Three suspects were today arrested by officers of Ondo State Security outfit, Amotekun, for offences ranging from Kidnapping, Armed Robbery, and attempted murder. Parading them earlier today in Akure, the Amotekun commander, Chief Adetunji Adeleye said 37year-old Usman Garba, a native of Niger State, was involved in a successful Kidnapping act which was later foiled…
The Ondo state Police Command today Wednesday paraded fifteen Suspects in connection with armed robbery, gang-raping, attacking and snatching of motorcycles in the state. Parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters, the state commissioner of police, Mr Bolaji Salami said the suspects were arrested at different locations in Akure and other parts of the state….
The Ondo State High Court, Sitting inside Olokuta Correctional Centre (Akure Prisons), in Akure, the state capital today granted bail to kemisola Ogunniyi, the detained #EndSars Protester who delivered a baby in the Prison, to the sum of N10 million with a surety. The bail is coming a day to the naming ceremony of the…
The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) regrets strongly the death of one of its members, Hon. Bamidele Emmanuel Isibor. He was 62 year- old when he was shot dead by unknown gunmen. Until his demise, Hon. Isibor, a retired top civil servant, and father of five, was a member of the…
The Director, Media & Publicity of the All Progressives Congress Party, Ondo State Chapter, Steve Otaloro, has been conferred with the Fellowship award of the Institute of Human & Natural Resources. The award was conferred on him during the investiture programme by the Institute in Akure. Steve Otaloro was honored along with the National Population Commission, Federal Commissioner,…
……. Unilorin VC congratulates new Olupo The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman Age Abdulkareem, has congratulated the new Olupo of Ajase-Ipo, Barrister Ismail Yahaya Muhammed Atoloye, who is a distinguished alumnus of the University, on his well-deserved appointment. The new monarch was said to have been born in 1980. In a statement…
IPC CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION OVER DEATH OF JOURNALIST TITUS BADEJO For immediate release, June 21, 2021 The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos – Nigeria is calling for a thorough investigation over the gruesome murder of Titus Badejo, a former radio presenter with Naija FM, Ibadan, who was murdered by unknown gunmen on Saturday, in Oluyole…
A training workshop organised by the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, in collaboration with the Institute for Media and Society (IMS) on electoral and broader governance programming is now in progress in Akure, the Ondo state capital. The workshop is part of activities lined-up for the 2021 NAWOJ Week celebration even as IMS and…
…..SUNSHINE STARS 2-1 ABIA WARRIORS The resurgence continued for Sunshine Stars FC on match day 28 of the NPFL following a 2-1 win over visiting Abia Warriors at the Ondo State Sports Complex. Two first half goals from Sadeeq Yusuf won Sunday’s game for the Owena Whales in the face of a tough test by…
….. Olowo, Falana witness ceremony. The Founder/President of the West African Union University, WAUU, Cotonou and lawmaker representing Owo constituency 2 at the Ondo state House of Assembly, Hon (Dr) Bishop Olayemi Adeyemi has been installed as Jakada of Lokossa in the Republic of Benin. Performing the turbaning of the lawmaker, King Abdou Nouhou III…
