The Idanre Descendants Union, United Kingdom (IDU-UK), has congratulated High Chief Christopher Oluwole Akindolire, the Regent and Lisa of Idanre Land, on his 90th birthday. In a goodwill message signed by President Mrs. Nike Williams, General Secretary Mr. Olugbenga Duyilemi, and Elder Representative Mr. Duro Olurankinse, the Union described the traditional Prime Minister as…
The 2025 edition of the world-acclaimed Igogo Festival in Owo, headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, commences on Thursday, September 4, with the first Upeli procession by the Ughares (elders) of the ancient town’s Iloro Quarters. The procession, which begins at 4:00 p.m., will take off from Arigidi, Iloro, and terminate at Ugha…
Abuja, September 1, 2025 – The Federal Government of Nigeria has praised Finland following the sentencing of Simon Ekpa, a Finland-based pro-Biafra agitator, to six years in prison for terrorism offences. The ruling was delivered on Monday by the Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland, a decision the Nigerian government described as a “watershed…
b b . Mallam El-Rufai Abuja, September 1, 2025 The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has slammed former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai over claims that the federal government pays or incentivizes bandits, calling the allegations “baseless” and “false.” In a statement released Monday,…
In a quiet corner of Lagos, a small café hums with the soft chatter of patrons sipping their morning coffee. At a table near the window, a woman in her late twenties shares her story, her eyes reflecting both vulnerability and resilience. She is a former sex worker, now a businesswoman, raising a small family….
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…
Governor Aiyedatiwa Commends Philanthropist, Reels Out Health Sector Achievements By Our Reporter The University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital Complex (UNIMEDTH), Akure, received a major boost on Friday, August 29, 2025, as businessman and philanthropist, Chief Sunday Owoyemi (popularly known as Sunny Owo), donated a fully furnished 20-bed, one-storey building for house officers (intern doctors)…
Tension has gripped Owo town as some yet-to-be-identified gunmen abducted a staff of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owo, identified as Pastor Akesinro. The incident occurred at Upenme community in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State around 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 28, 2025, when the victim was reportedly attacked inside his residence….
Owo is bracing for a football fiesta as the grand finale of the Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye Sports Competition (Olowo’s Cup) comes alive on Tuesday, September 17, at the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Sports Complex football pitch. The highlight of the boys’ category will see Methodist High School, Owo, lock horns with fierce rivals…
Ondo City was agog on Thursday, August 28, 2025, as the Osemawe of Ondo Kingdom, His Majesty Alayeluwa Oba (Dr) Victor Adesimbo Kiladejo, hosted dignitaries from across the state and beyond at the wedding of his daughter, Tolulope Adetola, to Samuel Oluwaseyi.The colourful ceremony was graced by the Chairman of the Ondo State Council of…
