FIDA  vows to fight violence against women, children

By Adekola Afolabi | The new chairperson of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Ondo State chapter, Mrs Bola Joel-Ogundadegbe, has vowed to ruthlessly fight all forms of abuse and violence against women and children to restore peace in the society during her tenure. She equally promised to enhance the status of women by […]

Two  in court over murder

By Kayode Olabanji | Two men, Oyekanmi Ojo, 23, and Olawale Ogundaisi, 31, have been dragged  before an Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting at Oke-Eda, Akure over alleged murder of one Festus Asangwor. The police  brought the defendants before the Magistrates’ Court presided over by Mrs Victoria Bob-Manuel, on two counts of conspiracy and murder. […]

Man jailed for setting farm ablaze

From Fasusi Martins, Okitipupa | A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Igbekebo, Ondo state, has sentenced a middle-aged man, Friday Omoboh, to two years imprisonment for burning 561 bunches of hybrid palm-fruits on a farmland. Omoboh, who was arraigned on six counts charge was said to have conspired with others now at large to destroy and […]

Clergy docked over alleged N457,000 fraud

By Kayode Olabanji | A 53-year-old clergyman, Akinlolu Ojo, has been arraigned  before an Akure Magistrates’ Court  for allegedly defrauding a farmer, Godspower Obonah, of N457, 000.   The police brought the cleric before the court on Monday, on two counts of intent to defraud and stealing. The Hope Metro gathered that the suspect  allegedly […]

Police nab 3 burglars in Ondo

By Tola Gbadamosi | Nemesis has  caught  up with  three armed  men suspected to have frequently raided shops overnight and carted away goods in Ondo town.  Ondo State police command said the suspects were apprehended  by  a team of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the State  Command, during one of their operations along Oke-Agunla street  […]

Ebiseni commends labour over strike suspension

By Adekola Afolabi | The Ondo South PDP Senatorial aspirant in the 2019 general elections,  Barrister Sola Ebiseni has commended the NLC for calling off its proposed nationwide strike over the new National Minimum Wage. He said the proposed nationwide industrial action would have negatively affected the economy of the country in general if not […]

Ifa corpus, items and motifs

By M. A. Alabi | Ifa dida (Ifa divination) prose/poetry has been in existence for decades and is being practised globally.  Ifa is as old as man himself, rich in myths and in mythology, which explains the community up to their minimum expression. Ifa corpus utilises and relates the chain – relationship of proverbs, stories […]

Akure-Owo highway repair begins

By Abimbola Akindunbi & Tola Gbadamosi | A serial bag snatcher, who allegedly specialises in snatching bags containing money from bank customers, was on Friday, caught in Akure metropolis. Coincidentally, The Hope  Metro, was at the scene of the incident when the suspect was apprehended by an angry mob on Friday, after luck ran out […]

APC sues for peace in Ore

From Francis Akinnodi, Ore | The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has called for peace and unity among its members in Ore ward 10 in Odigbo Local Government area. Deputy State Chairman of the party, Hon Agabra Ikoto Atili made the call at the party Secretariat while addressing youths from the area who […]

AAUA’s staff societies assures of better synergy

By Lola Omowaye & Bukola Olamona | The various Staff Multipurpose Cooperative Societies in Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, have been promised improved working relationship by the management of the institution. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Igbekele Ajibefun, gave the assurance at an education workshop organised by the Academic Staff Cooperative Multipurpose Society at […]