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  • Ondo Pastor, Kolawole Samson Sentenced To Death For Butchering A Young Farmer

     An Ondo State High Court has handed a death sentence to a Pastor identified as Kolawole Samson, after he was found guilty of killing a middle aged man Ayo Olaniyi.The deceased was attacked after he went to hunt for frogs alongside three others at a fish pond owned by Pastor Kolawole at Gberinlegi Village near Okeigbo area of Ile-Oluji/Okegbo Local ...

  • Ondo Gov. Akeredolu Gives Directives For Worship Centres To Reopen From May 29

     Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has directed the resumption of worship centres in the state from Friday, May 29.Akeredolu gave the directive in Akure on Wednesday during a press conference on update of coronavirus pandemic at the Government House.He noted that Mosques and Churches in the state would be allowed to hold services on Friday a ...

  • Covid-19! Ondo Governor's Wife, Mrs Betty Akeredolu Flouts Inter-state Movement Ban

     Reactions have continued to trail the flouting of the lockdown order by Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, wife of Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, SaharaReporters reports.The governor’s wife, who had been in Imo State for several week, returned to Akure, the Ondo State capital, yesterday, raising some dust among residents of the state for going ...

  • How 16yr Old Girl Was Rescued From Islamic Cleric Who Wanted To Take Her as 9th Wife in Ondo

     A Family Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State has stopped a forced marriage between Alhaji Yusuf Lateef and a 16-year old Secondary school girl.According to OSRC, the court presided over by Justice Aderemi Adegoroye, ordered the return of the teenager to her family for proper care and education and warned the Alfa to stay away from her.Alhaji Lateef ...

  • Gov. Akeredolu Appoints Commander For Amotekun Operatives In Ondo

     Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has appointed a Commander for the Ondo State Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps.Akeredolu, who announced Chief Adetunji Olu Adeleye as the Corps Commander, on Wednesday, stated that the appointment takes immediate effect.The appointment of Adeleye was disclosed via a statement issued by the Chief Press Secret ...

  • INEC Sets To Conduct Elections In Ondo, Edo Despite COVID-19 Outbreak

     The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the September 19 and October 10 scheduled dates for the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states will be met, despite the Covid-19 pandemic.It also said the timetable and schedule of activities for the elections still stand.This was disclosed after a meeting yesterday where a wide ...

  • Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu Hails Singer, Teni For Representing The State

     Ondo state Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu hails talented Nigerian songstress, Teniola Apata, popularly referred to as Teni, after she took to social media to rep the Western Nigerian state.Teni had taken to her Twitter page to declare that hailing from Ondo state is a thing of pride which she can’t explain — the governor of the state then quo ...

  • Gunmen Kill Son, Muyiwa Opaleye Of Ex-Ondo Military Administrator While Hanging Out With Friends

     Muyiwa Babafumilayo Opaleye, the son of one-time military administration of Ondo State, Brigadier General Okpaleye (rtd), has been killed by hooded gunmen, ThisDay reports.The deceased, who was working with a sporting outfit called City Sports, was hanging out with his friends at a joint in Adekunle Kuye, off Ikate Street, Aguda in Surulere, Lagos ...

  • Army Captain, D. Gana And Two Nigerian Soldiers Rescued From Kidnapper’s Den In Ondo

     Army Captain, D. Gana, and two other Nigerian soldiers who were abducted a few days ago by gunmen rescued by Ondo State Police Command However, the spokesman of the 323 Artillery Brigade, Owena Barrack, Akure, Ondo State, Captain Kayode Omojokun, said thursday that the captain and the two other victims were rescued at a forest around the boundary ...

  • Unbeleivable! Ondo State Govt Reveals How It Uncovers N4.3bn In Secret Account After 10 Years

     According to a report by The Nation, the Ondo State Government has explained how it uncovered N4.3bn kept in a secret account for more than 10 years.It was gathered that the money was lodged in a third generation bank without due process over 10 years ago and a consultant was hired to retrieve the money.Ondo Commissioner for Information and Orient ...

