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Woman sent to prison for killing 86 years old mother in Ondo

NewsDeskNgJun 26, 2024June 26, 20240

A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ondo town, headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State, has remanded a 40-year-old woman, Abiodun Oluyade, in a correctional centre for killing her 86-year-old mother, Olawanle Oluyade. The suspect, who was accused of committing the crime on June 13, 2024, at...

Ondo youths protest EFCC raid on night clubs, arrest of 127 suspects

NewsDeskNgJun 10, 2024June 10, 20240

Some youths in Akure, Ondo State capital, on Monday protested against the invasion of some night clubs in the state by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The protesters, who kicked against the commando style in which the anti-graft agency invaded the clubs, stated that the destruction...

Ondo government to invest in Sunshine Stars’ youth team

NewsDeskNgMay 17, 2024May 17, 20240

Ondo State Government has expressed their readiness to invest in Nigeria Premier Football League side Sunshine Stars youth team. The Sunshine Stars U-17 team failed to progress to the playoff of the maiden edition of the NPFL Youth League. The state commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Hon Saka Yusuf-Ogunleye...

Road accident claims three lives in Ondo

NewsDeskNgApr 26, 2024April 26, 20240

At least three persons died in a road accident that occurred along the Akungba-Ikare Road in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State on Friday. It was gathered that the crash involved a Toyota Camry car with number plate LND 592 GX and two commercial buses. An eyewitness said...

Aiyedatiwa names Mimiko’s media aide, Akinduro spokesman to Ondo Deputy Governor

NewsDeskNgMar 20, 2024March 20, 20240

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has approved the appointment of John Paul Akinduro as spokesperson to the Deputy Governor of the state, Olayide Adelami. Prior to his appointment, Akinduro was Special Assistant on Media and Digital Communications to the former governor of the state, Dr Olusegun Mimiko. He held...

Gunmen kill security guards, mutilate bodies in Ondo

NewsDeskNgNov 26, 2022November 26, 20220

Gunmen suspected to be ritualists have killed two security guards at Ikare Akoko, the headquarters of Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. The gunmen were said to have cut off the hands and heads of the deceased persons after they were killed. The attacks took place in a...