The Commissioner of Police in Ekiti State, Michael Falade, has ordered disciplinary action against officers accused of extorting and intimidating a commercial motorcyclist during a stop-and-search operation, subject to the outcome of an investigation. Falade condemned the alleged misconduct, stressing that no police officer was authorised to demand or collect money from members of the […]
GOV AIYEDATIWA VISITS THE AIR CRASH SCENE, ORDERS CONTINUED SEARCH …says pilot averted bigger disaster as aircraft crashed 200 metres from community Ondo State Governor, His Excellency, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday visited the scene of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash at Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area, as search and recovery […]
Lionel Messi ended his Argentina international career with a goal and two assists as the world champions defeated Benin 3-0 at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires on Tuesday night. The match, played on October 6, marked Messi’s final appearance for Argentina after a 21-year international career. Former Nigeria head coach Gernot Rohr was in […]
A senior lecturer at the Edo State-owned Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Dr. Matthew Uwuigbe, has slumped and died in a hotel room after an alleged sexual encounter with a 21-year-old commercial sex worker identified as Angela Defa Jacob. The incident happened on Sunday at a hotel in the Mosco area of Ekpoma, Esan West Local […]
A team of various security forces has killed a senior leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province, identified as Abdussamad Ohida, in the Owo forest, Ondo State. The intelligence-led operation, which was carried out over the weekend, involved a combined team of the Department of State Services, troops of the Nigerian Army and operatives […]
Lionel Messi will pull on Argentina’s sky blue-and-white jersey for the last time on Tuesday and enjoy an emotional farewell in front of his adoring fans in a stadium with a name to match his legacy: Monumental. Some 85,000 Argentina fans will be on hand to watch the 39-year-old idol perform his wizardry in a […]
A military aircraft that crashed on Monday had disappeared from radar shortly after take-off, according to a senior Air Traffic Controller familiar with the aircraft’s final journey. The aircraft, with tail number NGR 931, was travelling from Benin City, the Edo State capital, to Lagos when air traffic controllers lost contact with it at about […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday said Nigeria’s National Register of Voters had risen to over 103 million following the completion of the three-phase Continuous Voter Registration exercise and final biometric cleanup. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this in his keynote address at a One-Day Strategic Workshop for Editors, organised by the Nigerian […]
News October 5, 2026 3:12 pm The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed that the aircraft which crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State on Monday belonged to the service, as search and rescue operations continued. The Air Force said the ATR-42 aircraft was on a routine mission from Benin, Edo State, to Lagos when […]
PETER DADA reports on the shock and grief in some communities in Ondo State following the deaths of 48 people and the hospitalisation of scores after consuming methanol-contaminated alcoholic drinks Shock and grief still grip Odigbo, Araromi and Ode Irele in Odigbo and Irele Local Government Areas of Ondo State over the deaths of 48 […]