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Ifa Unity Conference on Thursday warned the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi to stop ridiculing the Yoruba deities and traditional worshippers with his utterances. The warning was issued during a conference by Traditional Worshippers tagged, “Unity and Growth of Traditional Religion; Way Out”, held at Sadiat hotel, Osogbo, Osun State. The Araba Agbaye Olu…

The Former Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko has asked the Southern governors to meet with their counterparts in the North to harmonise grey areas on the resolutions reached during their meeting in Asaba, Delta state. He made this known in a statement he made available to newsmen in Akure saying, that the resolution…

The Oba of Benin, HRM Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II on Thursday called on governors of the 36 states of the federation through Nigeria’s Governors Forum to ensure autonomy for the judiciary in line with the constitution. He stated this when the outgoing Chief Judge of Edo state, Hon Justice Esther Edigin led…

The Management of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State has said that it will investigate the reason behind the death of one its students identified as Feranmi Fasunle. Fasunle reportedly died as a result of the sniper she allegedly drank on Wednesday night. Recall that the 200-level student of the Department of Political…

Abductors of a Deeper Life Pastor, Otamayomi Ogedengbe are demanding a ransom payment of (N30M) thirty million Naira The kidnappers , we gathered contacted the family on Wednesday night. A family member said the kidnappers refused to yield below N30m. Recall that Pastor Ogedengbe was abducted on Monday evening after conducting Bible study at Irese…

The Ebierien Itubor-led faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State on Thursday claimed that their decision to open a parallel secretariat was because the secretariat controlled by the faction loyal to the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, was opened with the proceeds of corruption. Itubor faction alleged that the property…

The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu said President Muhammadu Buhari must consider the demand for a national dialogue and the establishment of state police. Recall that two days ago, governors of 17 Southern States converged on Asaba, Delta State capital, where they made some resolutions and demands from the Federal government. They had demanded a…

A former Chief of Defence Staff, Joshua Dogonyaro has died at the age of 80. Joseph, the first son of the deceased, mdae this to newsmen on Thursday. Saying, “Daddy has been sick for some time until yesterday when he had a stroke and we rushed him to the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) for…

The Delta State Police command have arrested five suspected vandals with 170 pieces of six inches pipes in Warri, Warri South Local Government Area of the state This was contained in a statement by the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, which was made available to newsmen stated that, the suspected vandals…

Thousands of residents of Jiddari Polo and other surrounding communities near Federal High Court, Maiduguri have started returning to their respective homes following drastic reduction in the sounds of gunshots and explosions that rocked the area at about 5:30pm on Tuesday. It would be recalled that some suspected armed members of dreaded Boko Haram sect…