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NDLEA officials shoot dead 2 year old boy during raid in Delta

A raid on a notorious drug joint in Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) turned tragic on Thursday when a two-year-old boy, identified as Ivan Omhonria, was shot dead, according to multiple reports. It was gathered that the sibling of the victim,…

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Expect unprecedented representation, empowerment, Alli tells constituents

Sen. Sharafadeen Alli (APC-Oyo South) has assured constituents of quality representation and unprecedented empowerment programmes. Alli gave the assurance during his inauguration party held at the Methodist Grammar School field in Igboora. He said that his kind of empowerment would be different from the common distribution of motorcycles, refrigerators and others without complementary support for…

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Economy: Traders laud Oyo South Senator, Alli over palliative (PHOTOS)

Market leaders in Oyo State have commended Sen. Sharafadeen Alli (APC-Oyo South) for reaching out to them during the prevailing economic hardship. They gave the commendation while receiving Sallah palliative packages from the senator on Wednesday in Ibadan. It would be recalled that the senator had distributed the Sallah packages in fulfilment of his promise…

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BREAKING: Army officer, Lawrence Otsugbede slumps, died while leading parade (VIDEO)

Confusion at military community in Kaduna State as tragedy struck when news broke of the untimely death of Army Officer Lawrence Otsugbede. The unfortunate incident occurred on Monday, July 3, when the officer collapsed while leading a parade on the parade ground in Kaduna. Though specific details surrounding the incident remain scarce, witnesses at the…

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Fanfare in Ibadan as Sen. Sharafadeen Alli holds inauguration party

…ex-Oyo deputy governors, Folarin, others in attendance Prominent Nigerians, political gladiators and All Progressives Congress (APC) members in Oyo State were among dignitaries that attended the inauguration party of Sen. Sharafadeen Alli (APC-Oyo South). The dignitaries converged on Recreation Club in Ibadan on Saturday to celebrate with Senator Alli and his families. Alli is a…

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Gbolarumi celebrates Ileya Festival at Olugbesan family house in Ibadan amid fanfare (PHOTOS)

…As Popular Islamic Cleric Turbans New Family Head, Imam Family members of the prestigious Olugbesan family in Ibadan from all walks of life on Thursday converged on the Olugbesan Compound, Agbeni, Ibadan to celebrate this year’s Ileya festival with one of their illustrious son and former deputy governor of Oyo state, Alhaji Hazeem Gbolarumi ….

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Police arrest Oyo woman for stealing baby from Lagos hospital to use for ritual

Men of the Lagos State police command have arrested a 49-year-old woman for allegedly trying to steal a day-old baby from a hospital in the Ojokoro area of the state on Friday, June 23. According to the state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Ojokoro police Division received information that the suspect arrived the hospital…

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Senator Alli commissions borehole in Ibadan popular market (VIDEO)

The newly inaugurated senator, Senator Sharafadeen Alli on Wednesday commissioned another borehole in Bode market, Ibadan Oyo State Capital. While commissioning the borehole at the popular market in Ibadan South West Local Government, the APC ward 4 chairman, Hon. Ademola Akinpelu revealed that, the project is one of his many boreholes sunk in his Senatorial…

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Poly female student hacked to death, eyes plucked out in Oyo (PHOTOS)

Tragedy struck on Wednesday, 14th June, at Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa where the lifeless body of a National Diploma (ND) 2 Mass Communication student was found in her room with matchet cuts and her eyes plucked. The student, simply identified as Dasola was among those writing the ongoing first semester examination in the school. It…

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What Timothy Adegoke’s ghost tells me whenever he appears to me – brother

Gbade, The elder brother of the Late Timothy Adegoke who was a former student at the Obafemi Awolowo University In Osun State has revealed what made him keep fighting for justice for his brother until it was achieved. Recall that the family of the deceased finally got justice after the owner of the hotel where…

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