A Senior Secondary School 2 student of Owena Community Grammar School, Owena, Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State, Mwafor Emmanuel, has been found dead in a river. The 19-year-old student reportedly drowned in a river behind his school.…
Suspected hoodlums over the weekend invaded and vandalised a Cherubim and Seraphim church in Ondo State. Properties of Motailatu Church of God, Oke-Idahun Parish located along Imafon Road in Akure North Local Government were set on fire by unidentified persons.…
An Akure Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday remanded a 20-year-old apprentice, Josiah Godwin, at the Olokuta Correctional Centre, Akure, for allegedly killing his master, Mr. Saviour Joseph. Godwin, whose house address was not provided, is standing trial for alleged conspiracy and…
Ahead of the 2023 general election, a former Commissioner for Agriculture in Ondo State, Pastor Olusegun Aiyerin has announced his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Aiyerin, a two-term chairman of Okitipupa Local Government, announced his resignation in a…
At least, 11 passengers were burnt to death beyond recognition in a fatal crash that happened on Sunday in Ondo State. The victims were said to be heading to Lagos in a luxury Marcopolo bus when they met their death…
A mother of four was murdered over the weekend in Akure, Ondo State capital, by some unknown assailants. The woman identified as Patience was said to have been trailed by her killers from her home before accosting her along Oda…
Less than two months to the 2023 elections, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has said it would be difficult to rig the polls. Akeredolu said with the introduction of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, rigging would be difficult.…
The Police in Ondo State have arrested a suspect over his alleged kidnap of a six year-old girl in her mother’s car at a groceries shop in Akure. SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ondo State Command,…
Bamidele Ologunloluwa, the Ondo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, has warned backroom staff of Sunshine Stars Football Club against anti-club activities. The commissioner gave the warning on Friday during a meeting with the leadership and backroom staff of Sunshine…
Three students, Kolawole Akinsoto, 16, Ayolere Oluwole, 16 and Abayomi Ogungbire, 15 were on Friday docked in an Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State for allegedly stealing beverage worth N520,000. The police charged the defendants, whose addresses were not…
