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Ondo: Palm-oil thief to spend six years in prison
A Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has sentenced Chinaza Njoku, 35, to six years imprisonment for stealing palm-oil. Njoku was...
Civil servant suspended over Akeredolu’s death rumour
Ondo State Public Service has suspended a civil servant for allegedly spreading false information about the state governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Pastor John...
Ondo man defiles neighbour’s daughter for money ritual
The men of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested a 27-year-old man, Adeniyi Adeleke, for allegedly raping a ten-year-old girl in Idoani in Ose Local...
I slept with my 10-yr-old daughter for money rituals — Father confesses
A 27-year-old father, Adeniyi Adeleke, arrested by police detectives in Ondo state, for having carnal knowledge of her daughter has confessed that he...
2023: Akeredolu funding wife’s Imo senatorial ambition with Ondo money – PDP alleges
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State of using state funds to support his wife, Mrs Betty Akeredolu’s...
Akeredolu’s wife, Betty reacts to report of husband’s ‘death’
Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, wife of Rotimi Akeredolu, Ondo State Governor, has denied reports that her husband is dead. Reports had over the weekend emerged on social media...
Herders attack Ondo farmer with machete for refusing money request
A 77-year-old farmer narrowly escaped death when suspected herdsmen attacked him on his farm in the Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State....
Traditional ruler, others arraigned over alleged murder in Ondo
Chief Adinlewa Adeniyi, the traditional ruler of the Igoba community, the Obalogun of Igoba, in Ondo State’s Akure North Local Government Area, has been charged...
Man bathes wife with hot water in Ondo
A housewife, Iyanu Ojo is lying critically ill at the Owo general hospital, in Ondo State, after her husband, Oluwaseun Ojo reportedly bathes her with hot...
2023: Akeredolu gives political appointees 48 hours to resign
AT least 10 political appointees in Ondo State may resign ahead of the 2023 general elections, as Governor Rotimi Akeredolu issued a 48-hour ultimatum to...
Residents beat fake BEDC official in Ondo
A fake employee of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, Gbenga Alejo, has been attacked and beaten into a coma by residents of Oshinle...
Court restrains Ondo Govt from demolishing Trade Fair Complex
An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, the state capital, has ordered the state government not to demolish structures at the state’s Trade Fair Complex. The...
Akeredolu’s wife: Why I’m contesting Imo East Senatorial seat in 2023
Wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Akeredolu, says she is running for Imo East Senatorial District election in 2023 to lead the leadership conversation...
Ondo: I’m not in German hospital, I only went on leave – Akeredolu
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has debunked rumors that he is currently being treated in a German hospital. The claim, which had been making the...
Ondo Governor, Akeredolu Reportedly Hospitalised in Germany
There are indications that Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state may have been hospitalised in Germany after falling ill. Nationnewslead...
PDP passes vote of no-confidence on Ondo lawmaker
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State has passed a vote of no confidence on Rasheed Elegbeleye, the member...
Ondo NURTW Crisis: Ten injured in fracas as Akeredolu inaugurates motor parks committee
The leadership crisis in the Ondo State Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has turned bloody as no fewer than ten members were injured during...
DSS arrest nursing mother, five others over kidnapping in Ondo
A nursing mother who was arrested alongside some criminal suspects has claimed to be responsible for keeping the gang’s arsenal. Laptops, cash, locally produced...
Court remands 19-year-old for allegedly raping minor
A 19-year-old apprentice, Babatunde Bobola, has been remanded in the Akure Correctional Centre by an Akure Magistrate Court for allegedly raping an eight-year-old...
APC condemns attack on Ondo Assembly spokesman
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has condemned attack on the spokesman for the House of Assembly, Gbenga Omole. Omole, the chairman, House...
