Tag Archives: Ondo

No fewer than six farmers and traders have been killed by Fulani herdsmen at Arimogija and Molege communities in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo state.       Narrating the ordeal, a community leader, Mr. Owolafe Folorunsho said the recent attack was triggered by effort by farmers to repel …

An Akure Magistrate Court has remanded 23-year-old man, Dominic David in police custody for allegedly inserting his finger inside the private part of a five-year girl. David reportedly committed the act on January 24, 2023 at Basic Road, Odode Street, Idanre community. He was said to have lured the little …

A 27-year-old man, Savior Joseph, has been killed by his apprentice, Josiah Godwin, 20, in Ondo State.   Godwin is accused of dumping his master’s corpse inside a well after allegedly killing him.   The incident happened at Imafon Community, in Akure South Local Government Area of the State.   …

The Ondo State Amotekun Corps has arrested no fewer than 80 people for allegedly being involved in criminal activities in the state.   The suspects were arrested since the beginning of the year 2023.   Speaking on the development, the state Commander of Corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, said the suspects were arrested …

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has declared Tuesday, January 24, a public holiday in Ondo state for collection of PVC.   In a statement released by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Richard Olatunde, it was stated that the public holiday will help eligible voters in the state collect their Permanent …

A 300-level student of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Ondo State, Oluwapelumi Joseph Olona has committed suicide.   The student of the Department of Industrial Design hung himself with the aid of buckets in his room in an off-campus lodge in the Aule area of Akure metropolis.   His …

A chief magistrate court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has ordered the remand of a 60-year-old man, Samuel Gbadamosi in prison custody for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl.   The defendant was alleged to have committed the offence at Obasekola Street, Owo, the headquarters of Owo Local Government …

A mother of four, identified as Patience, has been gruesomely murdered by unknown assailants in Akure, the Ondo state capital.    According to Vanguard, the victim, a hairdresser, was reportedly trailed to Kajola area, in the Akure metropolis, where she was attacked and killed at about 8:30pm.    It was gathered …

A 50-year-old man identified as Ojo Ogundeji, has died after setting himself ablaze, razing down his father’s house in Oloruntedo area, Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State.   The deceased reportedly locked himself inside a room and lit the fire. The Nation reported  he told his rescuers before he died, that he committed the act …

Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested a suspected member of a kidnapping syndicate, Tochukwu Nworih, who abducted a six-year-old girl in her mother’s vehicle.    The suspect and his gang were said to have abducted the child while the mother was buying some groceries.    The suspect, who called …