A Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has ordered the arrest of the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs. Seun Osamaye, over an alleged assault on a Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Temitope Alphonso. According to the charge before the court, the alleged incident occurred at the Ministry of Women Affairs while Chief Magistrate…
Residents of Kalabar Quarters in Afokpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, were thrown into shock and grief following a deadly overnight attack that left a man dead but ended with the dramatic rescue of his abducted twin children. The victim, identified as Ilabeshi Okhale, was reportedly killed when gunmen suspected to be…
Members of the Ode Okun family of Ilepa, Ikare Akoko, Ondo State, have raised the alarm over what they described as troubling actions by the Chairman of Akoko North-East Local Government, Alhaji Olawale Mutiu, popularly known as Babanel, over the execution of a project in their community. In a strongly worded petition made available to…
The College of Education and Entrepreneurship Studies, Lessel, located in Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State, has received approval to run degree programmes in education-related disciplines. The approval followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the College and Adekunle Ajasin University (AAU), Akungba Akoko, Ondo State. The agreement authorises the College…
By The Pivot Investigations Desk In what is being hailed as one of the boldest moves in Nigeria’s recent infrastructure history, the ICPC and the Works Ministry have jointly launched a special tracking exercise to audit 760 federal road projects across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The total contract value for…
By The Pivot Investigations Desk Ondo State is restless. It is not the restlessness of a people preparing for Christmas festivities or the typical political rumblings that accompany an election cycle. It is a deeper, more unsettling kind — one built on fear, frustration and a widening trust deficit between government and citizens,…
By Jimoh Ahmed Few places in Nigeria carry the weight of mystery, resilience, and raw beauty like Akoko. Perched on the northeastern edge of Ondo State, at the borders of Kogi, Edo, and Ekiti, the Akoko country is a land of towering rocks, ancestral settlements, winding roads, and people whose spirit has been…
COTONOU — Benin Republic breathed a sigh of relief on Sunday after President Patrice Talon was confirmed safe and the regular army regained control following an attempted coup by a small group of rogue soldiers. The insurgents, identifying themselves as the Military Committee for Refoundation (CMR), had earlier seized the national television station and announced…
COTONOU — In a sudden and dramatic move, soldiers in Benin Republic have announced the overthrow of President Patrice Talon’s government, plunging the country into political uncertainty. The announcement came early Sunday via state television, with the soldiers declaring that all state institutions had been dissolved and that the military had assumed control. Identifying themselves…
Special Report By Jimoh Ahmed For centuries, the Hazabe people of northern Tanzania—one of Africa’s last surviving hunter-gatherer tribes—lived quietly on the fringes of modern civilisation. With a population of just about 1,500, they were better known to anthropologists, conservationists and a handful of adventurous travellers than the rest of the world. But in…
