By Tola Gbadamosi | The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ondo State, on Friday destroyed 10,210 bags of Indian hemp, otherwise known as ‘Sativa Cannabis.’ It was learnt that the substance weighing 132,730kg were discovered by operatives of the command and thereafter destroyed in a makeshift warehouse situated in Ute forest, Ose Local […]
By Sade Adewale, Ondo | What could have made an ex-convict return to his vomit, was the question that filled the minds of the audience at an Ondo Magistrates’ Court, last Thursday. But the 45-year-old accused, Sunny Williams, who could not bear the shame, told the court that he has since turned over a new […]
Fasusi Martins, Okitipupa | An Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court has dissolved a five-year-old marriage on ground of the wife’s violence conduct towards her husband. The presiding Judge of the court, Mr. Adedeji O. Adebisi, dissolved the marriage between Mr. Niyi Iwasanmi and Mrs. Tope Iwasanmi, saying all efforts to reconcile the parties had failed. Adebisi ruled […]
By Tola Gbadamosi | The Ondo State Police Command has said it is on the trail of some burglars who allegedly broke into the MTN and Glo mast engine stations in Ikare Akoko station. The Hope Metro gathered that the yet to be apprehended hoodlums simultaneously broke into the two stations on December 20, 2018. […]
By Sunmola Olowookere | It was indeed, a mixed feelings for an elderly couple, Sulaiman Jimoh and Oluwaseun Fowomo, as they gained their freedom from incarceration. The couple, who betrayed emotions, shed tears of joy, as the man wiped his face unrestrainedly, while his wife leaped for joy, as they were granted amnesty at the […]
By Bayo Fasunwon | The need and eventual quest for development predates the era of institutionalised globalisation. This is evident in the various life improvement mechanisms adopted by different societies, kingdoms, and empires, ever before the advent of colonialism. However, the intensification of interactions between and among nations in the contemporary world has made the […]
By Sina Ogunjobi | It is a Yoruba sociopolitical group. Its main agenda is to protect interests of yorubas in Nigeria. Lofty as this agenda may look, internal bracketing and political interests among its members seem to be a great challenge for the group from achieving this dream. Afenifere a sociopolitical group in the southwest […]
An undergraduate student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Miss Olagundoye Victoria Blessing has emerged Miss Owo Beauty Pageant carting home the sum of N200,000. Olagundoye, 21, defeated two other runners up to clinch the coveted crown, sponsored by Mr Gabriel Shinaayomi Ariremako, the CEO of Primebeing Corporate Entertainment in conjunction with Owo Youth Ambassador. […]
By Sunmola Olowookere | The whole room was silent after the statement made by Eniola. The men could not look at each other’s face. The shame was palpable. The silence was so thick that you could cut it with a knife. Then the chairman croaked in a voice thickened with unshed tears ” you are […]
By Adekola Afolabi | Sixteen members of the Ondo State House of Assembly who were alleged to have appended their signatures on a petition to the Debt Management Office (DMO) requesting it to decline any loan request from the Ondo State Government have vehemently denied doing so. A copy of the petition to the DMO […]
