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Woman dies in Ekiti after alleged severe beating by husband
By Boye Oyeyemi – Tragedy struck in Efon Alaaye, Ekiti State, when a woman, identified as Modupe Alasin, reportedly died after allegedly being beaten by her husband. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred when the man allegedly descended heavily on his wife because she arrived late to the farm. According to a witness, the man had flogged the wife severely because…
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JUST IN: Convicted Osun monarch sentenced to four years’ imprisonment in the US
Oba Joseph Oloyede, the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison by a U.S. District Court on Tuesday. A report by cleveland.com reported that Oloyede, who is 62, and one Edward Oluwasanmi, 62, were jailed for creating fake businesses to dupe the US government of $4.2 million in coronavirus relief money.…
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BREAKING: Ondo lawmaker dumps PDP for APC
By Boye Oyeyemi – A member of the Ondo State House of Assembly representing Akoko South West Constituency II, Hon. Tope Akeem Agbulu, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. Agbulu announced his resignation from the PDP and switch to the ruling APC during Tuesday’s plenary session of the state Assembly. Agbulu’s defection was…
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Police recover stolen vehicles, arrest car thieves in Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested two suspected car thieves in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, and recovered stolen vehicles from them. The suspects, identified as 35-year-old Bamisaye Abiodun and Olaniyi Jamiu, were apprehended by operatives from the command’s Rapid Response Squad on August 18, 2025, following a credible tip-off, the Police Public Relations Officer,…
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BawBaw Farms set to empower 150 Kwara youths with internship opportunities
By Oluwatoyin Hawal Momolosho – In a bold step towards fostering youth development and tackling unemployment, BawBaw Farms, the largest fish farming enterprise in Northcentral Nigeria, is celebrating its 10th anniversary by announcing an ambitious new initiative aimed at the youth of Kwara State. The company, which has firmly established itself as a leader in the region’s aquaculture industry, has…
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Prince Adeyefa elected new Elemure of Emure-Ile in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – Prince Bankole Adeyefa has been chosen as the new Elemure of Emure-Ile in the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. Adeyefa, the son of the late Oba Simeon Adedubaje Adeyefa, clinched the stool after polling four out of the five votes cast by the town’s kingmakers. The Olori Ebi of Emure-Ile, Prince Omotosho, announced the…
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Lessons from Femi Otedola’s business journey, by Kunle Bakare
Femi Otedola’s ‘Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business’ debuted online and in bookstores on Monday, August 18 across the world to rave reviews. And in one week of release, it has settled comfortably on the bestseller list. Applauded by moguls, economists and technocrats, the 286-page business memoir of the Chairman of First HoldCo PLC and Geregu Power…
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‘I remain paramount ruler of Akureland,’ Deji insists amid royal rumble in Yorubaland
By Boye Oyeyemi – Amidst the ongoing royal supremacy debacle between the Ooni and Alaafin, the Palace of the Deji of Akure has reiterated that the Deji remains the paramount ruler over Akure land, dismissing claims by some Oba-Ile indigenes as false and misleading. The Chief Press Secretary to the Deji, Mr Michael Adeyeye, addressed journalists on Monday in Akure…
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ASUU Akure zone urges members to join Tuesday’s nationwide rallies
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Akure Zone, has called on its members across institutions to participate in nationwide rallies on Tuesday, in a bid to press their demands before the Federal Government. The Zonal Coordinator, Adeola Oyebisi Egbedokun, disclosed the plans during a press conference at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, on Monday, describing the…
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BREAKING: Legendary juju musician Ahuja Bello dies in Lagos
Famous juju musician Ahuja Bello is dead. The music star died this morning in Lagos, according to a family source who revealed the development to WESTERN POST. Born Ismaila Dele Bello on August 24, 1942, in Iseyin, Oyo State, Ahuja Bello was a prominent Juju musician, guitarist, and vocalist who made waves in the 70s and the 80s. He started…
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