The Ondo State Police Command, on Monday, confirmed the arrest of one Augustina Mowari, who allegedly killed her boyfriend, Michael Ikuedowoni, in the state. The suspect allegedly stabbed the deceased to death following an argument that ensued between them over the issue of infidelity on Sunday at Okitipupa community, the headquarters of the Okitipupa Local…
Okah Andrel Eloho The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a landlord and two other suspects over the abduction and murder of two students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Abah John Friday, 25, and Okah Andrel Eloho, 19. Addressing journalists in Akure, the Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Lawal, revealed that one of the…
Gov. Makinde Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has declared that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar leaving the Peoples Democratic Party won’t affect its fortune. Makinde said this in Akure, the Ondo state capital during an interview with journalists at the 10th anniversary of the rulership of the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi. Asked to comment…
The Ondo State Government has approved death sentences for those convicted of kidnapping. According to the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Kayode Ajulo, who spoke on behalf of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Saturday, after the monthly State Executive Council meeting, kidnappers will be sentenced to death after conviction. Ajulo emphasised that the…
A student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic in Ondo State has committed suicide. This has thrown the school community into mourning. The male student from the Mechanical Engineering department, identified as Precious Scott, committed suicide after he was jilted by his lover, sources said. Scott, who allegedly took his own life at night after suffering emotional…
The Ondo State Police Command says it has rescued 20 persons allegedly held hostage by a Ponzi scheme syndicate in the Oba-Ile area of Akure North Local Government Area. Parading the suspect before journalists on Friday in Akure, the state commissioner of police, Wilfred Afolabi, disclosed that the victims were lured into a fraudulent investment…
Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on Monday pardoned 43 convicts to celebrate his swearing-in as governor. Aiyedatiwa was swore in on Monday as the seventh elected governor of the state after winning the Nov. 16, 2024 governorship election. This is contained in a statement issued by his Spokesperson, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan in Akure. The…
Barely 48 hours to the Saturday local government election in Ondo State, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has withdrawn from the exercise. The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) had scheduled this Saturday for the council election, with no fewer than 10 political parties participating in the upcoming exercise. Bakita Bello, the acting chairman…
At least 13 people lost their lives in a road accident along Ikare-Akoko/Owo Road on Saturday in Ondo State. The State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Samuel Ibitoye, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Akure, the state capital. “FRSC regrets to inform the public about a road traffic crash…
