Ibadan Stampede: Oyo Court Grants Bail To Ooni’s Ex-Wife Naomi, Oriyomi Hamzat, School Principal

The Oyo State High Court in Ibadan has granted the bail applications filed by the ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola, owner of a prominent indigenous radio station, Agidigbo FM, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat and the Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Abdullahi Fasasi. The ruling was pronounced by Justice Kamorudeen Olawoyin of the Oyo State High Court, on …

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Kingdompreneur Breakthrough Bootcamp: Bethel Ministries Announces Four-Day Digital Skills Training …to Feature Ace Digital Experts

Bethel Ministries Ajah, Lagos State has announced a free four-day digital training tagged Kingdompreneur Breakthrough Bootcamp. The practical digital skills empowerment workshop for possessing your possession in 2025 will take place between Wednesday, January 15th and Saturday, January 18th, at Bethel Church Ajah, Bethel Wondercity, Ilaje, Bus stop, Lagos from 10:AM to 4:00 PM daily. The program will feature training …

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Stampede: Oyo files murder charges against Ooni’s ex-Queen, others

The Oyo State Government has filed eight counts, bordering on murder and manslaughter against the ex-queen of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola, the proprietor of an Ibadan-based radio station, Oriyomi Hamzat, and the Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, Abdulahi Fasasi, over the December 18, 2024 funfair stampede, during which 35 children died. The charge sheet, marked I/05C/2025, …

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Los Angeles Fire Evacuees Face Price Gouging

Days after an inferno razed Pacific Palisades, Maya Lieberman is desperate to find somewhere to live. But unscrupulous landlords who are jacking up prices are making it hard. “The price gouging is going haywire, it’s obscene,” the 50-year-old stylist told AFP. “I can’t find anywhere for us to go.” Huge fires that have torn through Los Angeles since Tuesday have …

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How Tinubu will reduce inflation to 15 percent by December – Presidency

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, has disclosed that the president is determined to reduce inflation to 15 percent by December 2025. Olusegun said the agricultural sector would be a major tool to achieve Tinubu’s ambition because the president is targeting food security. In a statement on X, he said several mechanisms have been …

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Ifa chose the new Alaafin because kingmakers were bribed – Prof. Abimbola

Prof. Wande Abimbola, born Ògúnwán̄dé Abím̄bọ́lá, a professor of Yoruba language and literature, and a former vice-chancellor of the University of Ife (formerly Obafemi Awolowo University), has revealed the process through which the Alaafin-elect, Prince Abimbola Owoade was chosen. According to the academic and elder statesman who once served as the Majority Leader of the Senate of the Federal Republic …

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Controversies trail Makinde’s selection of Owoade as Alaafin-designate

Controversies have continued to trail the approval of Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade as Alaafin-designate. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State had on Friday announced the approval of the 47-year old Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo. The Alaafin of Oyo stool became vacant over two years ago as a result of the transition of Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi …

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Aleke Community Petitions IGP Over Gunmen Attacks

The residents of Aleke community have cried out following the incessant attacks they have been experiencing since January 2, 2025. The attacks, according to them, have made several residents flee their homes and ignore their farms due to the fear of being killed. In a save our soul petition written to the Inspector General of Police dated 9th of January …

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