An Ondo State Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Akure has ordered the remand of a man, Sunday Clement, in prison custody for allegedly killing a farmer, Taye Alatoye. Following the incident, the 24-year-old labourer defendant was arrested by the men…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure Some yet-to-be-identified hoodlums have reportedly attacked the residence of a member of the ‘Gender Frontier Development Initiatives’ (GFDI), Mrs Ibini Adenike Hannah, in Akure area of Ondo state over her campaign against female genital mutilation in…
…Kill two family members, as others escape and on the run The home of the head of vigilante group in Iludotun, Ajowo Akoko in Ondo state has been vandalised and burnt by Fulani bandits and kidnappers. According to the information…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure A non-governmental organisation, ‘Gender Frontier Development Initiatives’ (GFDI), has campaigned against the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) across the 18 Local Government Areas of Ondo state, charging the residents against all forms of harmful traditional practices in…
Six people have been killed and one person injured in a road accident on the Akure/Owo road in Ondo State, Nigeria. The accident involved a Man Diesel Truck and a Toyota Sienna. The cause of the accident has been attributed…
Men of the Ondo State Security Network codename Amotekun have arrested nine suspected kidnappers when they wanted to collect ransom from the members of the Corps who disguised as family members of the victim. The suspects led by Musa Abdullahi…
Palpable fear and anxiety yesterday enveloped Alag baka community of Ondo state,when four hefty men and a woman suspected to be kidnappers stormed the area. The kidnappers,it was learnt, were searching for a 33year old shoe and bag designer,Segun Odunwo,who…
The Ondo State Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Akure, on Thursday upheld the election victory of Mr Gboyega Adefarati, a member of the House of Representatives representing Akoko South East/Akoko South West. A three-man tribunal dismissed a petition filed by…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ondo State Command, yesterday arrested a 43-year-old pastor, identified to Adebolu Olulusi for alleged fraud. The arrest was made following allegations that the pastor defrauded one Taiwo Opesanmi of N1.2 million. Between…
A woman, Esther Godwin, has been arrested by men of the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly pouring hot water on one Endurance Samuel, whom she alleged of having illicit affairs with her husband. The incident happened in Idanre, Idanre…
