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A 78-year-old man, Ojo Komolafe, has been sentenced to death by the state High Court for killing a school proprietor, Taofik Babalola. The convict was said to have shot Babalola on August 7, 2021, at Kajola Community in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state while he was sleeping. Thereafter, he was arrested by the […]
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The 67-year-old Chief Imam of the Uso community, in the Akure North council area of Ondo state, Alhaji Ibrahim Bodunde Oyinlade, has been abducted by unknown gunmen. He was reportedly abducted at his farm by no fewer than five gunmen. Vanguard gathered that the Islamic cleric was kidnapped at about 3 pm on Saturday at […]
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The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on Special Duties and Strategies, Dr Doyin Odebowale, has expressed his displeasure over the attitude of some political associates of the governor to his health status. Odebowale said the so-called friends of the governor were being sycophantic about the matter, alleging that they were playing politics with […]
Continue ReadingThe ruling All Progressive Congress in Ondo state, weekend took a swipe at the Social Democratic Party in the state over it’s position on the state of health of governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Recall that the state SDP, had recently raised concern over the secrecy in the health conditions of the governor. It described the silence […]
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A cocoa processing and chocolate manufacturing firm, Garry Callebaut Nigeria, has said it would begin to plant no fewer than 100 trees in some selected secondary schools in Ondo State. The firm said it embarked on the tree planting as part of the efforts to involve in the global carbon reduction goal, noting that the […]
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Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, of Ondo state, has described the last year’s terrorist attack in Owo, as a devastating tragedy that struck the government and people of the state. Akeredolu said the state will always remember the tragedy that befell Owo Kingdom following the attack on innocent worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo. According to […]
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Ondo state government weekend asked Nigerians to ignore the rumour of the demise of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Speculations were rife that the governor who had been indisposed for a while, passed on this morning. But the state information and Orientation Commissioner, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, in a statement in Akure, made the clarification. The statement reads “We […]
Continue ReadingAn Ondo State Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, the state capital, has ordered the remand of a 14-year old boy, Marvelous Asefon for allegedly killing his neighbor, Sunday Ogele. It was gathered that the defendant was arrested by the men of the State Police Command for stabbing the deceased to death with a pair of […]
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Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and Ondo State Government have called on brothel owners to shun illegality in their operations in the state. They stated this at a sensitization programme organised by NSCDC, Ondo State command, in collaboration with the state Task Force on Human Trafficking and with support from NAPTIP, in Akure […]
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An Ondo State Magistrate’s Court has jailed the traditional ruler of Ode community in the Akure North Local Government Area of the state, Oba Adewale Boboye, for unlawfully demolishing some property, palm trees and food crops. The destroyed property belonged to The Apostolic Church along Ado Ekiti Road, Igoba, Akure. He was arraigned on six […]
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