The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Bamidele Oleyelogun, was on Tuesday arraigned over allegations of fraud. Oleyelogun, who appeared at the High Court sitting at the Olokuta Correctional Centre, Akure, the state capital, was arraigned by the…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure An aggrieved man, Akindunmila Olukayode, has sued the Ondo state Commissioner of Police and one ASP Idjebah Michael, over alleged assault and unlawful detention by the force. The applicant, in a motion challenging the breach of…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure In its effort towards supporting cooperative organizations across the states, particularly, the Southwest region, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), has trained and empowered no fewer than 160 youths in order to develop…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure At least, 18 passengers on board a commercial travelling from Idoani to Akoko, Ondo State were kidnapped by bandits along the Idoani/Ifira road on Thursday. The incident, which occurred in Akoko Southeast Local Government Area of…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure Striking medical doctors in Ondo state have suspended their strike. Recall that the striking doctors have being on strike for almost 12 weeks now before they called off the strike on Wednesday. The State Chairman of…
Two mobile policemen and one civilian have been shot dead by gunmen suspected to be armed robbers in a bullion van attack in Ondo State. The attack occurred on Wednesday evening in the Costain axis within the commercial town of…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure Wife of Hon. Olaolu Oladapo, a popular politician in Ondo State, has been reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen. It was gathered that Mrs. Toyin Oladapo was reportedly abducted by the gunmen while driving on Owo/Akungba-Akoko road…
…Fish out perpetrators, Akeredolu gives matching orders to security operatives By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure No fewer than three persons including the Public Relations Officer of a private University in Ondo state, Olubunmi Afuye, have been reportedly shot dead by some…
A 90-year-old Yusuf Yarkadir has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for selling drugs to the youths in his Yarkadir village in Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina state. Full of regrets under interrogation,…
By Tobi Adetunji Security operatives have arrested three men behind a job scam that almost led to the killing of 42 northern youths in Ondo last week. Recalled that last week, there was palpable tension among the residents of Okitipupa,…
