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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...

Ondo: Akeredolu bans NURTW over crisis, sets up park management

  The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has had its activities banned by the Ondo State Government, alleging a “prolonged crisis” within the...

Four youths struck dead by lightning in Ondo community

  Four youths have lost their lives in Ago-Dada in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State following a lightning strike in the community. The incident was...

One dies, 15 pupils injure in Ondo school bus fire

    A total of 15 pupils of Hope of Tomorrow Academy in Akungba, Akoko South West Local Government suffered burnt injuries after the bus they were boarded to...

2022: Avairy Club Of Nigeria Holds It’s Annual Supreme Conclave

    The Aviary Club of Nigeria, Ondo State While Joining Millions of Avians worldwide to celebrate it’s Annual Supreme Conclave Vows to stand against all...

2023: Why I returned to PDP — Mimiko

    The Immediate past governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has explained why he returned to the opposition People’s Democratic Party.   Recall...

FUTA confirms death of ex-VC, Prof Daramola

    Authorities of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) have confirmed the death of its immediate past Vice Chancellor, Professor Adebiyi Gregory...

Insecurity: Ondo LG bans night trading

    The Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State has banned night trading beyond 11:00 p.m. as part of security measures against criminal activities in the...

OAU VC: Ife indigenes, traditionalists’ protest nauseating, assault on intellectuals – Akeredolu

  Chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has expressed concern over the turn of events at Obafemi...

Abducted Trader In Ondo Kills Kidnappers Who Fell Asleep, Recovers Police Rifles From Them

    Acocoa merchant at Supare Akoko, Ondo State, Idowu Shaba, has reportedly killed two of his abductors after they fell asleep in their den. According to The...

Ondo State Football Club Mourns As Goalkeeper Dies Hours After Training

    Sunshine Queens FC of Akure has lost its goalkeeper, Elizabeth Johnson. A statement by its Media Officer, Femi Atolagbe, described the incident as...

Ondo shoemaker claiming self-defence stabs landlord’s son to death

    A shoemaker, Sikiru Owolabi, has been arrested for allegedly killing a 48-year-old man, Bolanle Adilewa, in the Ijo Mimo area of Akure, the Ondo State...

OPC leader remanded for allegedly attacking mosque, hacking worker

    A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has remanded a leader of the Oodua People’s Congress, Temitope Alo, in a custodial centre for...

Gunmen abduct four-year-old girl in Ondo

  A four-year-old girl, Esther Olisa, has been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in Ondo State. The gunmen, who were said to be four in number, abducted...

Confusion in Ondo community as bird with cipher ring falls from sky

  There was confusion in Badore, in Iju Odo, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State as a big bird, identified as eagle, fell in the community from the sky....

2023: How Gov ‘Akeredolu confirmed APC a Yahoo Yahoo party’ – PDP chieftain

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, has said Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has confirmed the party’s stance that the All...

One shot dead, two injuries as gunmen attack secondary school inter-house sports in Ondo

There was pandemonium in Ikare Akoko, headquarters of Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State on Thursday as gunmen attacked students during a secondary...

Siblings remanded for allegedly killing 20-year-old girl in Ondo

    A Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State capital, has remanded two brothers in a correctional centre over their alleged involvement in the death of...

Motorcycle thief burnt to death in Ondo

    A member of a syndicate specialised in stealing motorcycles in Ondo city has been killed and burnt to death by a mob at the Sabo area of the town. The...