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  • Face Of Suspected Serial Burglar Beaten To Pulp By Residents In Ondo

    . Face Of Suspected Serial Burglar Beaten To Pulp By Residents In Ondo

     Residents of Olupitan area in Ore, the headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State have apprehended a suspected “serial burglar” who identified himself as Sunday Joseph.It was gathered that the suspect was caught in the early hours of Saturday, December 2, 2023, after he allegedly broke into some houses and stole phones and mone
  • HEARTBREAKING: Ondo Local Government Worker, Matthew Slumps And Dies In His Office

    . HEARTBREAKING: Ondo Local Government Worker, Matthew Slumps And Dies In His Office

     In what will come across as a really heartbreaking development, a worker at Bolorunduro, Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State, has died.The Local Government worker simply identified as Mathew, slumped and died in his office. Daily Trust learnt that Matthew, who lived at Elemosi in Ondo town, suddenly slumped and died a few minutes later i
  • Court Of Appeal Dismissed Lawsuit To Impeach Ondo Deputy Governor

    . Court Of Appeal Dismissed Lawsuit To Impeach Ondo Deputy Governor

     An application filed by Ondo State House of Assembly Speaker, Olamide Oladiji and other lawmakers seeking the impeachment of the state’s Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has been dimissed by a court of appeal sitting in Abuja. The Justice Haruna Tsammani-led panel dismissed the application on Thursday, November 30, after the lawmakers withdrew
  • Aiyedatiwa Remains Deputy Gov As Ondo Assembly Prefers Akeredolu To Rule From Sickbed

    . Aiyedatiwa Remains Deputy Gov As Ondo Assembly Prefers Akeredolu To Rule From Sickbed

     Despite President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the political crisis rocking Ondo State, the state’s House of Assembly has resolved to maintain the status quo.Last week Friday, the state lawmakers, party leaders and other stakeholders met with President Tinubu in Abuja to resolve the crisis occasioned by the incapacitation of the state governo
  • Court Sentences Ondo Man, Abayomi Joseph To Death For Killing Neighbour

    . Court Sentences Ondo Man, Abayomi Joseph To Death For Killing Neighbour

     An Ondo State High Court, sitting in Akure, the state capital, has sentenced Abayomi Joseph to death for killing his neighbour identified as Thomas Oluwole.Joseph was sentenced after he was found guilty of hacking to death Thomas who was his neighbour, with a machete, in 2021, at the Ijoka area of Akure, following an allegation of well water poiso
  • Akeredolu Remains Governor – Presidency Insists As Tinubu Wades in on Ondo Crisis

    . Akeredolu Remains Governor – Presidency Insists As Tinubu Wades in on Ondo Crisis

     The Presidency has insisted that Rotimi Akeredolu remains the Governor of Ondo state.This follows the months of crisis between factions loyal to Akeredolu and his Deputy, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa.This was according to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Saturday.In the statement, the Presi
  • Man, Olulayo Moroloye Arraigned Over Attempt To Behead His Brother With Cutlass In Ondo

    . Man, Olulayo Moroloye Arraigned Over Attempt To Behead His Brother With Cutlass In Ondo

     A 33-year-old man, Olulayo Moroloye, has been arraigned before an Akure Magistrate Court, for allegedly trying to murder his brother, Daniel Moroloye, with a cutlass during an altercation.The defendant, whose address was not provided, is being tried for attempted murder and assault occasioning grievous bodily harm.Olulayo was alleged to have carri
  • How Teenage Boy Kills Mother's Boss Over Mobile Phone In Ondo

    . How Teenage Boy Kills Mother's Boss Over Mobile Phone In Ondo

     The Ondo State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old boy simply identified as Mubarak alongside his accomplice for the alleged murder of his mother’s boss, Mrs. Sidikat Anuoluwapo, over a cell phone worth N80,000.The lifeless body of Mrs Sidikat was last week found in a pool of her blood inside her room by one of her granddaughters who had
  • Hoodlums Allegedly Slaughter 62Yr Old Woman In Ondo

    . Hoodlums Allegedly Slaughter 62Yr Old Woman In Ondo

     Hoodlums on Wednesday allegedly slaughtered a 62-year-old woman, Iyanuoluwa Adamolekun, at Similoluwa area of Agbaluku Arigidi Akoko, Akoko Northwest Local Government Area of Ondo StateThe body was found in a pool blood by her granddaughter who returned from school and raised an alarm.The deceased’s son, Rotimi Adamolekun, said his mother called
  • ‘Resume Or Transfer Power To Your Deputy’ – Coalition Tells Ondo Gov Akeredolu

    . ‘Resume Or Transfer Power To Your Deputy’ – Coalition Tells Ondo Gov Akeredolu

     A group, Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Democracy, has called on Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State to resume his responsibilities without further delay or transfer power to his Deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa.The Convener of the group, Dr Tunji Asaolu, while addressing a press conference on Thursday in Abuja, expressed concern over Ak
  • Suspects Arrested As Missing Ondo Girl Is Found Dead In Well

