assumed a new gear, weekend, as power blocs in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, worked on their strategies to get the posts while…
The Osun State Police Command operatives has reclaimed a woman who was abducted along the Osogbo Ikirun/Road on Friday by gunmen. Recall, an unspecified number of travellers were abducted at Ayepe Area, a community located along Osogbo/Ikirun road in the early hours of Friday. Giving update on the incident during an interview with Journalists on…
Khosi has been declared winner of the Big Brother Titans Season 1 reality show. The South African was announced as the winner during the show finale on Sunday. Khosi beat 23 housemates and walked away with the $100, 000 grand prize. The show lasted for 72-days and had two hosts, Ebuka and Lawrence. Earlier, Ipeleng,…
The Olokinni of Okinni land in Egbedore local government area of Osun State, Oba Akadiri Okanola has joined his ancestors. According to report, Oba Okanola died in the early hours of Saturday in an undisclosed hospital in Osogbo. Former Chairman of Egbedore Area Council, Okinni, Mr Saheed Opatunji announced the demise of the monarch on…
••• Stops forfeiture of Osun mining licenses, meet Federal authorities for revalidation The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Saturday, stated that Osun deserves a marshal plan to clean up her environment from miners that were given licenses to by Federal Government, who have brutally destroyed the environment and underground water through pollution….
The South-West security outfit, Amotekun Corps, hindered a robbery attack on vehicles on the Akure-Ilesa Expressway and recovered a vehicle loaded with engine oil. Commander of the corps in Osun, Brig-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi (retd.), told newsmen in Osogbo on Saturday that the robbers attacked vehicles at the Ileki/Osu axis of the Ilesha-Akure Road for close…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has called for peace and orderliness in the ancient city of Ile-Ife and its environs. Ooni, who spoke through his Second-in-Command, Obalufe of Ifeland, Oba Idowu Adediwura, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Ile-Ife. He said as…
…procession must end in daylight – Ex-NLC chair The Osun State Police Command has begun an investigation into the alleged attack on some Muslims in Ile-Ife by Oro worshippers This is as the former Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers and Nigeria Labour Congress in Osun State, Sakariyau Adesiyan, said that there was a need to…
