Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been sworn in as the Governor of Ondo State. The swearing-in took place at the Government House, Alagbaka, Akure, on Wednesday. This development followed the death of the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Wednesday, at the age of 67 in Germany. Akeredolu, according to the state government, died of prostate cancer. Akeredolu…
At least 15 people were killed when a tanker truck exploded after crashing in central Liberia, the police said on Tuesday. The tanker carrying gasoline crashed and fell into a ditch along a road in Totota, in Bong County, with police saying at least 30 more people were injured in the explosion as locals gathered…
The Arole Oduduwa & Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, CFR, has described demise of the Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Oduayo Akeredolu, SAN as a huge loss to the country and a personal loss to the Yoruba race. Ooni Ogunwusi who made this known through a personal statement on Wednesday morning,…
Zambia’s Foreign Minister, Stanley Kakubo has quit after he was allegedly caught on video receiving a stack of cash from a Chinese businessman. He did not deny he was in the video. Instead, Mr Kakubo said he was facing “malicious claims over a business transaction” and had resigned so that the government was not “distracted”…
Osun State Governor , Ademola Adeleke has described the death of his Ondo state counterpart, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), as a huge national loss. Adeleke in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed said Akeredolu is one of the finest minds in the country’s legal profession, and as a colleague in the Governor’s…
Following the news of the death of Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, which filtered into the state in the early hours of Wednesday, the atmosphere around the Governor’s Office in Alagbaka, Akure, the state capital, can be best described as pensive Although no official statement has been made by the government regarding the demise of…
It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that i extend my sincerest condolences to the family, friends, and the good people of Ondo State over the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN.In this moment of grief, we are reminded of the universal truth that all must ultimately face the inevitability of death. Governor…
Some notorious cultists in Osun were arrested in Ilesa after allegedly attacking an Amotekun unit deployed for security duties at the Iwude Ijesa festival. The suspected cultist dens were burst by a combined team of Amotekun and police after their illegal activities were reported by residents. The arrested suspects, Kareem Ojo, 32, Adedamola Salamo, 26,…
Nigerian street-pop artist Habeeb Badmus, aka Portable emerged the winner of the celebrity boxing fight against Nollywood actor Charles Okocha. The fight, which was sanctioned by Heritage Boxing Entertainment, held at Landmark Beach in Victoria Island, Lagos State, kicked off past 1 a.m. and lasted for about 40 minutes on Wednesday. The pair had finally…
Popularly known as Aketi, Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, died on Wednesday in Lagos, after a prolonged battle with leukemia. In his lifetime, Akeredolu was a legal practitioner par excellence and an astute politician, loved by all and sundry in both Ondo and across the country. Aged 67, he was born on 21 July 1956,…
