By Oladele Ogunsola. Educationist and a scientist of international repute, Prof. Aderemi Abass Adedibu has been appointed the National Coordinator for Nigeria by TURAN, the organizer of TURAN Math Olympiad (TRN 2026). The letter conveying the appointment signed by the Chairman and Organizer of the competition, Mardangeldi Bayramov with Ref. No: TRN/INT/2026/NC-01 explained that the […]
Eid Message: MUSWEN urges Muslims to uphold righteous deeds beyond Ramadan
The Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN), the apex regional body for Muslims in the South West, has called on the faithful to sustain the spirit of devotion and righteousness beyond the holy month of Ramadan. In a statement jointly signed by Alhaji Rasaki Oladejo, President and Professor Wole Abbas, Executive Secretary, to commemorate […]
Olubadan set to tackle hunger, insecurity with two initiatives
By Oladele Ogunsola As part of the initiatives of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja towards enduring sustainability and development in his domain, the monarch has completed every arrangement to inaugurate a community security outfit, ‘The Ibadan Guards’ and a food drive intiative, ‘Gaari Ibadan’. The intiative would boost security, economic growth and […]
Six Kidnap Suspects, Informants, In Police Custody In Ondo
Ayodele Bamidele After weeks of terror in communities along Akure/Owo highway in Ondo state, caused by activities of kidnappers, efforts of security agents have yeilded result as the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced the arrest of four suspected bandits at Akure Airport. According to FAAN, the arrest was made possible by a […]
Life’s warfare as Fakolade charges Christians to be on guard
A Lay Preacher in Methodist Church Nigeria (MCN), Diocese of Ibadan, Sister Sola Fakolade on Sunday charged Christians to always be on guard so as not to be caught napping by any of the life’s battles, insisting that life is a warfare whether one takes it or rejects it. She gave this admonition while preaching […]
When The Goddess Is Angry : Mystery Well At Idanre Where Two Men Die Mysteriously
Ayodele Bamidele The well is as old as the settlement, Omunifin, in Idanre local government area of Ondo state. Most residents of the agrarian community reveal that they met the Well at the point and has remained one of the sources of portable water for the community. Its deepness not too long, making it easier […]
Tragedy at Ariyo River: 3 Dead, 5 Injured as Commercial Bus Plunges Off Road in Ibadan
By Oladele Ogunsola A tragic road accident has claimed the lives of three persons and left five others seriously injured after a commercial bus lost control and plunged into Ariyo River in the Amuloko area of Ona Ara Local Government, Ibadan, Oyo State.The fatal crash, which occurred along the Ariyo River axis of Amuloko, involved […]
Oyo police vow to arrest vandals of Gbolarumi residence….rules out politics
Oyo State Police Command has vowed to investigate the coordinated attack launched by yet to be identified hoodlums on the New Bodija, Ibadan residence of the former Deputy Governor of Oyo State and a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Barr. Hazeem Gbolarumi on Saturday. Though, the attack occurred shortly before the congress of […]
Residents narrate harrowing kidnapping experience in Abuja suburbs
Residents of Peze and Kungabokun communities at Byazhin-Across area of Kubwa, a satellite town in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Teritory (FCT), on Sunday, narrated the ordeal experienced as the rate of kidnapping surges in the evironment. Suspected armed terrorits, in their numbers, had continued to attack the area, bordered by hills and […]
Former Osun Speaker, Adejare Bello becomes OAU Pro-Chancellor
By Oladele Ogunsola The Federal Government has appointed former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adejare Bello as the Pro-Chancellor, Chairman of the Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, replacing the late Prof. Siyan Oyeweso who died last year. This announcement was made on Friday by the authorities of the […]