Tag: ILE-IFE
No problem in Ife, Modakeke — Police
Osun State Police Command has debunked claims of unrest in Ile-Ife/Modakeke communities in Osun State.
Videos circulating on social media showed residents of the two...
About the name ‘Yoruba’, by Prof Stephen Akintoye
A curious
debate is going on about the group name of the Yoruba nation, the name
‘Yoruba’. All sorts of strange and fanciful things are being...
30 contestants selected for Queen Moremi Beauty Pageant
Thirty contestants have been selected out of 400 ladies, who applied to contest in the 2018 edition of the Queen Moremi Ajasoro Beauty Pageant,...
Police, residents foil bank robbery in Ile-Ife
Attempt by some persons suspected to be armed robbers to attack some commercial banks in Lagere Area of Ile-Ife, Osun State was on Monday...
MTN celebrates Ife culture, history at Olojo festival
MTN Nigeria reaffirmed its commitment to promote and support Nigerian culture, traditions and festivals through its Kulture Fest initiative, by sponsoring the just concluded...
Davido prostrates for Ooni of Ife
Award-winning singer, Davido, paid a courtesy visit to the palace of the Ooni of Ife in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and he...
Man gets 8 months jail over assault
An Osun Magistrates’ Court in Ile-Ife on Friday sentenced 45-year old man, Adebayo Fatai, to 8 months imprisonment for beating up one Adesanmi Taiwo...
Man jailed 5 years for stealing fans
An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a 20 year-old man, Elijah Adediran, to five years imprisonment for stealing ceiling fans.
Adediran, who resides at...
Osinbajo condemns Ife communal violence, orders IGP to investigate
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has ordered the Inspector-General of Police Ibrahim Idris to promptly investigate and ensure the prosecution of the culprits in the...
BREAKING: Aregbesola imposes two-day curfew in Ile-Ife
Governor Rauf Aregbesola has declared a two-day curfew in the entire Ile-Ife City in Osun State beginning from Wednesday.
A statement by the governor’s spokesman,...