‘Ibarapaland is now safe’ Illegal gold miners arrested inside Owo forest reserve by men of the Ondo State Amotekun Corps Men of the Ondo State Security Network, known as the Amotekun Corps, have arrested 15 persons suspected to be mining gold illegally inside the Owo forest reserves. The suspects were operating in 50 locations inside the forest […]
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By Banji Ayoola About four months after he was sentenced to life imprisonment for complicity in the disappearance of a one-year-old boy, Gold Kolawole, in his church in November 2019, the founder of Sotitobire Praising Chapel, Akure, in the Ondo State capital, Prophet Babatunde Alfa, has approached the Appeal court to quash the conviction. He […]
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Some suspected Fulani herdsmen have reportedly killed a farmer, Mr Dayo Ibiye, on his farm at Ajowa Akoko in the Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State on Friday. The deceased was said to be a cousin of the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on New Media, Mr Gani Muhammed-Ajowa. Mohammed-Ajowa, […]
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Ondo State Security Network also known as the Amotekun Corps on Thursday confirmed that some herdsmen have started leaving the state’s forest reserves for other neighbouring states. It said those who agreed to leave could not cope with the terms and conditions of the state government. It said its officials are deployed to escort the […]
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slams Oyo, Ondo governors for going to Abuja to beg Buhari Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, has lambasted Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde; and his Ondo State counterpart, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, for visiting President Muhammadu Buhari in a bid to find lasting solution to the herdsmen crisis rocking the two South-West […]
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Sympathisers at the scene after the latest accident The agrarian community of Akungba Akoko in the Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State was thrown into mourning on Saturday, January 23, 2021, after a road accident which occurred opposite the Adekunle Ajasin University, killing many people, including some students of the institution. The […]
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The Chief Executive Officer of Gallery Security Services, High Chief Bibopere Ajube has appointed a former Ondo State Correspondent of Independent Newspaper, Mr Yemi Akintomide as his Special Assistant on Media and Public Communication. He would also function as Media/Corporate Affairs Manager for both Gallery Security Services and Bradama International Skill Works Limited, with corporate […]
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The death of some students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State in an accident that occurred near the gate of the institution has thrown the entire university and student community into mourning. Students have called on the state government to dualise the Akungba Road report Samuel Agbelusi and Peter Emmanuel (AAUA). When the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his administration’s commitment to enhancing and improving the health status and social-economic activities of the citizenry. He spoke yesterday during the commissioning and handing over of the Ondo Town Erosion Control Works. The project is four kilometre in length and it is expected to put an end to perennial flooding […]
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By Banji Ayoola President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday gave his support and encouragement for Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in his resolve to flush out criminals from forests in the state. A statement by the Information and Orientation Commissioner, Mr Donald Ojogo, said the governor, who is also the Chairman of the South West Governors […]
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