By Adenitan Akinola Residents of the ancient city of Ile-Ife have again called for the intervention of the Federal and Osun State Government to ensure the continued maintenance of peaceful coexistence between them and the Modakeke. The people advocated the deployment of alternative dispute Continue Reading
Indigenes of Ile-Ife are seeking the urgent intervention of the Osun State Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola to put an end to the alleged acts of provocation by Modakeke people. They want the Governor to facilitate the return of displaced Ife land owners and farmers to their respective villages and farms, while they also urge Osun […]Continue Reading
Gunmen have attacked farmers in Alapata village of Modakeke, Osun State killing two people, while three others were kidnapped. It was gathered that the incident occurred when the farmers were working on their farm and gunmen abducted five of them. Report has it that one of the abducted farmers escaped from captivity and raised the […]Continue Reading
There is palpable tension in Ile-Ife and Modakeke area as two people were reportedly killed in the Alapata area within the two communities. Radio Nigeria gathered that the two diseased killed were resident of Modakeke. However, youths from the Modakeke community alleged that they were killed by Ile-Ife people, a development which sparked apprehension and […]Continue Reading
A 32-year-old man, Babarinde Muritala, has been sentenced to one year imprisonment by a Federal High Court, Osogbo, Osun State, for being in possession of 4.7kg Indian hemp. Muritala was arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on a one count of unlawful possession of cannabis. The convict had told the court during […]Continue Reading