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Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been sworn in as the seventh civilian governor of Ondo State The Chief Judge of Ondo state, Justice Olusegun Odusola, has sworn in Lucky Aiyedatiwa as the seventh civilian governor of the state. He built car, water-based power generator: ‘I’m afraid my talent will be wasted….. Aiyedatiwa was sworn in at the governor’s office in Akure at …

CY’s phone lit up with a Whatsapp message. It was Jessica, a beautiful Chinese-American woman who introduced herself as an old colleague. CY didn’t remember meeting her but she seemed kind and he responded anyway. They began chatting in October 2021 and over the next few weeks built a close friendship. Jessica shared photos of her luxurious lifestyle in New …

Says his death a blow to ruling APC, progressive family President Bola Tinubu has mourned Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state describing him as a fearless brother, confidant, political soulmate, believer in rejigging the nation’s security architecture and a man who was full of ideas and action. A personal statement titled, “I mourn my fearless brother, Rotimi Akeredolu,” signed by …

Popularly known as Aketi, Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu,  died on Wednesday in Lagos, after a prolonged battle with leukemia. In his lifetime, Akeredolu was a legal practitioner par excellence and an astute politician, loved by all and sundry in both Ondo and across the country. Aged 67, he was born on 21 July 1956, in Ese Odo, Ondo State …

A spokesman to President Bola Tinubu has confirmed the death of Ondo State governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Akeredolu, who died on Wednesday aged 67 after a prolonged illness, is survived by his wife Betty and four children. A senior government official in Ondo State disclosed. Akeredolu died at about 2:00 am on Wednesday at a German hospital where he was receiving …

Rotimi Akeredolu died of leukemia and prostate cancer, two ailments that had made him incapacitated for several months. The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, is dead. Mr Akeredolu died at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday at a German hospital where he was receiving treatment, a senior government official in Ondo State told PREMIUM TIMES. He died of leukaemia and prostate cancer, …

…And policeman kills colleague to free suspect BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, the Edo State capital, on Christmas eve witnessed unforgettable bloodbaths as unknown gunmen took to the streets brazenly killing several targeted persons including an ace broadcaster Mr. Hillary Nosa-Odia a.k.a Chameleon. Also, a police inspector, Jonathan Okouromi allegedly shot to death his colleague, one Sergeant Abosele Akhere, both …

LONDON — For holding a sign outside a courthouse reminding jurors of their right to acquit defendants, a retiree faces up to two years in prison. For hanging a banner reading “Just Stop Oil” off a bridge, an engineer got a three-year prison sentence. Just for walking slowly down the street, scores of people have been arrested. They are among …

President Bola Tinubu has strongly condemned the heinous and brutal attacks in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State, which resulted in the tragic loss of many lives. President Tinubu directed security agencies to immediately move in, scour every stretch of the zone, and apprehend the culprits. The president made the directive in a statement issued on Tuesday, December …

Most global political, spiritual and national leaders mark Christmas with a plea for peace, or by stressing the virtues of family and unity. That’s not Donald Trump’s style. The ex-president unleashed an online torrent of fury and bitterness, largely over his legal plights, spanning Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, previewing the discord and personal obsessions he will inflict on the nation in a pivotal election year in …