  • Two Suspected Gunmen Who Kill Ogboni Leader In Ondo Land In Police Net

     A leader of the Ogboni Fraternity in the South West was on Thursday killed in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the Ondo State.The deceased identified as Chief Stephen Akinkunmi was said to have been killed within the promises of the Saint Stephen Hotel, Ore.Two persons suspected to be involved in the killing have been arrested by men of the On ...

  • INEC Reopens Offices In Edo, Ondo Ahead Of Governorship Polls

     The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed its offices in Edo and Ondo states to reopen, ahead of the governorship elections slated for September and October respectively in both states.The directive was contained in the guidelines for resumption released by INEC on Tuesday, saying that the funds required to meet the hygiene ...

  • Army Captain, D. Gana And Three Others Kidnapped in Ondo by Unknown Gunmen

     Gunmen on Tuesday kidnapped four people along Kabba-Auga Akoko Expressway in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State, Punch Metro reports.One of the victims, an officer in the Nigeria Army, identified as Captain D. Gana and the three others were said to be coming from Abuja when the incident happened.According to a source, the hoodlum ...

  • Gov. Akeredolu of Ondo State Appreciates Talented Boy, Adefeniku Imole Who Drew His Potrait

     Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has met the young artist who drew a portrait of him. Recall that Governor had launched a search for the young talented boy after coming across the portrait on Twitter. The Governor tweeted: "Where is this talented young boy? If anyone has his details, I’d love to have this piece.” The ...

  • Ondo Govt. Orders Residents To Remove Dead Bodies From Morgues Because They Are Congested

     Ondo State Government has given residents one-month ultimatum to remove their corpses from government mortuaries across the state so as to decongest the morgues.The Commissioner for Health, Dr Wahab Adegbenro, told newsmen on Saturday that morgues in government hospitals were already congested and would constitute public health hazard if urgent me ...

  • ";He Took All My Money For Election, Promises To Marry Me"; - Lady Accuses Ondo House Rep Member, Leonard Akinribido

     A Nigerian lady, @lusciouspeenut on Twitter, has called out and accused a Deputy-Minority Leader of Ondo State House of Assembly and Member representing Ondo West Constituency 1, Tomide Leonard Akinribido.The lady accused Tomide of promising to marry her, taking all her money to fund his election and disappearing after he won the election. Read be ...

  • Senior Female Police Officer in Ondo Refused Being Tested After Showing COVID-19 Symptoms

     A senior police officer in Ondo State allegedly showing coronavirus symptoms has reportedly refused to submit herself for testing.Three police officers were reportedly among the 13 persons that tested positive for the disease in the state. They are at the  Infectious Disease Hospital in Akure receiving treatment.It was learnt that the ill pol ...

  • Ondo "Oloshos" Adult Workers Now Do "Home Delivery" Service For Their Customers

     Despite ongoing efforts to combat the pandemic to a standstill, Coronavirus has continued to take a severe toll on Nigerians and the economy of the country.Like every category of workers and business owners in the country, the lull in commercial and economic activities has also gotten to commercial s.e.x workers in a hard way.In Ondo State where g ...

  • Policemen Brutally Assault Nurse, Modupe Ajama & Motorcyclist On Emergency Duty In Ondo (Photo)

     According to The Punch, policemen manning a checkpoint at Ode-Irele in the Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State to enforce the curfew order by the state government have injured a nurse on emergency duty, Modupe Ajama, after throwing a stick at a motorcycle conveying her to hospital.It was gathered that the overzealous policemen did not bother ...

  • CORONAVIRUS: Ondo Govt Debunks Rejecting 1,800 Bags Of Rice Donated By FG

     The Ondo State Food Palliative Committee has denied rejecting the 1,800 bags of rice donated to the state by the Federal Government aimed at cushioning the effects of the lockdown in the state due to the COVID-19.The denial was contained in a statement by Mr Alex Kalejaiye, the spokesman of the committee, and made available to newsmen on Monday in ...

