By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure A non-governmental organisation, ‘Gender Frontier Development Initiatives’ (GFDI), has commenced the campaign against the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) across the 18 local government areas of Ondo state. Leader of the organization, Barrister Olusola Ogunsakin, while addressing…
An Ondo State Chief Magistrate’s Court, sitting in Akure, the state capital, has ordered the remand of two men, Ayomide Sambo and Johnson Adeleke, for allegedly killing a naval officer, Samson Akingbagbohun. The defendants were arrested by men of the…
Three individuals linked to the brutal murder of a naval officer in Idoani community, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, have been arrested by the State Police Command. The suspects were apprehended in different parts of the community following…
The Nigerian Armed Forces came under fire over the weekend for the umpteenth time when Asari-Dokubo, the leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, NDVF, unleashed a barrage of allegations against them. The Military was again accused of sabotaging the…
Police operatives in Ondo State have launched a manhunt for a commercial motorcyclist for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl. The suspect, whose identity was yet to be ascertained, was said to have committed the crime in Igbokoda community, headquarters of…
A 36-year-old man named Areola Olagoke has been declared wanted for having a romantic relationship with his fellow man. The police in Ondo State declared him wanted after he escaped from detention. A source, who spoke to our correspondent on…
The Ondo State Police Command, yesterday, said it has arrested two suspects who allegedly stoned a 35-year-old man, Olorunfemi Tope, to death in Akure. It was reported on Monday that Tope was killed by an angry mob for alleged reckless…
The Nigeria Police, Ondo State Command, on Tuesday said it has arrested two suspects who allegedly stoned a 35-year-old man, Olorunfemi Tope, to death in Akure. The News Men recalls that angry mob on Monday stoned Tope to death, when…
The Election Petition Tribunal in Ondo State says it has received two petitions on the March 18 house of assembly election in the state. The Secretary of the tribunal, Mr Musa Adam, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure The Ondo State Government has taxed every adult in the State to begin payment of a sum of N1,000 (one thousand naira) annually to fund the education sector. Speaking on Tuesday in Akure, the State Capital,…
