Ojude Oba — meaning the king’s forecourt — is an important annual festival for the Yoruba people, particularly the Ijebu community in Ogun state. The cultural and historical event is celebrated every third day after the annual Eid-el-Kabir festival. It is regarded as one of the biggest and most consistent cultural events in the South…
A female student of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, identified as Adekolore Idowu Glory, has been reportedly raped to death. Glory, 22, a recent graduate of the university, was said to have been beaten and raped to death at Iyowa Community in Benin City, on June 13. In an X post, a user who identified…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved permanent appointment of the 230 temporary staff of the University of Ilesa. This was disclosed by the Vice Chancellor, Prof Taiwo Ashaolu, during a management meeting with the members of staff of the institution, noting that the days of their waiting are over. In…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will reportedly open disciplinary proceedings against Victor Oshimen over his verbal attack on the former coach of the senior national team of Nigeria, Finidi George. Recall that the Napoli striker launched a scathing attack on the former Super Eagles head coach during an explosive Instagram Live session. During the outburst,…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has sworn in new caretaker chairmen for the 23 local government areas of the state. They were sworn in on Wednesday, June 19, at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital amid tight security. This is coming a day after he forwarded the list to the state…
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un prior to their talks at the Far Eastern Federal University campus on Russky island in the far-eastern Russian port of Vladivostok on April 25, 2019. (CREDIT: AFP) Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in North Korea for a two-day state visit and was received…
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Administration and Control, Prof Moji Adeyeye, has urged Nigerians to refrain from storing cooked food in the refrigerator for more than three days. Adeyeye warned that cooked food stored in the refrigerator for days is susceptible to contamination by disease-causing pathogens, key agents of foodborne…
The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as asinine, the latest falsehood campaign the disjointed All Progressives Congress (APC) against Governor Ademola Adeleke, warning that no amount of concoctions will sway the good people of Osun to return to the dark and painful era of the APC in the state….
One yet-to-be-identified male adult was killed in a suspected cult clash along the Ondo road area of Ile-Ife, Osun State on Saturday. It was gathered on Tuesday from a source privy to the incident but pleaded anonymity due to the nature of the incident that the clash was suspected to be between the Eiye and…
A 400-level student at Federal University Oye Ekiti in Ekiti State has been arrested by police for allegedly raping a male colleague. A viral video on Tuesday shows the accused being taken away by police amidst a crowd. The National Association of Ondo State Students and the FUOYE Student Union have issued statements distancing themselves…
