Mob Action: Residents beat Okada rider to death in Ondo Tension gripped residents of Ajipowo area of Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Thursday following the gruesome killing of a commercial motorcyclist, Tunde Ilesanmi, popularly known as “Dudu,” in a mob attack. Eyewitnesses said Ilesanmi, a middle-aged okada rider, was accused of taking part in…
Police nab suspect, recover stolen cows, vehicle in Kebbi From Jamil Gulma, Kebbi The Kebbi State Police Command has achieved another breakthrough in its relentless fight against banditry, kidnapping, and cattle rustling, with the arrest of a suspect and recovery of stolen livestock during a late-night operation in Suru Local Government Area. The operation, carried…
Wife accused as former SDP guber candidate Akingboye’s death sparks controversy Controversy has erupted over the sudden death of former Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Ondo State, Otunba Bamidele Akingboye, following allegations that one of his wives may have played a role in the tragedy. Akingboye reportedly passed away last Wednesday at his…
Controversy trails death of ex-Ondo SDP candidate Akingboye. As the death of former Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader, Otunba Bamidele Akingboye continues to generate reactions, there are also growing concerns that the former Ondo governorship candidate may not have died a natural death. A native of Okitipupa in Ondo state, Akingboye, popularly known as OBA,…
Police arrest 20 year-old woman for burying her new born baby alive in Kebbi By JAMIL GULMA- Kebbi Police in Kebbi arrested one Maryam Atiku aged 20 yrs of Nasarawa area Kamba in Dandi local government area of Kebbi State who delivered a newborn baby girl and tied the baby with three pieces of…
Ondo pastor rapes daughter, blames act on ‘generational curse’ A 42-year-old pastor, Samson Ajayi, has been arraigned before the Akure Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State for allegedly raping his 17-year-old biological daughter. Ajayi, a father of five, was accused of committing the incestuous act repeatedly over the past four years at his residence in Igoba,…
Ondo couple nabbed for staging fake Kidnap to extort Name ransom Police in Ondo State have arrested a 42-year-old woman, Mrs. Sanmori Taiwo, and her 62-year-old husband, Pastor Sanmori Olubumi Joshua, for allegedly orchestrating a fake kidnap plot to demand N10 million ransom from her relatives living abroad. DSP Olushola Ayanlade, the Command’s Spokesperson, confirmed…
Shock, as missing man found chained in hut after five years in Anambra Shock has gripped Etiti village in Igbo-Ukwu, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, as a young man thought to have relocated overseas was found chained and locked inside a hut where he had languished for almost five years. The victim, identified…
Fear, as Okada rider killed, dumped inside Well in Ondo Residents of Ore, in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, have been thrown into panic following the gruesome murder of a commercial motorcyclist whose corpse was found dumped in a well behind the town’s stadium along Okitipupa Road. The deceased, identified as Isah Ibrahim,…
Fuji Maestro Grounded: NCAA Slaps Kwam 1 with Six-Month Flight Ban over Unruly Airport Antics The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced a six-month flight ban on Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as Kwam 1, following a disturbing incident at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The incident occurred on August…
