The Police in Ondo State have arrested a suspect over his alleged kidnap of a six year-old girl in her mother’s car at a groceries shop in Akure. SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ondo State Command, said this in a statement made available to newsmen...
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A chieftain of the APC, Dr Abiola Oshodi, says victory for the party’s presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu in the presidential election will speed up a lot of developmental projects in Ondo State. Oshodi, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday ( NAN) on the expected...
The Police in Ondo State has urged residents to be security conscious and report suspicious movements in their environments to security operatives. SP Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, the command spokesperson, gave the advice on Wednesday in Akure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Odunlami-Omisanya was reacting to...
Sporadic gunshots rented the air at Ikare-Akoko, headquarters of Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State for the second consecutive day on Wednesday sending residents scampering to safety. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the firing of gunshots began on Tuesday when youths from a part...
Pastor Enoch Adejare-Adeboye, the General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has told residents of Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State that there will be no longer barrenness in their land. He said this on Thursday during his sermon at the “Let’s Go-A-Fishing” Programme tagged “Perfect...
No fewer than three commuters have died and 12 others injured in a road crash along the Akure-Owo route. The crash occurred close to the Federal Government Girls’ College at about 5:00 am on Sunday morning. It involved an ash Toyota Sienna car with registration number LND 778YG and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 6 suspects and intercepted 4,448 kilograms of cannabis sativa in Ondo State, Delta and Kebbi respectively. The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that operatives...
Gunmen have abducted a 66-year old traditional ruler, Oba Clement Olukotun, the Oloso of Oso, at Ajowa-Akoko, in Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered on Friday that the abductors stormed the traditional ruler’s residence at about 10.15 p.m. on Thursday...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – The Police Command in Ondo State has arrested three secondary school students for alleged conspiracy and defilement of a 14-year-old student. The Police Public Relations Officers in the state, SP Olufunmilayo Odunlami, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Akure. SP Odunlami said:...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, says its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, will win the 2023 general election in the state. The state chairman of the party, Alhaji Fatai Adams, said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Akure. Adams...
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 54-year-old man for allegedly setting five of his step-children ablaze at Fagun crescent area of Ondo town. Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, SP Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Akure....
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 presidential candidate, said he would present his Action Plan to Pa Reuben Fasoranti and other Afenifere leaders in Akure, for their appraisal. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), announced this in a statement on Saturday...
Business mogul, Dr Jimoh Ibrahim, on Friday said that his N10 million donation for renovation of a council secretariat in Ondo State was not for political aggrandisement. The billionaire businessman said that the donation was in the realisaton that government alone could not meet all needs. Ibrahim made this...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised the motoring public travelling through Ondo State from Abuja and those traveling from the western part of the country through the state to the north to ply Akure-Ondo-Ife-Ibadan-Lagos or Lagos-Ibadan-Ife-Ondo-Ore-Benin Road. The Acting Corps Marshal, FRSC,...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) youths in South-East and South-South regions jogging team that left Yenagoa enroute Lagos to drum support for the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has arrived Ondo State. The youths, under the auspices of South-East/South-South Jogging for Tinubu Campaign Initiative, constituted a team of fitness...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ore Unit Command in Ondo State, urged motorists to be patient and avoid speeding on the expressway to avoid unnecessary crashes. Mr Sikiru Alonge the unit commander, made the call while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, confirming an...
The Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) on Saturday held a one-million-man walk in support of Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, in the 2023 General Elections. The participants marched from the gate of Fiwasaye Girls Grammar School, Akure, along Old Owo Road, to Ilesha Garage on FUTA Road,...
The abductors of travellers at Omi-Alafa village, along Owo-Ifon road, in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State have demanded N90 million ransom from the families of the victims. The victims were abducted on Saturday while they were returning from a burial ceremony in Edo State. Commissioner for Information...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Command, has told its officers to redouble their commitment to public enlightenment and education, to reduce crashes on highways. Mr Ezekiel SonAllah, State Sector Commander, made the call at a one day capacity building oganised for the officers of Public Enlightenment...