Palpable fear has gripped residents of Ilemosho-Ekiti, in Oye Local Government of Ekiti state following abduction of the community’s monarch, the Obadu of Ilemosho, Oba David Adegboyega. The Nation gathered the gunmen around 8:30pm on Thursday laid siege on the palace along Isan-Ekiti, Governor Kayode Fayemi’s home town when the chiefs who had earlier visited…
By: Ade Adeleke As part of their struggle fir better welfare package, ex-militants in both Ilaje and Ese-Odo local government areas of Ondo State have passed vote of confidence in the new leadership of the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, OSOPADEC to address their demands without usual delay. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu had on…
By: Oluwatosin Adesola Farmers from Oka and Akungba in Akoko South West whose farm on Supare community land have embarked on peaceful protest to register their displeasure over the draconian demands in the forms asked them to accede to by the Supare community. Before the crisis emanated, Akoko farmers in the host community had been…
Press Statement Unreturned Vehicles: Former Deputy Governor, Ajayi’s Self-help Act Illegal, Covetous The attention of the Ondo State Government has been drawn to a spurious claim credited to the former Deputy Governor, Alfred Agboola Ajayi in respect of the official vehicles he has illegally appropriated to himself. As a Government, it is instructive to put…
The Commander Ondo state Security Network Agency codename Amotekun corps, Chife Adetunji Adeleye has stressed the need for training and retraining of officers of the command to be able to deliver on their mandate in keeping it men abreast on the world best practices in enhancing security and stamping out crimes. The Amotekun boss disclosed…
PRESS RELEASE ONDO STATE GOVERNMENT WADES INTO LAND DISPUTE BETWEEN SUPARE AND OKA AKOKO – SETS UP COMMITTEE Following the recent outbreak of land dispute between Supare And Oka Akoko communities in Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state and the subsequent peace meetings held at the instance of the state government, the…
MRA Hosts Litigation Workshop for Lawyers on Safety of Journalists FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAGOS, Monday, April 12, 2021: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) will host a two-day Litigation Workshop for Lawyers on the Safety of Journalists on April 14 and 15, 2021 designed to enhance the capacity of lawyers to litigate cases on behalf of journalists…
Unknown gunmen in Nigerian Army Camouflage reportedly kidnapped a 13-year-old boy in Obada-Odo Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State. The gunmen reportedly invaded Destiny Estate Community Association in Obada-Oko on Saturday around 9:15 pm, started shooting in the air, and whisked away the boy identified as Gbolahan Ajibola. They have however reached out to…
Two security guards working at A.A. Rano filling station, customs junction, Ondo road, Akure have been killed by unknown gunmen. Speaking with journalists, one of the filling station supervisors, Mr Buhari Ashiru said the forty-five year-old Israel and the other security man were found drenched in their pool of blood around 5:30am this morning when…
The family of five kidnapped along Ajowa-Ayere kabba road by some unknown gunmen has been freed by their captors. Mr. Olisa Ibrahim, his wife and their three children were abducted while returning to their base in Abuja after the Easter break. They left their home town, Ajowa Akoko for Abuja before they were kidnapped ….
