National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, on Thursday in Abuja set up a nine-man committee to intervene in the impeachment crisis rocking Ondo State Government. Mr Edwin Olofu, Ganduje’s Chief Press Secretary announced this in a statement. He said the committee...
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The Ogun State Government has alerted the public on a possible cholera outbreak in Ijebu North Local Government area of the state. This is contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the governor on Health, Dr Tomi Coker, on Sunday in Abeokuta. Coker defined Cholera...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Command, has arrested a 39-year old Pastor, Michael Ogundepo, over alleged visa scam. The NSCDC spokesman in the state, DSC Aidamenbor Daniel, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Akure,...
A 26-year-old suspected ritualist and fraudster, Franklin Akinyosuyi, arrested with human head and other parts, said untold hardship and low patronage caused his involvement in rituals. The suspect was arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police’s anti-crime section attached to Funmbi-Fagun police Station, in Ondo town, the headquarters...
Tragedy struck on Tuesday in Akure following the over 24 hours rainfall which led to part of a building collapsing and causing the death of a man. Eyewitnesses told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday that the incident occurred at 3.00 p.m., at Itedo Eledumare Street,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – Four suspects facing trial at the Federal High Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, who were apprehended during the 2023 UTME for registration and examination infractions, are to remain in detention following their failure to secure bail. The suspects are to spend two more...
By OLA MUDOPE,Akure – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested a 35-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Peter Nweke, for allegedly raping a 15-year-old boy (name withheld) in Ondo State. The NSCDC spokesman in the state, DSC Daniel Aidamenbor, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on...
Three suspects alleged to have killed Sub-Lt. Samuel Akingbohun of the Nigerian Navy in Idoani, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, have been arrested by the police. Parading the suspects before journalsts on Thursday in Akure, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, said...
The Police in Ondo State have arrested a nurse, health assistant and security guard at the Comprehensive Health Centre, Emure-IIe, Owo Local Government Area, over the mysterious disappearance of a baby’s placenta. The Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, made this known while speaking with the newsmen...
The security operatives in Ondo State had rescued no fewer than 13 victims of kidnapping along Abuja Road in Isua, the headquarters of Akoko South-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. SP Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, police spokesperson in the state, confirmed the development on Thursday to newsmen. The spokesperson said...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Command, has arrested a 21-year-old Ghanaian, Sunday Kunle Adu, over alleged burglary and phone theft. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by NSCDC Public Relations Officer (PRO) in the state, DSC...
The Labour Party in Ondo State and its candidate in the Ilaje/ Ese Odo Federal Constituency, Mr Tunji Balogun, Thursday, withdrew their petition challenging the declaration of Mr Donald Ojogo as winner . The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Ojogo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – A Federal High Court sitting in Akure on Tuesday remanded four persons for Registration Impersonation and Examination malpractices of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) exam in Ondo State. The registration impersonation suspects are Timilehin Akinwale, Olayinka Mustapha and Peter Okereke, while Feranmi...
The Ondo State Election Petition Tribunal on Monday struck out a petition filed by the New Nigeria Peoples Party ( NNPP) against the Senator-elect in the Ondo North Senatorial District, Jide Ipinsigba. Ruling on the case, Mrs Rose Soji, the Chairman of the tribunal, said “ the motion on notice...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has donated relief materials to Aiyetoro, a coastal community in Ondo State recently ravaged by ocean surges. The relief materials were handed over by the Executive Director of Projects of the NDDC, Mr. Charles Ogunmola, who was accompanied...
The Police in Ondo State said seven suspects have been arrested for stoning a 35-year-old driver to death on April 10. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the driver, Olorunfemi Tope had in an accident killed one person and injured others along Ijoka road in Akure. The...
The Nigeria Police, Ondo State Command, on Tuesday said it has arrested two suspects who allegedly stoned a 35-year-old man, Olorunfemi Tope, to death in Akure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that angry mob on Monday stoned Tope to death, when his alleged reckless driving caused an...
An angry mob, on Monday, stoned a 35-year-old man to death for allegedly killing two persons and injuring six others in an accident at Ijoka road, Akure, Ondo State capital. The Spokesperson for the police command in Ondo State, SP Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, confirmed the incident to newsmen. Odunlani-Omisanya said...
Mr Ade Adetimehin, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress ( APC) in Ondo State, says the president-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, would assemble the best qualified Nigerians for good governance in Nigeria. Adetimehin, who described Tinubu as a builder and developer of human resources, applauded the people of the state...
A socio-political group, Ondo Democracy Front, has asked the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to give the position of Deputy Speaker to Ondo State in view of its role in the emergence of Sen. Bola Tinubu as president-elect. In a statement on Sunday in Akure by...