Category: News

[contact-form][contact-field label=”Name” type=”name” required=”true” /][contact-field label=”Email” type=”email” required=”true” /][contact-field label=”Website” type=”url” /][contact-field label=”Message” type=”textarea” /][/contact-form] The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an interim order restraining activist Omoyele Sowore, the Take It Back Movement, the #RevolutionNow group, and other associates from organizing or participating in the planned October 20 protest calling for the release…

  By Jimoh Ahmed If roads could speak, the Itapele–Idoani–Kabba Road would cry out in anguish. Stretching through the heart of Ondo and Kogi States, this vital artery once pulsed with the rhythm of life—connecting traders, farmers, and travellers between the cocoa-rich Akoko region and the food belt of Okun land. Today, it stands as…

The Olowo of Owo Kingdom and Paramount Ruler of Owo Land, His Imperial Majesty, Oba (Dr) Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III, has congratulated the Aare Atunluse of Owo, Chief (Dr) Rotimi Ibidapo, OON, on the occasion of his birthday. In a goodwill message signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Sam Adewale, the monarch described Chief…

  Owo, Ondo State – Girls’ schools that participated in the recently concluded Olowo’s Cup football competition have received a boost in health and confidence as Mrs. Bose Adebayo, Chairman of the Methodist High School, Owo, Old Students Association (METHSOOSA) Sports Committee, donated hygiene kits to them. The gesture, according to Mrs. Adebayo, was aimed…

Owo, Ondo State  The 2025 edition of the Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye Sports Competition (football section), popularly known as Olowo’s Cup, received a major boost on Tuesday as its official sponsor, Hon. Ajibola Kolawole Adetula of the Oludasa Dynasty and Chairman/CEO of AfriPoint Group, donated football kits to participating schools and match officials. The brief…

The ancient town of Emure-Ile in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State was agog on Friday, September 12, 2025, as Prince Bankole Adeyefa, son of the late Oba Siemon Adedubaje Adeyefa, was installed as the new Elemure of Emure-Ile.   The colourful ceremony, held in line with the town’s traditions, began with early morning…

  The Nigerian Army has arrested a suspected oil facility vandal in Bayelsa State. The operation was carried out on 7 September 2025 by troops of 5 Battalion in collaboration with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and Abili Security Services at Okordia in Yenagoa Local Government Area. The suspect has been handed…

  Twelve persons, including four children, have died while eight others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a fatal accident along the Owerri–Onitsha Road Hill, Imo State. The crash, which occurred around 9 p.m. on Saturday, September 7, 2025, after Njaba Bridge, involved a gas tanker truck with registration number T 16716 LA and a…

  Troops of the 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have rescued a senior officer, Major M.D. Josiah, who was abducted by gunmen on Monday in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 63 Brigade, Captain…