#Ondo town tragedy

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Couple Electrocuted While Having Sex in Ondo Town

A tragic incident occurred in the Ayeyemi area of Ondo town, Ondo State, where a man identified as Eric and his yet-to-be-identified lover reportedly died while having sex. Naija News reports that the unfortunate event happened last Thursday when the deceased lovers were found in a sexual position, both naked and seemingly stuck together. According to witnesses, the couple was electrocuted…

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How Gunmen Abducted About 40 Travellers In Ondo

On Saturday, gunmen abducted a large number of passengers on the Benin-Owo Expressway in Ifon, the headquarters of Ose Local Government Area, Ondo State. The number of victims could not be determined because some sources indicated there were over 40 victims while others said there were 32. According to one of the town’s informants, who revealed the tragedy to newsmen on Sunday, the victims were…

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Akoko Region Of Ondo State Suffer Great Lost From Bandits attack

Akoko Region Of Ondo State Suffer Great Lost From Bandits attack

Constant theft and destruction of electrical wires has left the Akoko region of Ondo State in the dark and crippled the local businesses of the towns within the region’s axis.Numerous artisans have lost their employment as a result of the tragedy, and other traders in the region who rely on electricity to operate are also calculating their losses.Electric wire theft and vandalism have continued…

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NEWS UPDATE: Vigilante, two others shot dead by suspected cultists in Ondo

NEWS UPDATE: Vigilante, two others shot dead by suspected cultists in Ondo

Tragedy struck in Ondo State on Friday following the killing of a vigilante official and two others during a religion related clash. The perished people were said to have been killed by shooters suspected to be cultists The occurrence happened at Oke Agunla in Ondo town, central command of Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State. According to sources, the shooters were getting into shirts…

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Vigilante, two others shot dead by suspected cultists in Ondo

Vigilante, two others shot dead by suspected cultists in Ondo

Tragedy struck in Ondo State on Friday following the killing of a vigilante officer and two others during a cult-related clash. The deceased persons were said to have been killed by gunmen suspected to be cultists The incident occurred at Oke Agunla in Ondo town, headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State. According to sources, the gunmen were putting on shirts with the…

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Fisherman, labourer drown in Ondo river

Fisherman, labourer drown in Ondo river

Tragedy struck in Ondo town, headquarters of Ondo West council area of Ondo state as two persons drowned in a river. This is coming barely a week after two motorcyclists were swept away by flood from torrential rain in the Oka area of the town. An eyewitness identified the two victims, a fisherman, God’sTime James aged 34 and a labourer, Boluwaji Akinade, aged 35. They reportedly drowned at…

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BREAKING: Truck conveying Ondo APC senator’s rice crushes 20 people to death in Ekiti [PHOTOS]

Tragedy struck in Iworoko town, few minutes drive from Ado- Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital on Saturday night after an articulated vehicle rammed into a market located at the centre of the town.

It was gathered that the truck, which was loaded the branded bags of rice of the Senator Representing Ondo Central Senatorial District, Tayo Alasoadura (APC) killed over 20 people after a suspected break…

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Tragedy: Toxic waste kills 3 wood sawyers in Ondo forest

Tragedy: Toxic waste kills 3 wood sawyers in Ondo forest

Not fewer than 3 persons have died due to inhalation of toxic waste at Omotosho town, in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. The victims, Monday Akinmusire, 35; Samuel Louis, 45; and Ododolewa Adebowale 19; were working in a forest when the incident happened.

The victims were said to have gone to the forest on Wednesday morning to cut tree and pieces them into timber form as usual when…

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Obafemi Awolowo

Folu Olamiti

Folu Olamiti

Today, 9 May, 2020, Chief Obafemi Awolowo died at his Ikenne home, at the age of 78. Folu Olamiti, Editor Sunday Tribune then recalls what happened at the Nigerian Tribune, founded by the late sage. The article was published on this platform on 10 June, 2017 to mark Awo’s 30th memorial, entitled,

Awolowo: Day The Colossus Passed On 30 Years Ago

Saturday, May 9, 1987. The day broke, like any other day. There was no premonition of anything earth-shaking. No foreboding. All seemed at peace. As Editor of Sunday Tribune, I had kept vigil, the previous night, in the office putting finishing touches to a bumper package for that week’s edition. In the wee hours, nature came calling and I went home to catch some sleep. Just for a few hours.

At about 10a.m., I remember vividly now, I sauntered out of bed and started preparing for work. I had to get to the office before noon. Normal routine. Still, there was no fearful apprehension. However, I got curious about the cloudy weather as I peeped out of the window. Yet, I muttered involuntarily: “What a cool day.” Unknown to me, the ‘cool weather’ was an ominous sign of an impending tragedy; one that would reverberate throughout the length and breadth of our great nation; Nigeria. It was the day, Pa Obafemi Jeremiah Awolowo, went the way of all flesh. Erin wo. The mighty iroko fell that day.

