Tag: Ondo State

School Pupil Shot Dead, Two Injured As Inter-House Sports Turn Bloody

Gbenga Adeoti

“The sad inciden caused terrible panic as parents ran helter-skelter looking for their children,” A student was reportedly shot dead and two others injured as the annual inter-house sports of Agolo High School, Ikare Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State turned violent. It was learnt that event had started peacefully on Thursday as students competed in various sports only for it to end in tragedy. Eyewitnesses said the event was well attended as secondary school students from various parts of Akokoland attended the annual fiesta with many…

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Traditional Rulers, Synagogue divide over Prophet T.B Joshua’s Burial rites

Gbenga Adeoti

“We can handle all his burial arrangements,” Oba Olanipekun, Arigidi Akoko monarch tells Synagogue Church members   The monarch of Arigidi Akoko in Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Yisa Olanipekun, has said that traditional rulers in the four Akoko local governments had decided to give the Founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet Temitope Balogun (T.B) Joshua, a befitting burial and that he must be buried in the town, contrary to the position of church members. The traditional ruler, who, according to reports,…

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