Owo massacre: Ogundare Foundation gives scholarship to victims’ children

Owo Church Attack: ‘They shot choirmaster in my front’, survivor narrates as she marks birthday A Non-Profit Organisation, Ogundare Foundation, has offered to give scholarship to no fewer than 20 children of victims of the Owo massacre at the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, in Ondo State. During a condolence visit to the Olowo of […]

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Ondo PDP insensitive, dancing on graves of Owo terror attack victims – Akeredolu

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, and wife, Betty, at the funeral mass for 22 of the 40 slain victims of the Sunday, June 5 Owo massacre… at the Mydas Resort and Hotel, Owo, on Friday, June 17, 2022 By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has blasted the state’s chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, […]

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Ondo police arrest mother of crime suspect for keeping son’s proceeds from evil, 13 others

The police in Ondo State have arrested the mother of a crime suspect who was allegedly aware of her child’s profession and helps keep the son’s proceeds from the criminal act. Also arrested are 13 others including five suspected cultists, four robbery and four burglary suspects. These were contained in a statement by police spokeswoman […]

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Primary schools teachers redistribution to improve service delivery – Olabimtan

The Chairman of Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Hon. Victor Afolabi Olabimtan, has reaffirmed the stand of government to evenly redistribute primary school teachers across the state’s 18 local government areas for better service delivery. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the board’s Press Officer, Mr Bisi Agboola. While responding […]

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Akeredolu congratulates Ekiti governor-elect, Oyebanji

Commissions upgraded Millennium Eye Centre, Akure Pledges continued partnership with private sector By Banji Ayoola Chairman of the Southwest Governors’ Forum and Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has congratulated the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and winner of Saturday’s governorship election, in Ekiti State, Mr Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji. He also greeted good […]

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Akeredolu’s admission of failure to protect people enough reason to vote out APC in 2023 – PDP

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, at the funeral mass for 22 of the 40 slain victims of the Sunday, June 5 Owo massacre… at the Mydas Resort and Hotel, Owo, on Friday, June 17, 2022 Criticises salary arrears owed teachers, promotion plans By Banji Ayoola The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State on Monday […]

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Akeredolu weeps at Owo mass burial, says ‘we failed to protect these people’

By Banji Ayoola Funeral mass held on Friday for 22 of the 40 slain victims of the Sunday, June 5 Owo church killings amid tears and regret led by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, who, while weeping, lamented that government failed to protect the deceased who looked on to their leaders full of misplaced hope and trust. […]

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Tears as funeral mass holds for slain victims of Owo terror attack

Ondo Police Command mourns, promises to forestall re occurrence Tears flowed freely on Friday as funeral mass held for victims killed in the June 5 terrorist attack on Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. In the attack which occurred during Sunday worship, no fewer than 40 persons were gruesomely killed while over 80 others […]

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Amotekun commanders visit scene of Owo killings, vow to forestall further terror attack in Southwest as Olowo demands state police

Commanders of the Southwest Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps have vowed to forestall any further terror attack in the region. The Corps Commanders in Ondo, Oyo, Ekiti, Osun and Ogun States gave the pledge when they visited the scene of the June 5 attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Owo local government area of […]

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Akeredolu directs Obas to flush out criminals from forests as NBA calls for true federalism

The women during their condolence visit to Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on the Owo horror Women say ‘This is a sad time for us as mothers,’ appeal to Buhari We are for state police and restructuring – Akeredolu Warns marauders to keep off South West We can’t continue like this – Obas Bishops pledge […]

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