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Ondo attack: Police, Owo monarch deny arrest of attackers
The Ondo State Police Command has denied the arrest of the attackers of St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, where no fewer than 40 people were killed and...
Owo Massacre: FG’s conclusion on ISWAP too hasty – Gov Akeredolu
Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has said the admittance of the deadly terrorist group, the Islamic State West Africa Province...
Owo massacre: How Amotekun would have stopped attack – Afenifere’s Adebanjo
The Leader of the Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo, has said the attack at St Francis Catholic Church, Owo...
BREAKING: Gunmen kill four in Ondo
Four persons, including tea sellers, a commercial driver and road side traders have been shot dead by gunmen operating on motorcycles. The killing...
Owo massacre: We’ll provide memorial park, land for mass burial – Akeredolu
Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the Governor of Ondo State, has pledged that the State will provide land for the mass burial of the victims of the Owo terror...
Owo massacre: ‘If the killers escape death, God didn’t send me’ – Oyedepo spits fire
Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church has expressed optimism that the attackers of St. Francis Church, Owo in Ondo State would be punished for their...
Owo massacre: Set up vigilantes in your council areas to prevent attacks – Akeredolu tells LG chairmen
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has encouraged the chairmen of the state’s 18 local government councils to establish community security...
Owo massacre: Gov. Akeredolu gives update, reveals number of victims
Eighty persons were affected in Sunday’s attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in Akure on Tuesday....
Owo massacre: Akeredolu declares seven days mourning
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has declared a seven-day mourning in the State following the attack on Saint Francis Catholic Church in...
Pope Francis reacts to Owo church massacre
His Holiness, Pope Francis, has expressed his solidarity and closeness with Catholics in Nigeria after gunmen stormed St. Francis Catholic Church,...
Lawan’s consensus candidacy, an expensive joke, Adamu on his own – Akeredolu
Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the Governor of Ondo State, has faulted the announcement of Senate President Ahmed Lawan as the All Progressives Congress, APC, consensus...
Owo church killings: Yorubas can’t be overrun, we’re ready to defend ourselves – Ooni of Ife
Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, on Monday, condemned the killings of innocent worshippers at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in...
Oyetola, Osun government condemn Ondo Church attack, commiserate with government, citizens
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and Osun State Government condemn in strong terms the terrorist attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa street, Owo...
BREAKING: Osinbajo denies being involved in auto crash on airport road
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has debunked reports that he was involved in an auto crash on Monday morning. Reports had emerged on social media that Osinbajo’s...
Owo massacre: Tinubu visits Ondo over attack on Catholic church
An All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu on Monday visited Owo, Ondo State. Tinubu paid a condolence visit to Owo following the massacre at...
Bandits kill over 50 in Ondo Catholic Church
Bandits have reportedly killed over 50 persons in an attack on the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo...
BREAKING: Many feared dead as explosion rocks church in Owo
An explosion on Sunday rocked St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, in the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. According to sources, the explosion on...
We are ready for APC presidential primary – Akeredolu
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has assured that the All Progressives Congress will have a hitch-free presidential primary election on...
Ondo APC denies adding political appointees to delegates’ list
The All Progressives Congress in Ondo State has said that no political appointee was among the national delegate list it sent to Abuja to participate in...
EFCC arrests 41 suspected ‘Yahoo boys’ in Akure
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 41 suspected internet fraudsters in Akure, the capital of Ondo. A statement on...