I got to the office, excited about the bumper edition we wanted to bombard our loyal readers with. With a deep sense of satisfaction, I leafed through the first edition of the paper that would be circulated in the Northern and Eastern parts of the country. At 2p.m., I summoned my crew, made up of crack reporters, writers and erudite scholars, for our usual review of the first edition. The essence of that was to see what to add or subtract for the second edition usually circulate in the South West and mid-western states.

Among my team members were: Ayo Akinyemi, my Assistant Editor; Yinka Adelani, Gboyega Oguntuwase, Lanre Ogundipe and Kanmi Adegbite. We also had three erudite scholars on part time, including: Segun Olatunji, Wale Adebanwi and Adeolu Akande. We bonded strongly, and were so committed to the job that Nigeria Audit Bureau of Circulation adjudged our paper, Sunday Tribune, as the second best-selling newspaper after Daily Times. This was in the glorious days of Daily Times. This rating was a tonic for us to work harder.  After review of the first edition we celebrated that we had done a good job.

The major reason for our celebration was that our big boss, Mr.Felix Adenaike, a.k.a General Officer Commanding (GOC), who would have made a last vetting of the package, was in far away Argentina, attending that year’s edition of the annual International Press Institute (IPI) conference with his bosom friend, the late Mr.Peter Ajayi.

Please, permit me to digress a little. A week before, I had travelled to Warri, in present day Delta State, as head of the Tribune’s team covering the coronation of Ogiame Atuwatse II as the 19th Olu of Warri. Papa Obafemi Awolowo and his jewel, Mama Hannah, were at the occasion. Papa sighted me first, and he asked one of his security men to bring me to where he was. Papa was a stickler for detailed and accurate reportage of events, especially the one he attended. A quintessential journalist that he was, he gave me some useful tips on what he had observed before and during the event. His intervention indeed enriched the reportage in the Sunday Tribune the next day.

In any case, such briefing from Papa Awo wasn’t new to me. I had discovered the treasure trove of news in him when I was assigned to cover his activities, especially his electioneering campaigns in 1979 and 1983 respectively. That was when I cultivated the habit of staying close to Papa’s seat at events for his usual on the spur-of-the-moment ‘briefing’.

But the Awo I saw at the coronation of Ogiame Atuwatse II was a shadow of the Papa that we had all grown to know at Tribune. Papa was not his usual ebullient self on that day. He looked frail and tired His eyes were heavy, and had bags. He dozed off and on. Given how Papa Awo had flogged his body during those years that he traversed the nooks and crannies of this country campaigning, canvassing votes, struggling to bring better life to the people(his major pre-occupation since 1952), it wasn’t totally surprising to find the 78-year-old weak and frail. In fact, you wouldn’t blame him for taking a nap to refresh his aging body. That day, Papa Awo managed to give me a total of 12 minutes briefing.

The occasion itself didn’t last more than two and half hours. At a stage, Papa looked at his watch and told Mama: “We can make it to Ikenne today.” Mama nodded in affirmation. Photographers captured that moment and it became so symbolic and very conspicuous on newspapers’ front pages after Papa’s exit. The picture of him looking at his watch in Warri became a perfect depiction of a premonition that his time was up on Mother Earth.

The weather in Warri that day suddenly became inclement, and the heavens began to pour. It rained cats and dogs. Still, Papa and Mama left. Mama would later tell me in an interview that Papa slept all  through to Ikenne.

Back to the D-Day, Saturday, May 9, 1987. After our editorial meeting, it became imperative for us to upgrade the package to accommodate breaking news. We began the process in earnest, aiming to close the pages to enable us get some rest or revel at some rendezvous. Unknown to us, the biggest story in Nigeria and the rest of the world had broken silently at Ikenne, that morning. Till date, I still marvel at how the family managed to keep some of us, editors, in the dark. The news had filtered to some editors in Lagos. Meanwhile, I had dismissed my editorial team little after 9 p.m. after watching NTA’s network news and no breaking news had surfaced. Indeed, I had gone to my office to pack my things ready to go home Since no breaking news came after the news. I had no choice but to swing into action with my production crew.

While I was packing my bags, Banji Kuroloja, my colleague and elder brother who was the Editor of Nigerian Tribune walked in. At first I did not look up. When I eventually did, I saw a man with red eyes, apparently deep in mourning. I thought maybe he had lost one of his relations. We hailed from the same town, Idanre, in Ondo State. So, I asked in our dialect: “Are you OK?”

He crashed into my visitor’s chair and held his head as he intoned: “Papa Awo is gone”.  “Gone where?” I asked.

He looked up, and burst into tears and said: “Papa Awo is dead!”

“Is that a joke?” I asked again.

“Nooo…!” he fired back with his voice quivering: “Go outside and see the ambulance that took the body of Papa to the University of Ibadan Pathology Department for embalmment.