    . Suspects Arrested As Missing Ondo Girl Is Found Dead In Well

     The Ondo State Police Command has launched a probe after a 7-year-old girl was found dead in a well in Shasha, Akure. The girl's body was discovered in the well on Monday, Nov. 13, days after she went missing.Adunni Azeez, a friend of the bereaved mother, told Punch that a neighbour was suspected to have been involved in the child's deat
  • Navy Arrests 24Yr Old Notorious Cultist Terrorizing Ondo Community

    . Navy Arrests 24Yr Old Notorious Cultist Terrorizing Ondo Community

    A 24-year-old notorious cultist terrorizing residents of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State has been arrested. He was apprehended by men of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB), Igbokoda. The Commanding Officer of FOB in Igbokoda, Captain Wasuku Alushi, represented by the Executive Officer of the Base, made this known while paradi
  • Armed Robbery Gang Kills Member Over Sharing Formula In Ondo

    . Armed Robbery Gang Kills Member Over Sharing Formula In Ondo

     Blessing Okon, a leader of an armed robbery syndicate has opened up on how he and others killed their member, Shahabi Jadi, over the sharing formula of proceeds from a robbery operation in Ondo State.Okon, who also works as a labourer at Ehinowo Camp via Ondo town, was arrested along with other members of the robbery identified as Gabriel Japhet,
  • Two Women And One Other Arrested In Ondo Over Passport Racketeering

    . Two Women And One Other Arrested In Ondo Over Passport Racketeering

     Three suspected passport racketeers have been arrested in Ondo. The suspects were nabbed by the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Ondo State Command Passport Office. The suspects Etaoghere Cyril, Okunika Joy and Adehaka Blessing, were paraded at the command’s headquarters in Akure on Monday, November 6, 2023. Parading the suspects, the Command
  • Police Parade Suspected Robbers Who Allegedly Killed Colleague Over Loot In Ondo

    . Police Parade Suspected Robbers Who Allegedly Killed Colleague Over Loot In Ondo

     Four suspected members of a robbery gang have been arrested in Ondo State after they allegedly killed their colleague over the proceeds of their crimes.The suspects were paraded by the police on Monday in Akure alongside 15 other criminal suspects.The police spokesperson, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, said the suspects macheted Shahabi Jadi to deat
  • Protest Rocks Ondo Institution Over Failure To Mobilize Graduates For NYSC

    . Protest Rocks Ondo Institution Over Failure To Mobilize Graduates For NYSC

     No fewer than 400 graduates of the All-State College of Education, Ero, Ondo State, staged a protest, yesterday, over the institution’s failure to mobilise them for the National Youth Service National Corps, NYSC.The college is affiliated to Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, AAUA, in the Akoko South-West area of the state.Academic activ
  • Tension In Ondo Community As Gunmen Attack Farmers, Destroy Settlement

    . Tension In Ondo Community As Gunmen Attack Farmers, Destroy Settlement

     Gunmen have attacked and destroyed farm settlements at Oluwa Forest Reserve, in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.The gunmen allegedly invaded the settlement and destroyed the cocoa plantations in Temidire.Speaking with newsmen in Akure, the state capital, the farmers said that the armed men, who invaded their farms shot sporadically into
  • We Will Not Jettison Impeachment Process Of Deputy Gov Aiyedatiwa - Ondo Assembly Reiterates

    . We Will Not Jettison Impeachment Process Of Deputy Gov Aiyedatiwa - Ondo Assembly Reiterates

     The Ondo State House of Assembly said it will not jettison its move to impeach the embattled deputy governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, despite his public apology to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.According to the Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Olamide Oladiji, the apology by Aiyedatiwa is a personal issue between him and his b
  • BREAKING: Ondo Deputy Governor Apologizes To Akeredolu Over Their Rift

    . BREAKING: Ondo Deputy Governor Apologizes To Akeredolu Over Their Rift

     Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, has tendered an apology to his principal, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu over their rift.The embattled Deputy Governor made the apology when addressing a world press conference on Thursday.Aiyedatiwa called for an end to what he termed needless crisis in the SouthWest State.According to him, he was s
  • Pandemonium As Hoodlums Stop Press Conference On Ondo Politics

    . Pandemonium As Hoodlums Stop Press Conference On Ondo Politics

     There was a mild drama in Akure, the Ondo State capital as hoodlums invaded the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Center and prevented a media parley organised by the Ondo Liberation Initiative (O.L.I) from holding.The unarmed hoodlums numbering about 500 came into the Press Centre with motorcycles and wanted to force their way into the ve
  • Akeredolu’s Wife, Oluwarotimi Fights Minister, Rep Member Over Ondo Guber Election

