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Share It is debilitating that on  February 7, 2021, we were again thrown into another mourning session as a result of the gruesome murder of one of us, Dele Olowoniyi, by killer Fulani herdsmen. This happened around 1:00 a.m at Oha village in Imeko, Imeko-Afon Local Government area of Ogun State. The unfortunate incident happened when Fulani herdsmen stormed the village at midnight, brandishing guns and machetes, shooting sporadically and destroying properties. Late Dele Olowoniyi, a farmer in...

Olutunde Aninkan is the leader of the Coalition of Youth Groups in the Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State, where herdsmen have allegedl...

Published 15 February 2021 Olutunde Aninkan is the leader of the Coalition of Youth Groups in the Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State, where herdsmen have allegedly been on the rampage, including the recent killing of a farmer while asleep. He tells DAUD OLATUNJI the terrible challenges currently facing the people of the area How will you describe the challenges facing the people of Imeko-Afon in terms of herdsmen and farmers’ crisis? The challenges can be said to be economically ...

Share The host communities of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc in Ovia South-West Local Government Area of Edo State, over the weekend held a peaceful protest against what they tagged marginalisation and ill-treatment and water pollution by the oil palm company. The protesters, who were drawn from the host communities such as Gbelebu, Safargbo, Okomu, Oweike and Maikolo, carried placards bearing various inscriptions such as “Govt tell Okomu Oil Company to open our road”,  “Okomu Oil Company gi...

January 26, 2021 The Oyo State chapter of Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) has described the N1 billion security vote given to Governor Seyi Makinde monthly as meaningless. SPN alleged that the rising insecurity in the state in the last few weeks has exposed the inadequacies of the Makinde led administration in the area of security. Our correspondent reports that Oyo State has witnessed a series of unrest, kidnapping, attacks on citizens and killing in major towns and cities in the state due ...

The Oyo State chapter of Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) has described the N1 billion security vote given to Governor Seyi Makinde monthly as meaningless. SPN alleged that the rising insecurity in the state in the last few weeks has exposed the inadequacies of the Makinde led administration in the area of security. Our correspondent reports that Oyo State has witnessed a series of unrest, kidnapping, attacks on citizens and killing in major towns and cities in the state due to poor security ne...

Daily Post Nigeria Published The management of Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igbo-Ora, has declared Friday January 22, as a lecture/ work free day for both staff and students of the institution. The institution said that it declared tomorrow, Friday as work/lecture free day in view of the prevailing security situation in Ibarapa geo-political zone of the state. DAILY POST learnt that Igbo-Ora is one of the towns in Ibarapa geo-political zone in Oyo state. DAILY POST recalls t...

Punch Newspapers Sections Gbenga Odogun and Adeyinka Adedipe Thirty-two persons have lost their lives in road accidents that occurred in Kogi and Edo states between Thursday and Friday. In Edo State, the accidents occurred at two locations; Arue-Uromi and Agbede. The Arue-Uromi accident reportedly killed six children; four girls and two boys, said to be from the same family. An account said the children were crossing the road, while another stated that they were playing football when a Mercede...

ADVERTISEMENT No fewer than 15 persons on Friday lost their lives in two separate road accidents in Edo State, officials have said. One of the accidents involved a Mercedes Benz which rammed into six children who were playing football in a compound in Arue, Uromi in Esan North-East Local Government Area, while trying to dodge a pothole. The other accident, which claimed nine lives, involved four vehicles in the Agbede axis of the Benin-Auchi Road. Henry Benamaisia, Edo State Sector Commander of...

What It Was Like to Serve in the Peace Corps, According to 6 Generations of Women Ashlea Halpern © Peace Corps If you’ve ever known someone who served in the Peace Corps, you’ve probably heard the phrase, “When I was in the Peace Corps…” That’s how universally impactful the experience is.  Established by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, the agency has sent more than 240,000 volunteers to 141 nations around the world. Six decades on, its mission remains largely ...