Month: January 2025
Page: 10
Tragedy struck in Ogbomoso on Tuesday morning when a container-laden truck lost control and fell on a commercial tricycle at Takie Junction around 9:30 a.m., leaving three people dead on the spot. An eyewitness confirmed that the articulated vehicle lost control while navigating a bend, causing the container to topple and crush the tricycle, locally […]
At least 95 people have been confirmed dead and 130 are injured after a major earthquake struck the mountainous Tibet region on Tuesday morning, Chinese state media say. The earthquake that hit Tibet’s holy Shigatse city around 09:00 local time (01:00 GMT) had a magnitude of 7.1 and a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles), […]
It was a roll call of who is who in Ogun State as the remains of the late notable business woman and socialite, Chief Adebisi Edionseri, widely known as Cash Madam were buried at her Ibara, Abeokuta, Government Reservation Area, GRA residence. The janazah prayer and other Islamic rites performed for the deceased Iya Suna […]
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has vowed that the organisers of the children’s funfair, which led to the untimely death of 35 children in a stampede on December 18, 2024, at the Islamic High School in Ibadan, will face trial. The governor made this known during the annual interfaith service to herald the year […]
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has ordered a dawn-to-dusk curfew in Owo town till further notice following the cult clash and unrest in the ancient town . This is contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan. According to the statement, all residents are to remain indoors during […]
In its quest to enforce integrity and rid its fold of fraudulent elements, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, dismissed twenty seven (27) officers from its workforce in 2024. The officers were dismissed for various offences bordering on fraudulent activities and misconduct. Their dismissal, following the recommendation of the Staff Disciplinary Committee of the […]
A student at a school located in an Abuja suburb has been killed while four others were injured during an explosion at the school. A security source said the incident happened around noon on Monday at an Islamiyyah school in the Kuchibiyu Community of Bwari Area Council, about 42 kilometres from the Abuja city centre, […]
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has expressed deep sadness over the demise of renowned businesswoman and socialite, Chief Adebisi Edionseri, fondly known as “Cash Madam.” He described her passing as a significant loss to Ogun State and the nation. Chief Edionseri, a trailblazing entrepreneur and influential figure, passed away on Sunday at the age […]
The Governor of Ondo State, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Monday paid a condolence visit to the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, Odundun II, over the demise of the Secretary to the State Government, Hon Temitayo Oluwatuyi. Hon. Oluwatuyi, popularly known as Tuykana, who died last Saturday, was a prominent Akure indigene. Governor […]
The Ondo State Police command on Monday said four persons were killed in a clash involving some suspected cult groups in Owo town, in the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The Police Public Relations Officer Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya disclosed this while confirming the incident to Newsmen in Akure, the ondo state capital. Report had […]
