Gunmen, suspected to be bandits, in the early hours of Saturday, attacked four communities in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, leaving in their trail dead bodies. The affected communities are: Aba Alajido, Aba Sunday, Aba Pastor and Ademekun in the Akure North LG. It was reported...
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A middle-aged woman and her two children have lost their lives in a fire incident which occurred on Sunday night in Ondo State. The fire incident happened at Rainbow Street, Onipakala Junction, off Adeyemi Road, Ondo, in Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. A family source, speaking...
By OLA MODUPE, Akure – Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, Mr Wilfred Afolabi, has condemned the attack and arson on the divisional police station on Sunday in Ifon, Ose Local Government Area of the state. Afolabi also ordered a full-scale investigation to determine the circumstances that led to...
The Police in Ondo State have arrested seven suspected kidnappers, and rescued one victim between Feb.13 and 15 at various places across the state. Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Wilfred Afolabi, made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen in Akure. Afolabi, who said that the arrest followed the intelligence...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) have disagreed over the admissibility of an Apppeal Court judgment in the ongoing petition before the Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The contention followed the APC and its candidate, Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s, attempt to tender in evidence the...
Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of seven travellers on the Owo-Ipele-Benin Highway. The spokesperson for the command, CSP Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident to journalists on Tuesday in Akure. “Seven people were abducted and investigation is ongoing. Update on the incident will be provided soon,” Odunlami...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned motorists against speeding and traffic violations in order to reduce road crashes, loss of lives and property. Sector Commander, FRSC, Ondo State Command, Dr Samuel Ibitoye, gave the advice on Sunday in Ore while confirming a fatal accident which occurred in...
Nurses in Ondo State have declared an indefinite strike from Friday over what they referred to as improper remuneration and poor welfare. The state Chairman of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Mr Felix Orobode, made this known on Thursday at a news conference in Akure....
The Police in Ondo State has confirmed the murder of an alleged cultist, Nasir Isiaka, by two masked men at Owo in Owo Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Sunday in Akure. “The...
The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) has declared the All Progressive Congress (APC) as winner in 16 local governments in Saturďay’s election held in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 12 political parties participated in the local government election for positions of chairman, deputy...
Ondo State Police Command has apprehended a three person syndicate, 62 year-old woman, Sabira Izuorah, and couple, Isiaka Lukman and Abosede Lukman, allegedly specialised in child stealing and trafficking. The state Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Wilfred Afolabi, made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen in Akure. He said...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has described as cowardly, the withdrawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the local government election in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Leye Igbagbo, PDP Director of Media and Publicity in Ondo State, announced the withdrawal of...
The Saturday local government elections in Ondo State was largely characterised by low turnout of voters and logistical challenges at the early stage of the exercise in most polling centres. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Correspondents, who monitored the exercise across the state, report that the elections scheduled...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State says it has withdrawn from the Local Government (LG) elections slated for Saturday in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) fixed Saturday, Jan.18 for the LG elections in the 18...
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo, has urged President Bola Tinubu to allow local government autonomy and the country’s refineries to function properly before introducing the new tax reforms. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president had, in October 2024, presented four Tax...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State says it will record a landslide victory in the forthcoming Local Government (LG) election on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the party won in all the 18 Local Government Areas of the state during the Nov.16 governorship...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has declared three-day mourning and prayers in honour of the late Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Temitayo Oluwatuyi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the SSG died on Saturday while receiving treatment in the hospital after a car accident. Aiyedatiwa...
Ondo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has described the death of the Secretary to Ondo State Government, Mr Tayo Oluwatuyi, as “painful and shocking”. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Ibadan by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju. Makinde, while expressing...
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday commiserated with the Government and people of Ondo State over the death of Temitayo Oluwatuyi, the Secretary to the State Government. Oluwatuyi, fondly called Tukana, died on Sunday following hospitalisation for serious injuries sustained in an accident on Dec. 15, 2024, Mr Bayo Onanuga,...
By OLA MODUPE , Akure – The Ondo State Government has confirmed the death of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Tayo Oluwatuyi. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Ondo State, Chief ‘Wale Akinlosotu, confirmed this in a statement issued on Saturday. It would be recalled...