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Headlines, Ondo, State News
Saturday, May 30th, 2020
By Abdul BabajideApastor, Kolawole Samson has been sentenced to death by hanging for committing murder. The death sentence was pronounced on the Pastor by a High Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Pastor Samson was accused of killing one middle-aged man, Ayo Olaniyi, on a farm settlement within Oke-Igbo axis in Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo Local […]
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Edo, Ondo, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Friday, May 22nd, 2020
Kola Ologbondiyan Chuks Okocha in Abuja Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said its governorship aspirants in Edo and Ondo States will pay the sum of N21 million each to purchase the nomination forms for the upcoming governorship election. The party also stated that governorship forms is free for all female aspirants in the two states. […]
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Ondo, Raw Politics, State News, Top Stories
Saturday, May 16th, 2020

Akeredolu Immediately the money was discovered by the state Accountant-General and the Commissioner for Finance, the state House of Assembly under the leadership of Bamidele Oleyelogun, summoned them for questioning. But the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Donald Ojogo, in a statement made available to journalists in Akure yesterday, said: “The Ondo State […]
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Governors, Headlines, Ondo, State News
Thursday, April 23rd, 2020
The ongoing rift between the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Hon. Agboola Ajayi and his boss, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu may have finally worsened following the campaign posters and jingles of the deputy governor which have surfaced on social media. The campaign messages, sponsored by Agboola Ajayi Grassroots Network, flooded social media, amidst the palpable fear and […]
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Headlines, Ondo, State News
Monday, April 6th, 2020

We’re checking our flight log, says NAMA We’ve deployed soldiers to community – Ondo govt Chopper didn’t supply weapons – Police By Dayo Johnson & Lawani Mikairu AKURE-RESIDENTS of Arimogija community in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, yesterday, raised an alarm of how a helicopter supplied weapons to herdsmen to unleash terror on […]
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Ekiti, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Lagos, Latest Politics, National Politics, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, South-West, State News, Top Stories
Saturday, January 25th, 2020

The Federal Government and Governors of the South West States yesterday agreed that necessary legal instruments will be put in place by each of the States to give legal backing to the initiative and address all issues concerning the regulation of the security structure on the establishment of the regional security outfit, Amotekun. Vice President […]
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Ekiti, Lagos, National Politics, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, South-West, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, January 12th, 2020

The controversy about the launch of the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) codenamed Operation Amotekun by the six governors of the South West was not unexpected. The initiative is novel and has attracted different interpretations from different tendencies and cultures. Reason: No geo-political zone has had such security arrangement, where local security initiatives would complement […]
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Governors, Headlines, Ondo, State News
Monday, December 30th, 2019

Peter Dada, Akure The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has granted amnesty to 16 inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Akure, the state capital. This was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Segun Ajiboye, on Monday. According to the statement, the governor’s gesture was in line […]
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Headlines, Ondo, State News
Thursday, December 5th, 2019
Dayo Johnson, Akure The opposition Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo state yesterday said the conduct of the wedding of the daughter of governor Rotimi Akeredolu in Mauritius was a vexatious display of insensitivity by the governor towards the difficult challenges currently being faced by citizens of the state. It alleged that ” almost 100 people […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police, Ondo, State News
Thursday, September 19th, 2019
Men of the Ondo State Police Command have invaded the Promised Land Prophetic Ministry (formerly Christ Apostolic Church, Promised Land) located in the Shasha area of Akure and dug the altar. It was gathered that the action of the policemen was connected with an ongoing investigation into an allegation that the founder and pastor of […]