Category: Ondo State

Ondo Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has disclosed that 218 road crashes were recorded across Ondo State between January and June this year. The corps also said the crashes killed 75 people, while 1,428 persons were involved during the period under review. The Deputy Corps Commander (Operations), Mr Richard Adetoro, disclosed this […]

Nine persons were burnt to death in a road accident that occurred along the Ore-Lagos highway. It occurred at Omotosho Step Down Bridge in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The victims were said to have been burnt beyond recognition. Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ore Unit Command, Mr Sikiru Alonge, […]

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State has raised alarm on an alleged plan by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to sell 50,000 hectares of Idanre Forest Reserve. It raised the alarm in a statement titled “Ondo PDP cautions Akeredolu on the sale of 50,000 hectares of Idanre Foresst Reserve,” which was signed by its State […]

By Martins Oloja Again, I have seen hope of a better Nigeria despite the present darkness. I mean in spite of the clear and present danger to the federation that is already on the brink, I see hope. O yes hopeless, hold your breath! I have seen what that iconic writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o, I […]

In compliance with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Alkali Baba Usman, banning the use of Spy plate number, the Ondo State Police Command has started enforcement of the ban. A statement by the command’s spokeswoman, SP Funmilayo Odunlami said the move was to “curb the excesses of using the plates number to […]

Another victim of the June 5 terrorist attack on a church in Owo has died in the hospital, according to the Ondo State Government. Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, disclosed this while speaking with journalists in Akure, the state capital after the state council meeting on Wednesday evening. He said the victim passed […]

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has signed into law the first amendment to the Ondo State Security Network Agency Law, codenamed Amotekun. The Governor, who assented to the bill at the State Executive Chamber of his office, noted that the new amendment became imperative in light of the heightened insecurity across the state. He […]

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has assigned portfolios to the two new Commissioners who were sworn-in earlier on Wednesday. The two new Commissioners are Mr. Akinwumi Samson Sowore and Prince Jacob Adeboboye Ologbese. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Olabode Olatunde, said that Sowore and Ologbese have been assigned […]