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Veteran actor and scholar, Professor Adekola Oyewo, popularly known as Kola Oyewo died at the age of 80 years. The news of his death was announced on Friday by his son, Adetoyese Oyewo, through a message shared on his Facebook account. In the announcement, Adetoyese described his father as a man whose life was marked by “love, wisdom, strength and kindness. “It is with a heavy heart that I share the passing of my beloved father,” he wrote.He said that although the family was grieving, they remained grateful for the life Professor Oyewo lived and the impact he made on countless individuals throughout his lifetime. According to him, the late actor’s legacy would continue through the memories shared by family members, friends, colleagues and admirers whose lives he influenced. trending_flat News & Politics Oyo kidnappings : Falana leads protest over […]

The vice chairman of Ilejemeeje local government council in Ekiti sate, Mrs Grace Ogunyleye had been remanded in prison for kidnapping herself to collect ransom from the government.Ayemafuge learnt that Mrs. Grace Ogunyleye faked her own kidnapping by going into hiding for about two or three days and her people started searching for her whereabouts but all efforts to locate her proved abortive.On the third day, she instructed the two men who she perfectly arranged the fake kidnapping with to call one of her colleagues in Ilejemeeje local government council area of Ekiti sate to tell the colleague that she had been kidnapped.Immediately, her colleague blew the news open that Mrs. Grace Ogunyleye had been kidnapped.Thereafter, her colleague called her own line back to know how safe she was but the same man who called her colleague earlier collected the […]

Ehiozuwa Agbonayinwa, a Nigeria Democratic Congress(NDC), senatorial aspirant in Edo South, has regretted leaving the All Progressives Congress(APC) for the NDC, lamenting that it is like a movement from frying pan to fire. Agbonayinwa, while appearing on Arise News’ News Day on Friday afternoon, claimed that he won the senatorial ticket in the primary but is now being denied the opportunity to appear on the ballot.The former governorship aspirant also said it was the national leader of the NDC, Senator Seriake Dickson, that encouraged him to pick the senatorial expression of interest and nomination forms but he has now denied ever speaking to him about it. Agbonayinwa, who left the APC for the NDC, said: “I’ve moved from frying pan to hell fire.“We had the direct primary after we couldn’t reach a consensus. They kept us in the room at […]

The Ondo State Primary Health Care Development Agency (OSPHCDA) has commenced the distribution of appointment letters to newly recruited health professionals across the 18 Local Government Areas of the State, in a major boost to primary health care delivery and human resources for health.The exercise, which began on Thursday at the Agency’s headquarters in Akure, covers medical doctors, nurses, midwives, community health extension workers, laboratory scientists, pharmacy technicians, health information officers, and other cadres. The new recruits are expected to fill critical manpower gaps in all the Primary Health Care facilities statewide. Speaking during the flag-off of the distribution, the Permanent Secretary of OSPHCA, Dr. Francis Akanbiemu, described the recruitment as a deliberate and timely intervention by the State Government to strengthen frontline health services and improve access to quality care at the grassroots.He noted that the process was merit-based, […]

The police have confirmed the death of four serving members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in a road accident involving a military gun truck and a commercial Hummer bus on the Narehi axis of the Girei–Song road in Adamawa State.According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Nguroje, the crash occurred at about 1:50 p.m. on Wednesday. He explained that the accident happened when the military vehicle, travelling from Gombi to Yola, collided head-on with the commercial bus conveying five passengers from Yola to Mubi. Nguroje said six people died in the accident.According to him, police preliminary findings indicate that the impact of the collision caused the commercial bus to overturn and burst into flames. All five passengers aboard the bus were reportedly trapped and burnt to death. He stated that preliminary identification showed that four of the […]

Nigeria's Second Republic. 1980.President Shehu Shagari — leader of the most powerful civilian government Nigeria had seen boarded his presidential jet and flew to Bendel State on an official visit. He landed at Benin Airport.And found — nothing. The Governor had declared a public holiday and asked everybody to stay indoors. Shagari arrived to an empty airport and empty streets — and asked rhetorically: "Where are my people?" His people were not there. Because the Governor of Bendel State had sent them home. trending_flat News & Politics The Governor Who Told The President: “You Are Not Welcome Here. thequantumvalley@gmail.com June 8, 2026 trending_flat Events Football Ambassadors FC Win Lydia Wilson Foundation Charity Cup 2026 thequantumvalley@gmail.com May 11, 2026 trending_flat News & Politics Gunmen kill 13, injure scores in fresh Plateau attack thequantumvalley@gmail.com May 9, 2026 trending_flat History THE OSOGBO WAR […]

The incident, which occurred in the early hours of yesterday, threw the community into panic, leaving many residents with varying degrees of injuries. A resident, Mr Philip Alanga, told journalists in Jos that the attackers invaded the community at about midnight, opening fire indiscriminately before attacking residents with machetes guns and other dangerous weapons. According to him, the assailants moved from house to house, targeting innocent residents and leaving in their trail death and destruction.“They came into the community around midnight and started shooting and hacking people to death. They moved from one house to another, attacking innocent people,” Alanga said. He explained that many residents fled into nearby bushes to escape the violence, while several others were left injured and in urgent need of medical attention. Confirming the incident, Secretary General of the Irigwe Development Association (IDA), Mr Danjuma […]

An Ikeja Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court yesterday sentenced four men to 14 years imprisonment for armed robbery. The convicts included a set of twins, Taiwo and Kehinde Ojomo, both 34 years old, and a security guard.Other defendants included a 34-year-old rewire Emmanuel Bamidele a.k.a. DPO) and a 27-year-old cobbler, Peter Samuel a.k.a. Mogaji. Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe convicted and sentenced the defendants after they pleaded guilty to a two- count charge plea bargain agreement bordering on conspiracy to commit armed robbery and armed robbery contrary to Section 298(1) of the Criminal Law, Ch .c17, vol 3, laws of Lagos State 2015.The prosecution, J.A. Ogunode told the court that the defendants on June 5, 2020, entered into a blue-coloured 2005 Siena vehicle with registration number LSR 771 GG, owned and driven by one Sadiq Abiodun Ezekiel under the pretence that […]