    . Akeredolu’s Wife, Oluwarotimi Fights Minister, Rep Member Over Ondo Guber Election

     The wife of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, Betty has slammed Minister of Interior, Hon Olubunmi Tunji, and a member of the House of Representatives, Hon Timehin Adelegbe for supporting Hon. Mayowa Akinfolarin as the governorship aspirant under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC).The Governor’s wife in a WhatsApp post a
  • Man Machetes Wife After She Found Out He Was Sleeping With Step-daughter In Ondo

    . Man Machetes Wife After She Found Out He Was Sleeping With Step-daughter In Ondo

     A 45-year-old man, Kehinde Olanipekun has attacked his wife with a machete after she found out he was allegedly having an affair with his step- daughter. The woman has been identified as Damilola. Olanipekun is on the run after using machete to inflict injuries on his wife. The incident happened at Idashen community, Owo local government area. Sou
  • Security Operatives Seal Off Ondo PDP Secretariat Ahead Of Protest Over Akeredolu’s Absence

    . Security Operatives Seal Off Ondo PDP Secretariat Ahead Of Protest Over Akeredolu’s Absence

     A controversy is raging in Ondo State over the prolonged absence of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu from the state and his seclusion from the public.Mr Akeredolu officially resumed duties in the first week of September after returning from a three-month medical leave in Germany. But he has since not set foot in the state. He has also not addressed the p
  • Couples, Others Arrested As Amotekun Raids Criminal Hideout In Ondo

    . Couples, Others Arrested As Amotekun Raids Criminal Hideout In Ondo

     Men of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, have busted alleged robbers’ hideout and retrieved stolen properties. Five suspects including husband and wife were arrested and taken to the Amotekun office for further investigations.  The officers traced the suspects to their hideout a few minutes past noon on Friday, October
  • Igbo Custom On Bride Price Wicked, Evil And Ungodly - Ondo Court

    . Igbo Custom On Bride Price Wicked, Evil And Ungodly - Ondo Court

     A Magistrate Court in Akure has described the Igbo custom that denies a father access to his children over non-payment of bride price to the wife’s family as barbaric, evil and ungodly.. Magistrate Segun Stephen Rotiba spoke when he gave ruling on the legal tussle between Prophet Theophilus Obayan and his estranged wife, Prophetess Chibuzor Lili
  • Ondo Housewife Reportedly Commits Suicide Over Her Husband's Sidechic

    . Ondo Housewife Reportedly Commits Suicide Over Her Husband's Sidechic

     A housewife has committed suicide over her husband's sidechic. The incident happened in Ondo state. The woman has been identified as Mrs. Bose Odunayo. It was gathered that the incident occurred in Igoba area of Akure, the Ondo State capital.  According to the state-owned newspaper, the mother of four reportedly drank herbicide after rec
  • 30-Year-old Man, Olamilekan Afeez Arrested For Assaulting Police Officer In Ondo State (Video)

    .30-Year-old Man, Olamilekan Afeez Arrested For Assaulting Police Officer In Ondo State (Video)

     A Nigerian man identified as Olamilekan Afeez, 30, has been arrested by the Ondo state police command, for assaulting a Policeman attached to Okeigbo Division. A video shared online showed the man slapping the police officer who was on duty at Ago Jedi T junction. The reason for the faceoff between the man and the officer is yet unknown. Watch a
  • Man Arrested After Video of Him Assaulting a Uniformed Police Officer in Ondo Went Viral

    . Man Arrested After Video of Him Assaulting a Uniformed Police Officer in Ondo Went Viral

     A video of a man assaulting a uniformed police officer in Ondo state has gone viralAccording to latest update by the State police, the man in the viral video has been arrested.From the video, the man identified as Olamilekan Afeez was seen throwing punches at the police officer on the streets, despite much pleas from peace makers the man remained
  • JUST-IN: Abducted Ondo Choir Members Regain Freedom

    . JUST-IN: Abducted Ondo Choir Members Regain Freedom

     The abducted choir members of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke Igan, Akure, Ondo State two weeks ago have regained their freedom from their abductors.New Telegraph had earlier reported that 25 choir members of the church were kidnapped while they were en route to a funeral ceremony on the Ifon-Benin road.Following their abduction, the kidnappers
  • Ondo Assembly Directs CJ To Set Up Panel As Deputy Gov Disregards Impeachment Notice

    . Ondo Assembly Directs CJ To Set Up Panel As Deputy Gov Disregards Impeachment Notice

     Ondo State House of Assembly has claimed that the deputy governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has disregarded the impeachment notice he was served in response to allegations of gross misconduct.The Speaker of the Assembly, Olamide Oladiji, emphasised that the notice served on Aiyedatiwa was received by his Chief Protocol Officer.According to Oladiji, the a

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