Members of the Ondo APC Women For Equality have staged a protest against their exclusion from the Chairmanship race, following the decision of the party leadership to select consensus candidates for the upcoming Local Government Council elections on January 18,…
Farmer beats thief to death, injures others in Ondo
A farmer, identified as Adegoke, has reportedly beaten a suspected thief to death in Odigbo Council Area of Ondo State, just as other suspected thieves, alleged to have invaded his farm, located at Mile 10, in Ore, were not spared…
Ondo Amotekun arrests 20-year-old for killing grandmother over N3k
The Ondo State security outfit, Amotekun, has detained a 20-year-old, Akinmade Friday, who allegedly killed a 65-year-old woman over a sum of N3,000. The suspect reportedly attacked the elderly woman with a wooden plank after accusing her of entering his…
NDLEA intercepts large consignments of illicit drugs in 2 states, FCT
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted large quantities of illicit drugs and substances in raids carried out in Ondo, Edo, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the past week. This is contained in a statement by…
Bye-elections: IG restricts movement in Lagos, 25 others Saturday
The Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation from 12 am to 6 pm in 26 states holding bye-elections on Saturday. This is with…
How 6 failed attempts at the Life In My City Art Festival prepared me for success – Ejiofor Samson, LIMCAF 2022 winner
“Everybody’s born a winner, if only you just believe…” These lyrics by popular Nigerian music artiste, Teni were on the lips of Ejiofor Samson, a woodwork artist who after six attempts, emerged as the winner of the Life in My…
Kidnapped victim dies after release as Court remands suspects
Mr. Bashiru Adekile, one of the four indigenes of Ikare kidnapped last month along Ikare-Owo road, has died. Adekile died two weeks after they were released from kidnappers den. He and other victims spent three days in the forest before…
Akeredolu to Ondo teachers: It’s an offence to enrol your wards in private schools
Ondo state government, said weekend, that it has become an offence for any teacher in its public schools across the state to enroll their children in private schools. This, according to the state chairman of Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB),…
No elephant of a man can stand against 2023 elections, says Pastor Kumuyi
The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM), Pastor Williams Kumuyi, on Wednesday said that “no elephant of a man can stand against the 2023 general elections.” Kumuyi, who stated this in Ondo town, headquarters of Ondo West…
Gunmen shoot driver, abduct traditional head and 3 others in Ondo
Four persons, including a traditional head in Ikare Akoko, High Chief Mukaila Bello have been abducted by gunmen on Thursday evening while traveling from Akure, the state capital, to Ikare-Akoko. The incident was said to have happened at Ago Yeye…