At that point, my heart popped and I went blank for about five minutes. Kuroloja then asked me to order our machinists to stop work. We looked at each other, holding my hands at the back of my head, and both of us broke down. We wept like babies. Papa, to both of us, meant a lot in different ways. Apart from my closeness to Papa as his unofficial reporter, Kuroloja briefly worked with Papa as his Private Secretary. Papa was humane, loving and deeply interested in our private affairs, especially our families. Very few employers have that virtue.

Like I said, at this stage, all my editorial crew had gone home. In our moment of grief, we forgot that we were duty bound to publish the obituary of the Founder of Tribune titles, and a political colossus of our time. We swung into action but I must confess, we missed the expert contribution of our Editor-in-Chief, Mr. Felix Adenaike . Had he been home, he would have heard the news ahead of us. Kuroloja and I decided to print our masthead in black, and covered the whole of the front page with Papa’s picture, with a banner headline: AWO IS DEAD.

Hard as we tried, we did poorly that Sunday compared with other newspapers in Lagos, whose editors had earlier got wind of Awo’s death. We, senior editors, quickly rallied round, wipe our tears momentarily to enable us come out with a special edition that afternoon. We served our readers what Papa told Mama to do at his transition. Mama had told us that Papa did not want people to mourn him but be happy anytime he passed. So, in that Sunday edition, we came out with Papa in white Agbada, and with broad smiles waving, we cast the headline: “DON’T MOURN ME- Awo.”

That set the tone for all activities that culminated in his interment  on 6 June 1987. The activities were laced with superlative carnivals, the kinds never seen before in Nigeria, and which I think richly qualified to be listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.

In life and in death, Papa Awo was great.

Folu Olamiti, Media Consultant wrote from Abuja.

The views expressed in this article are the writer's, they do not reflect the views of Opera News. Please report any fake news or defamatory statements to feedback-newshub@operanewshub.com

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Woman axed to death by assasins

Woman axed to death by assasins

Tragedy struck at Sabo Area, Ugbe, Akoko North East local government area of Ondo state when a middle-aged woman, popularly called ‘Mama Olobi,’ was reportedly axed to death in the night.

The house where the incident happened was few metres to a popular church in the town, where sympathisers besieged to mourn the woman.

According to one of the mourners, the axe that was used to kill the woman,…

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I set my fiancé’s family on fire because I was jilted, taunted as an ex-convict | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

I set my fiancé’s family on fire because I was jilted, taunted as an ex-convict | The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News

The arsonist who set an entire family of nine on fire in Ondo State, Mr. Deji Williams Adenuga, yesterday disclosed that the family was extorting him and threatened to deal with him despite all avenues exploited to seek redress.

The tragedy occurred at Igbodigo town in Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state last week Tuesday when the suspect reportedly set the house ablaze at about…

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BLIND CRAZY LOVE! Man Sets A Whole Family Ablaze, Killing Five Because Lover Jilts Him

BLIND CRAZY LOVE! Man Sets A Whole Family Ablaze, Killing Five Because Lover Jilts Him

Tragedy struck at Adetuwo Street, Igbodigo Town in the Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State when one Deji Adenuga who is popularly known as Dakar allegedly set a whole family of eight ablaze in vengeance of his lover to discontinue their love affairs

OKITIPUPA:  According to PUNCH Metro, it wasgathered that five of the victims died, while three others were receiving treatment at the…

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Tragedy in Ondo as heavy downpour claims two motorcyclists' lives

Tragedy in Ondo as heavy downpour claims two motorcyclists’ lives

Tragedy struck in Ondo State following the death of two commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as okada riders. The okada riders lost their lives after they were swept away by flood caused by a heavy downpour. The incident happened in the Oka axis area of Ondo town, headquarters of Ondo West Local Government. One of the deceased identified as Aderemi, was said to be the Chairman of the…

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Tragedy In Ekiti!

Trailer carrying Sen. Tayo Alashoadura, APC Ondo Central Senatorial Candidate’s “Rice for Votes” kills over 40 people in Iworoko Ekiti, the town accommodating 80% of Ekiti State University students close to Ado Ekiti.

The victims are yet to be identified. May their souls rest in peace.

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#Nigeria : NEWS : In-laws beat husband to death for maltreating wife

#Nigeria : NEWS : In-laws beat husband to death for maltreating wife

In-laws beat husband to death for maltreating wife

Tragedy struck in Ifira Akoko, in the Akoko South-East Local Government Area of Ondo State on Wednesday as an indigene of the town, Adelogba Ademuyiwa, was allegedly killed by his in-laws.

The 45-year-old was allegedly beaten to death by four men, who were members of his wife’s family, following an alleged domestic violence against his wife,…

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Tragedy As Collapsed Building Kills Man In Ondo

Tragedy As Collapsed Building Kills Man In Ondo

A 35-year-old man identified as Segun Ekun was reportedly killed in a collapsed building at Bolorunduro town, the headquarters of Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State.

According to the Public Relations Officer of the Ondo State Police Command, Mr. Femi Joseph, the incident occurred during a downpour on Thursday midnight in the town.

Joseph said there was no element of criminality in the…