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NDLEA officer killed in Ondo, four arrested
By Boye Oyeyemi – A National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operative, identified simply as Jide, was shot on Tuesday during a drug raid in the Ita’nla area of Ondo town, Ondo State. According to reports, the NDLEA team had launched an operation at a residential building based on intelligence suggesting that illegal substances were concealed in the ceiling. While…
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Like APC’s Lai Mohammed, like ADC’s Bolaji Abdullahi
A few weeks ago, former minister, ex-commissioner, journalist and writer Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi stepped into the position of Interim National Publicity Secretary of Nigeria’s new coalition, the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Between the time he assumed duties and now, the ADC spokesman has gradually warmed his way into the consciousness of Nigerians as he churns out press statements reminiscent of…
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‘Will this pain ever go away?’ – Akeredolu’s wife grieves on late husband’s birthday
By Boye Oyeyemi – Dr. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, wife of the late Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has once again poured out her heart in grief as she remembers her husband on what would have been his 69th birthday. In a deeply emotional tribute shared via her Facebook account on Monday , the widow described July 21 as a painful…
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BREAKING: AAUA Student Union confirms death of murder suspect
–reiterates call for justice By Boye Oyeyemi – The Students’ Union of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), has confirmed the death of the prime suspect linked to the gruesome killing of two students, following a high-level meeting with the Ondo State Commissioner of Police. In a statement signed by the Students’ Union President, Comrade Akeem Salami Ologbon, the union disclosed…
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Awujale was not buried; funeral held was for Alhaji Sikiru Adetona, says Oba Adekoya
The controversy surrounding the burial of the late Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona has refused to abate, with traditionalists maintaining that the burial, which took place on July 14, 2025, was that of Alhaji Sikiru Adetona and not the Awujale’s. According to the Eleguse of the Eduele kingdom, Oba Adedayo Olushina Adekoya, Ijebuland is yet to receive the news of the…
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‘Sleeping Prince’ Alwaleed bin Khaled passes away after 20 years in coma
Prince Khaled bin Talal has announced the passing of his son, Prince Alwaleed bin Khaled bin Talal, following nearly two decades in a coma after a severe traffic accident in London in 2005. Prince Khaled stated that funeral prayers for his son will be held on Sunday at ImamL Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh, following Asr prayer. Known widely…
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JUST IN: Prime suspect in Ondo Varsity students’ murder dies
By Boye Oyeyemi – Femi Oladele, popularly known as Tallex, who was the main suspect in the killing of two students from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), has reportedly died under mysterious circumstances not long after admitting to the crime. Oladele, who is the landlord of the victims Andrew Eloho Okah and John Friday Abba, was apprehended by operatives…
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JUST IN: Police confirm UNIMED Registrar was assassinated
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the assassination of the Registrar of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Mr Ezekiel Imole Adeniran. WESTERN POST earlier reported the passing of Adeniran, whose lifeless body was discovered in his Ondo town residence during the early hours of Thursday, July 17, 2025, a development that has thrown the university…
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2026: Beyond APC, PDP, Aregbesola bets on ADC to takeover Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Barely three years after exiting office as Nigeria’s Minister of Interior and almost seven years since leaving office as Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola is back and not quietly. Declaring a full-fledged political comeback under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Aregbesola is positioning his new party as a potent alternative to the ruling Peoples…
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‘You secretly married lawyer who handled divorce case’ – Wife accuses husband in court
By Boye Oyeyemi – There was drama at the Akure Customary Court this week as a woman, Mrs Folakemi Adebayo, accused her ex-husband, Mr Emmanuel Oyebanji, of secretly marrying the female lawyer who handled their divorce case. The emotionally charged scene unfolded when Folakemi, visibly distressed, stormed into the courtroom, claiming that the lawyer, who she had trusted to be…
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