…as Ondo residents sought spiritual assistance for the release and safe return of the monarch The abductors of the traditional ruler of Oso Ajowa-Akoko, Oba Clement Olukotun, in the Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, have contacted his family, demanding one hundred million Naira (N100m) ransom for his release. Recall that the monarch
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‘She tried to mediate in a dispute between Oguntuyi and his brother when she was stabbed on her neck and other parts of her body’ A 23-year-old man, Abidemi Oguntuyi, has been arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Akure, the capital of Ondo State for stabbing his co-tenant, Abiye Friday, to death. The deceased, a
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Commuters and motorists plying the Ilawe-Ado road in Ekiti State, especially those travelling to Ondo State, Lagos and Abuja were left stranded yesterday, as a portion of the road collapsed. A large portion of the road at the Ilawe end of the road, which collapsed in the early hours of Wednesday, impeded the free flow
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The Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state, has said that any cow seen wandering the streets of Akure, will be arrested. This came after the South West government banned open grazing. According to the Governor, his go is putting an end to open grazing. In an interview with TCV, the Governor said; ‘We are banning
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Two persons have reportedly been killed while an operational vehicle and motorcycles belonging to the Ondo State Security Network Agency known as the Amotekun Corps, were set ablaze by suspected herdsmen. The unknown persons allegedly attacked the Sanusi Village in Owo local government area of Ondo State on Thursday. According to the state Public Relations
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The Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun, on Tuesday arrested two armed Fulani herdsmen and their cows numbering 200 along Ijare -Irese Road in the Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State. The suspects were alleged to have used their cows to destroy some crops on the farms of some farmers in the area. They
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The Ondo State Security Network Agency, aka Operation Amotekun, has arrested a 46-year-old man, Shina Adaramola, for alleged theft in Owo, the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The suspect, a bricklayer, during interrogation, claimed to have robbed over 100 houses, adding that he used charms to rape about 50 women. The
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Twelve persons have been confirmed dead while search continues for others in an accident that occurred near the entrance gate of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government Area Ondo State. The accident was said to have occurred when a truck coming from Obajana in Kogi State lost control and rammed
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The presidency has reacted to the directive of Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, who gave herders a seven-day ultimatum to vacate forests in the state. The governor, who said the decision was taken as a result of rising insecurity in the state, added that “bad elements” have turned the forest reserves into hideouts for
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The Ondo State Police Command on Tuesday night said a three-month-old baby reportedly stolen from her mother’s shop in Ondo town in the state had been found. The state police command disclosed this in a statement by its spokesman, ASP Tee-Leo Ikoro in Akure on Tuesday night, adding that the feat was achieved through an
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The Ondo State Commissioner for Regional Integration, Prof. Bayonle Ademodi, is dead. Ademodi died on Saturday at the age of 68. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Doland Ojogo, confirmed the development in a statement in Akure, the state capital. “It was received with great shock and disbelief,” he said. The former caretaker committee
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The Ondo State Security Agency Network, the Amotekun, on Wednesday, said it had arrested some persons in connection with the killing of the Olufon of Ifon, Oba Israel Adeusi. According to the Commander of the Ondo Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, the suspects were arrested by a combined team
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Police in Ondo State have arraigned one Olayiwola Taofik before a Magistrate’s Court in Akure for allegedly defrauding one Godwin Olayeni the sum of N25m. Taofik was said to have fraudulently obtained the sum of N24, 750 million from one Olayemi Godwin under the pretence of procurement of visa documents for his wife and two
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Following the surge in the spate of kidnapping and armed robbery in the state in recent times, the governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has restricted the operation of commercial motorcycles popularly known as ‘Okada’ in the state after 6pm. The restriction is also extended to vehicles bearing tinted glasses without necessary permit. This was
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Ondo was turned into mourning avenue as truck crushed 10 traders to death on Saturday evening at a market in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state.. Eyewitnesses told journalists that the incident occurred when the driver of the truck carrying bags of rice lost control of the vehicle and rammed into
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