A timber contractor, Aluko Ramoni, was reportedly struck dead by thunder while cutting an iroko tree in ifira Akoko, area of Ondo State. The incident reportedly caused a stir in the community, as people trooped to have a glimpse of the deceased. His corpse was quarantined as some traditional worshippers were invited to convey his corpse to his hometown in Supare, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of the state. However, where his corpse should be buried reportedly generated controversies. The traditional worshippers reportedly insisted that he should be buried in the forest, going by the cause of his death. But his family members preferred that he be buried at home. Vanguard  gathered that two persons were in the farm when the incident happened, but the thunder killed only Ramoni. Divisional Police Officer in Isua in Akoko South-East Local Government Area of the state, Superintendent Biodun Ojediran, confirmed the incident. Ojediran, who said the deceased died in ...

As we reported on Sunday, the daughter of Alhaji Lasisi Oluboyo, a former deputy governor of Ondo State, was allegedly been found dead under the bed in her boyfriend’s room. What are the circumstances? According to a source, the lady, Adenike Oluboyo, was found dead in the room of her lover, Adeyemi Alao, in the Oke Aro area of Akure, the Ondo State capital. Adenike was said to be a student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State. The source said the lady had been declared missing for the past six days before her lifeless body was found under a bed in the room of the boyfriend. He said, “The young woman has been missing for some days, but no one knew that she was dead and her body was in her boyfriend’s house in Akure. “It was Adeyemi’s brother that entered the room where the lifeless body of the lady was kept and saw it under the bed. Adeyemi later reported the matter at a police station.” The source added that the boyfrie...