Author: Tunde Akingbondere
The Olu-Epe of Epe Kingdom, Oba Shefiu Olatunji Adewale, has given up the ghost at the age of 86. According to palace sources, the monarch died in the early hours of Saturday, May 31, 2025. High Chief Odedeogboro Balogun of Epe Kingdom, Musiliu Adeniyi, confirmed the news, stating, “The news is true. It was this morning. He will be buried 4 O’clock today”. Before ascending to the throne, Oba Adewale served as Otun-Balogun, the third-highest chieftaincy title in the land. He was later promoted to Balogun before being crowned king. The monarch also had a distinguished career in public service,…
Miss Esther Adebayo, a talented student from the Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State, has captured attention as the Parliamentarian representing her community in the recent Youth Parliamentarian program in Abuja. Her articulate presentations on lawmaking earned her admiration from the Minister of Women Affairs, who lauded her outstanding achievements. Barrister Smart Adeuyi Omotadowa, the Chairman of the Local Government Area, has publicly committed to giving Miss Adebayo a warm welcome upon her return. This announcement was made through a statement by his media aide, who praised Adebayo as a future leader who demonstrated her capabilities during the national…
The Honourable Representing Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives and the Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Aviation, Hon. Festus Akingbaso, has assured that his commitment to bringing the dividends of good governance to his constituency remains intact despite his recent foray to the ruling APC. Hon. Akingbaso, in a statement released on the 31st May, 2025, titled, “New Voyage, Same Commitment”, hinged his decision to embark on a fresh political adventure on the significant challenges he encountered owing to his minority position in the National Assembly. These significant challenges which affected his progress is a subset of a…
Obi Levi Obieze, the fugitive suspect at the centre of a horrifying case of ritual killings and kidnappings in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State, has denied being a native doctor, insisting he is merely a trader dealing in second-hand clothes. Obieze, a well-known resident of Umuojor village in the Isiagu community, was apprehended by operatives of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) at the Gbaji checkpoint along the Badagry-Seme Road in Lagos. He was reportedly trying to cross into the Benin Republic on a motorcycle, accompanied by two of his wives, when he was intercepted. In a video now…
Jane Edidiong Ufot, the daughter of Akwa Ibom Governor, Umo Eno, has released a shocking video on the social media where he accused his dad of sacrificing his deceased wife (her mother). Patience Oluwakemi Umo Eno died in September 2024 having battled with an undisclosed ailment Mrs Ufot, who was appointed as a Senior Special Adviser to the Governor on health, safety and environment, blasted her father, insisting that she would not be sacrificed the way her mother was, alleging a sinister threat to her life and that of her little daughter. “I’m not a sacrifice, mummy was, but I’m…
The Ondo State Executive Council has given its approval to a N3.69 billion contract for the upgrade and vertical enhancement of Chief Reuben Fasoranti Park, located directly opposite the Governor’s Office Complex in Alagbaka, Akure. The approval was granted during the council’s first meeting of 2025, held on April 16. According to an official circular obtained by SaharaReporters on Friday, from the Cabinet and Special Services Department, the contract was awarded to Rosco Resources Nigeria Limited and is expected to be completed within 12 months. The project aims to transform the park into a modern, eco-friendly recreational hub as part…
The embattled Afenifere Youth Leader and kidnap survivor, Eniola Ojajuni, has ignited the legal option over a statement by the Nigeria Police Force, Ondo State Command, discrediting his account of abduction by gun-wielding kidnappers. Ojajuni who claimed to have been allegedly whisked away by kidnappers at Akunnu Akoko, on his way to Abuja, released gory videos of the obvious maltreatment by his kidnappers who threatened to take his life should he fail to remit a stated amount of money as ransom within a short period of time. His released video in a sorry state attracted attention and funds that expedited…
PHYSICAL INSECURITY Arguably one of the most glaring examples of physical insecurity could be found in kidnapping, armed banditry, pipeline vandalisation and crude oil theft. This is also a manifestation of economic insecurity. The losses sustained by oil bunkering and theft have eroded whatever gains we could have achieved with oil prices at an all-time high in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine War. Suffice it to say that it is simply unacceptable that the Government is unable to secure its physical assets in a sector which is its most important foreign exchange earner (its cash-cow) and the source of the…
Controversial musician, Darlington Okoye (Akpi), popularly known as Speed Darlington, is scheduled to appear before the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons on Friday (today) over his claim of having had carnal knowledge of a 15-year-old girl during a live Instagram video. This was contained in a summon letter addressed to Darlington by the agency Head of Cybercrime Response Team, Ngamaraju Mangzha, a copy of which was shared on Facebook on Thursday. You will recall that Darlington had in an Instagram video admitted to defiling a 15-year-old girl. In the video, which our correspondent watched on Thursday,…
Situated in a dark groove is a drum never to be beaten. Thin as a strand of hair, the delicate drum transmits sound waves. This drum does not speak; it only listens and understands, even before its owner does. This drum is located deep inside the ear, rightfully earning its name, eardrum. Sounds travel into the ear canal in waves, vibrating the eardrum, which transmits sounds to the three tiny bones behind it. The tiny bones are named malleus, incus and stapes–fragile trinity inside the shrine of sound. Located in the middle ear, these three bones, also nicknamed the hammer,…