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Ile-Ife: Olojo Festival 2025 in pictures
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Olojo Festival is celebrated annually in Ile-Ife, Osun State. During the festival, the Ooni goes into a seven-day seclusion to engage in spiritual reflection, communion with the ancestors, and intercession for his people. The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has come out of seclusion for this year’s festival and will lead a royal…
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NAPTIP denies abducting children, clarifies operation at Asaba orphanage
David Ezeugoh, in Abuja – The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Binta Adamu Bello, has dismissed claims that the agency abducted eight children from Happy Home Orphanage in Asaba, Delta State. Bello said the operation was a lawful rescue following years of petitions from parents in Kano and neighbouring states about missing…
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Aiyedatiwa petitions IGP over shoddy handling of inquest into SDP candidate’s death
By Boye Oyeyemi – Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has called for a thorough investigation into the sudden death of Otunba Bamidele Akingboye, a prominent son of Ondo State and respected political figure. Acting on the governor’s directive, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr Olukayode Ajulo (SAN), has written a formal petition to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), expressing concern…
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Delegates at UN walk out on Netanyahu during speech
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a nearly empty auditorium Friday in the United Nations General Assembly, as delegates walked out to boycott his speech during the high-level gathering. Israel is increasingly isolated internationally as Netanyahu pushes forward with the war against Hamas, the militant body governing the Gaza Strip and which triggered the ongoing conflict with its terrorist attack against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Hamas massacred approximately…
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Aiyedatiwa charges corps members on patriotism, nation-building
By Boye Oyeyemi – Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has urged members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to embrace patriotism, discipline, selflessness and integrity throughout their service year. The governor spoke on Friday at the official swearing-in of the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream II corps members held at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Ikare-Akoko. Aiyedatiwa, represented…
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Ekiti 2026: APC clears Oyebanji, refers Ojo to NWC
By Boye Oyeyemi – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released its report on the screening of governorship aspirants for the 2026 election in Ekiti State, giving Governor Biodun Oyebanji full clearance to contest the party’s primary. The report, issued after the committee’s sitting at Amor Hotel, Katampe, Abuja, on September 23 and 24, stated that Oyebanji had “satisfied all…
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PHOTOS: Oba Rasheed Ladoja set for the coronation this morning
The Ondo Street, Bodija, Ibadan, residence of His Imperial Majesty Oba Rasheed Adewolu Akanmu Ladoja is buzzing with activities this morning. WESTERN POST reports that all is set for the epoch-making coronation of the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. His Imperial Majesty, Oba Ladoja, is all revved up and in top gear to host all the high-profile dignitaries from all over…
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Fire destroys millions of naira worth of goods in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – A night fire razed not less than ten shops opposite the main gate of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, on Thursday. The blaze, which started around 10pm, destroyed goods and valuables worth millions of naira before help could arrive. One of the affected traders, who identified himself simply as Prince, lamented his losses. He said,…
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Ladoja and characterization of Ibadan People, by Kehinde Olaosebikan
Today, Ibadan is abuzz with history as the world converges on one of Africa’s largest traditional cities for the coronation of HE. Senator, Oba Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadan land. The momentous occasion is of great importance not only to Ibadan people or Oyo State, but also represents a milestone, an altitude in traditional institutions across…
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Sultan of Sokoto arrives Ibadan for Oba Ladoja’s coronation
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar III, has arrived in Ibadan for Friday’s coronation of Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. The Sultan’s media team confirmed the development in an online statement on Thursday. “The plane of the Sultan, who was accompanied by senior counsellor Sultanate Council Sokoto and District Head of Kilgori, His Royal…
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