By Jimoh Ahmed Akungba-Akoko wore the look of a town reborn on Saturday as indigenes trooped out in their thousands to witness a moment that had eluded them for decades — the presentation of the Staff of Office to their new monarch, His Royal Majesty, Oba Isiaka Oseni Adu, by Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan…
There was jubilation in Owo, Ondo State, on Saturday following the safe release of Pastor Ayodeji Akesinro, a staff of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) and minister with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, who was abducted two days ago. Akesinro was kidnapped on Thursday evening at his residence in Upenme, Owo Local…
The air is thick with anticipation. Young men, bare-chested, stand in the open field, their bodies glistening under the northern Nigerian sun. Around them, the crowd swells—families, elders, maidens, and children—all waiting for a spectacle that is as old as the Fulani themselves. In a few moments, the silence will be pierced by the swish…
