Gunmen Kill Man, Abduct Businesswoman in Ondo Community

Armed men suspected to be kidnappers have killed a man and abducted a businesswoman in Ayede Ogbese, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State.   The victim, identified as…

NDLEA Operative Shot Dead During Drug Bust in Ondo Town

Tragedy struck in the early hours of Tuesday as an operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), identified simply as Jide, was shot dead during a sting operation…

Mimiko: Tinubu’s Health Reforms Can Curb Brain Drain – If Properly Funded

Akure, Ondo State – Former Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has stated that the ongoing reforms in Nigeria’s health sector under President Bola Tinubu have the potential to…

Ondo CP Wilfred Afolabi Redeployed to Abuja Amid Protest Fallout

Wilfred Olutokunbo Afolabi, the Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, has been redeployed to the Force Headquarters in Abuja by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. The redeployment, which…

Police Arrest Two Suspected Drug Peddlers, Seize 51 Bags of Indian Hemp in Ondo

Operatives of the Tactical Intelligence Response Squad (TIRS) of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested two suspected drug peddlers and recovered 51 bags of Indian hemp in Owo Local…

Ondo Residents Blame Politicians for Surge in Cult Violence, Demand Urgent Action

Residents of Ondo town have accused local politicians of fueling the recent wave of cult-related violence and killings that have thrown the community into chaos.   The accusations were made…

Two die as Okada riders protest killing of colleague in Ondo

Hundreds of commercial motorcycle riders went on the rampage in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Wednesday, as they protested against the killing of two of their colleagues by a…

Ondo varsity shut indefinitely over 120% fee hike

AUTHORITIES of the University of Medical Sciences, UNIMED, in Ondo State, yesterday, postponed indefinitely the resumption for its 2021/2022 academic session to avert students protesting the 120 percent hike in…

ONDO STATE Landlady kills tenant

The Ondo state police have arrested a 45 year old woman simply identified as Mrs Folasade for allegedly killing her tenant, Mrs Omolola Oladipupo during a scuffle in the kitchen.…

Missing Ondo woman found dead in cocoa plantation

A woman, Joke Olaniji, has been found dead on a cocoa farm in the Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State, two weeks after she was declared missing. The…