By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended the Nigerian Police Force over the recent rescue of 50 abducted children, who were being held by a church at its premises in Ondo Town. The UNICEF Nigeria Representative, Peter Hawkins, who gave the commendation in...
Ondo State
By OlA MODUPE, Akure – Operatives from the Ondo State Police Command have rescued about 77 people for the case of suspected abduction from The Whole Bible Deliverance Church in Ondo Town, Ondo West LGA of the state. The state police spokesman, SP Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the rescue operation...
Police operatives from the Ondo State Police Command have rescued no fewer than 50 children from an underground apartment in a church in Ondo Town of the state.. It was learnt that children were abducted and kept in the underground cells. The pastor of the church and other accomplices...
The Amotekun Corps in Ondo State have arrested a number of persons in connection with the massacre of worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. The Commander of the Corp, Adetunji Adeleye made this disclosure while addressing newsmen in Akure, the state capital. More details shortly.
The Kaduna State Government (KDSG), on Sunday confirmed that bandits attacked worshippers, killing three persons and injuring two others in Kajuru Local Government Area in the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Kaduna. Aruwan said,...
It’s a solemn day in Owo, Ondo State as the victims of the deadly attack on St. Francis Catholic Church are laid to rest in the town. This followed a funeral mass held on Friday in honour of the victims whose remains had been deposited at the morgue of...
Security operatives have averted what could have been the most devastating incident in the history of Nigeria, General Lucky Irabor revealed on Sunday. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) made the disclosure during his appearance on a Channels Television’s special progamme tagged ‘Democracy Day: Giving Hope To Nigerians’. He...
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State says the Federal Government was “hasty” in blaming the Islamic State’s West African Province (ISWAP) for the Owo church attack. The governor said this in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, on Friday. “The statement is too hasty. I...
Nobel Laureate and renowned playwright, Prof . Wole Soyinka, has described the attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, where many worshippers were killed, as a message to the entire people of South-West. Soyinka made his view known on Friday while paying a condolence visit to Gov....
The death toll in the attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State has risen to 40 with 26 survivors discharged from hospitals, days after the incident. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State made the disclosure when he hosted a team of Catholic Bishops from the South-West,...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Spiritual Father and Chairman, Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church Worldwide Ayo ni o, Prophet Samuel Adefila Abidoye has condemned the attack on worshippers of Owo Catholic Church where about 40 people were killed while several others sustained various degrees of injuries. He said Nigerians...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday donated drugs, medical equipment and consumable to Ondo State Government as succour to restore perfect health to victims of Sunday attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo. Dr Walter Muolombo, the Head of Mission and Country Representative in Nigeria of WHO, donated...
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has charged operators of public places and worship centres to install Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in their premises to enhance security. Akeredolu gave the charge on Tuesday when he received a WHO team led by the Country Representative and Head of Mission...
Pope Francis was “deeply saddened” by the “horrible attack” in Owo, his number two, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin wrote in a telegram to the bishop of Ondo. The pope assures “all those who are affected by this unspeakable act of violence of his spiritual closeness”, he...
*VP on condolence visit to Ondo State stops at site of attack, palace & hospital By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The perpetrators of the gruesome murder of parishioners at the St Francis Catholic Church in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Sunday will be fished out and...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has identified with his Ondo state counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN over the gruesome killing of his kinsmen at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo state on Sunday. The Governor said Owo, the hometown of Governor Akeredolu has suddenly...
……..Arrived Ondo safely on condolence visit to Owo attack victims By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Senior Special Assistant to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Mr. Laolu Akande, has debunked claims that the Vice-President was involved in a car accident in Abuja earlier today. Akande in a series of tweets...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – The Ondo State Government has directed that flags should be flown at half-mast in all public buildings, facilities and official residences for seven days in honour of the victims of the Owo terror attack on Sunday. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu gave the directives in a...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called for blood donation following the attack on a church in Owo, Ondo State, as it also asked the governments and security agencies to do better in the protection of lives and properties. This call was contained in a statement issued by the...