  • Palliative Rice! Ondo State Gov. Akeredolu Rejects Buhari Govt’s Expired Rice

     Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has rejected bags of rice sent to the state by the Federal Government as palliatives.It was gathered that most of the 1800 bags received by the state from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management were not fit for human consumption.The 1,800 bags of rice and vegetable oil were sent to ...

  • Edo Deputy Commissioner Police, Francis Bissong Died Of COVID 19 After Visit To Family In Ondo

     Following the death of the Deputy Commissioner Police in charge of Zonal Criminal Investigation Department in Benin, Francis Bissong, police has explained explained the events that led to his death.On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, Edo State Commissioner for Health, Patrick Okundia announced that Bissong died from coronavirus complications, adding tha ...

  • Sad! Tragedy Struck As Three Children Drown In Ondo River

     There was pandemonium in Ondo town, headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State following the drowning of three children in a river.The children between the ages of seven and 10 were said to have gone to river ‘Oluwa’ in Sabo area of the town to swim when they got drowned.The lifeless bodies of the dead children identified as ...

  • Gov Akeredolu Relieves Special Assistant Of His Post For Abandoning His Duty Place In Ondo

     The Special Assistant to the Governor of Ondo State on Youths and Students’ Affairs, Mr. Banji Adewumi, has been sacked.Adewumi was relieved of his appointment by the governor for traveling out of the country without proper communication to his principal.The governor in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Segun Ajiboye stated that, ...

  • Ondo Pastor, Peter Alatake Caught Molesting Teenage Epileptic Girl Brought to Him For Healing

     For reportedly raping and brutalizing a 16 year old secondary school girl suffering from epilepsy in Owo, Ondo state, a pastor, Peter Alatake of Holy Ghost Mission Church Ehinogbe, has been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate court.The State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Adekola Olawoye SAN, is prosecuting the case on behalf of th ...

  • Residents In Fear As Oba Obateru Allegedly Send Thugs To Kill, Molest People In Ondo

     Residents of Ode Ugbo area of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State have cried out for help after their houses were invaded and many of them killed by thugs on the instructions of Oba Akinruntan Obateru, the Olugbo of Ugbo.Findings show that around 2:00am on April 16, the thugs arrived the community and started destroying anything within sight ...

  • Ondo Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu Warns Against Segregation While Distributing Palliatives

     Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has warned the committee members and community leaders against segregation while distributing palliatives to people of the state following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in the state. He also said that over 70,000 vulnerable people across the 18 council areas of the state will benefit from the palliatives t ...

  • NTA Staff, Engr. Jide Bello Reportedly Brutalized By Soldiers Effecting Lockdown Order In Ondo

     A staff of the Nigerian Television Authority, Mr Jide Bello has taken to social media to accuse soldiers of the 32 Artillery Brigade, Owena Cantonment in Akure, Ondo State for brutalising him.The Engineer who disclosed that the incident occurred at Ondo Road where the NTA and the Barracks are located, said all his plea stating he was on his way ho ...

  • 8-Months Pregnant Nurse, Mummy David Beaten To Death By Her Husband in Ondo

     A nurse, identified as Mrs. Anya Adaeze aka Mummy David, has allegedly been beaten to her death by her husband, Olabode Oluwasanmi, in Akure, Ondo State.According to sources , the incident happened last week. The deceased was 8-months pregnant when the domestic violence occurred . .It is revealed that she had a misunderstanding with her husband an ...

  • Farmer, Emmanuel Ezekiel Impregnates 17-year-old Stepdaughter In Ondo

     [size=10pt] Photo for illustration [/size] Officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested a farmer, Emmanuel Ezekiel, in Akure for impregnating his 17- year-old step daughter.The victim has been admitted at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo in Ondo state as it was discovered that her pregnancy was already nine m ...

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