Category: Ondo State

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has provided financial support to selected communities in Ondo State as part of efforts to discourage the cultivation of illicit crops and promote legitimate economic activities. The intervention, under the agency’s Alternative Development Project, saw three communities — Ifon, Eleyowo and Ilu-Abo receive funding to encourage residents to […]

as joint security agencicriminality A Joint Task Force, JTF, comprising the military, Department of State Services, DSS, Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC and the Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, has embarked on a statewide show of force to combat rising insecurity. The operation, which marks the second phase […]

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has demonstrated remarkable dedication to maintaining peace, strengthening institutions of governance and promoting inclusive development across all sectors of the state. “His leadership style is marked by humility, accessibility and a sincere desire to serve the people”. The Concerned Grassroots Leaders in Ondo State under the All Progressives Congress (APC),stated […]

debunks APC crisis claim Ondo State Government has reassured residents of strengthened security operations and continued development efforts across the state, urging citizens to support ongoing reforms aimed at safeguarding lives and property. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Hon. Idowu Ajanaku, gave the assurance while speaking on Public Square, a live programme on Adaba […]

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa said he had.focused all his energy on truly. serving the people, and had never contemplated his purported reelection bid. He spoke in reaction to Thursday’s judgement by a Federal High Court sitting in Akure, which had barred him from re-contesting his seat in the state’s 2028 governorship election. Indeed, the […]

By Tunde Odesola Sometimes, words create accidental rhyme where meaning does not. Etymologically, ‘Moses’ and ‘Osmosis’ are not related, even though they sound similar, and both bear a sense of ‘passing through’. Osmosis, a Greek word, literally suggests water passing through a boundary, just as Moses, the Anglicised version of Moshe, a Hebrew name, means […]

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has sworn in its new executives in Ondo State. They emerged from a fresh state congress held in Akure on Wednesday. The court had nullified last week’s congress of the party, which it said violated the laws. The legal tussle initiated by a group within All Progressives Congress (APC) in […]

Ondo State Government has banned the operations of commercial motorcycle operations ‘Okada riding’ from 7:00pm till 6:00am. Besides, it gave a two weeks ultimatum to all Okada riders in the state to register and collect certified documents of eligibility to use their motorcycles within Ondo State. The State Commander of the State Security Network, codenamed […]

Aggrieved residents of Ilu Abo and neighbouring communities in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, hit the streets on Tuesday protesting the worsening kidnapping incidents in their communities. Carrying placards and chanting protest songs, they blocked the Akure – Owo expressway demanding that the authorities should urgently take drastic steps to protect them […]

To effectively tackle kidnapping and other crimes at Ilu Abo, in Ondo North Local Government Area of Ondo State, the police have set up a tactical team base in the community. The state police boss, Mr Adebowale Lawal announced the step at Ilu Abo while addressing residents who were protesting against insecurity in the community […]