Ondo
Ondo court remands pastor for defiling 14-year-old daughter
An Ondo State Family Court has ordered the remand of a pastor, Adetunji Obatayo, in the Olokuta Correctional Centre for sexually assaulting his foster daughter and procuring an abortion for her three times. It was gathered that the victim had been living with the defendant since 2020 when her parents handed her over to the […]
Gunmen kill two, kidnap five travellers in Ondo
Armed men suspected to be kidnappers have killed two commuters and kidnapped five others along the Ifon-Owo Highway in Ondo State. Our correspondent gathered that the driver of the commercial vehicle and a female passenger were shot dead at the scene of the incident on Friday evening. Five other passengers, including a corps member, were […]
Ondo NLC gets new chairman
Ondo State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday elected a new Chairman, with Comrade Olapade Ademola, emerging as the new Chairman of the Labour union in the state. Ademola who is the State Chairman of the Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) emerged as the new chairman after members of the State Executive […]
Aiyedatiwa begins N1bn gratuity disbursement to LG pensioner
The Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Tuesday, commenced the disbursement of N1bn second batch payment of outstanding gratuities of civil servants who retired from the Local Government service. Speaking at the flag-off of the disbursement in Akure, the state capital, Aiyedatiwa said his administration reviewed the template for the payment to pensioners, towards […]
Ondo electoral commission postpones LG election indefinitely
The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) has postponed the local government election in the state indefinitely. The chairman of ODIEC, Joseph Aremo, stated this at a stakeholders’ meeting on Monday in Akure. The election into the 18 local government areas and 33 local council development areas in the state was earlier rescheduled to be […]
Jimoh Ibrahim Says His Phone Detected 277 Guns Around Senate Chamber
Jimoh Ibrahim has advocated the need for technology in the fight against insecurity, claiming that some installations on his phone detected over 277 guns around the Senate chamber. Senator Jimoh spoke on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday while contributing to a motion raised by Senator Ali Ndume of Borno South over the recent […]
Aiyedatiwa Inaugurates Ondo Electricity Regulatory Transition Committee
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has inaugurated a committee to oversee the transition period of regulatory oversight transfer from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to the Ondo State Government. The move is to ensure energy independence and improved supply of electricity in the state. The committee’s principal mandate is to develop modalities for the […]
Ogun students urge FG to fix collapsed Lagos-Abeokuta expressway
The National Association of Ogun State Students on Monday appealed to the Federal Government to take urgent steps towards reconstructing the completely collapsed Lagos-Sango Ota-Abeokuta expressway. The students particularly called on the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, to urgently activate all necessary machinery towards ensuring that his promised Federal Government’s intervention in rehabilitating the expressway […]
Gunmen abduct cleric in Ondo
Gunmen have reportedly abducted a cleric with a popular church in Ondo state, Anthony Ebele, on his farm. Sources said that the pastor of the popular Pentecostal church, was abducted Saturday evening at his Ogbese Farm, in Akure North Council area of the state. Vanguard learnt that the abductors have open a line of communication […]
Father remanded for defiling eight-year-old daughter
A Family Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has ordered the remand of a man, Mufutau Taiwo, for allegedly defiling his eight-year-old daughter. The 35-year-old defendant was arrested by policemen for committing the offence at Ayedun Quarters, Akure, a few weeks ago. He was later charged in court on one count charge of rape. […]