Be good ambassadors, Akeredolu charges 276 intending pilgrims By Adekola Afolabi | Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has charged the 276 intending pilgrims to this year’s Hajj to be good ambassadors of the state and abide by the rules of their engagement at the Holy Land. The governor who gave the charge while addressing […]
Court ends 20-year-old marriage over desertion Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti \ An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court has dissolved a 20-year-old marriage between Bunmi Awolusi and her husband, Olusola Awolusi, on grounds of threat to life and desertion. Bunni, 47, a fish seller and resident of Adehun, Zone 7, in Ado-Ekiti, had dragged her husband before the court […]
Driver remanded over alleged death of passengers By Sade Adewale, Ondo | A driver, Moses Jeremiah, who allegedly drove dangerously on highway, thereby causing the death of three people, has been remanded in prison custody. The Ondo Magistrates’ Court gave the order after the police charged Jeremiah to court for driving recklessly along Igushin, Ondo […]
Octogenarian docked over threat to life By Sade Adewale | An 80-year-old man , Isaac Olufemi Akinfesola, has been dragged before the Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ondo town, for allegedly threatening the life of one Isaiah Taye with cutlass. The police brought Akinfesola before the court for also forcibly entering into Junaid cocoa family farmland. […]
Lawyer frowns at Fulani herdsmen recall to North By Kayode Olabanji | An Akure-based legal practitioner, Mr. Olaleye Akintububo, has condemned the purported order by the Northern Elders directing Fulani herdsmen to return to the North, saying it is not only divisive, but a tall order that is grossly unrealistic. Akintuhubo, who stated this in […]
14 Araromi Obu/Ikale crisis suspects for arraignment in court today By Kayode Olabanji | The fourteen suspects arrested by the police in connection with the Araromi Obu/Ikale crisis, will be arraigned today, before the Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court. Yesterday, the suspects were brought before the court to answer charges on offences which range from alleged […]
Armed security on highways to checkmate criminality – Police By Michael Ofulue | The Ondo State Police Command, has explained reasons for the deployment of policemen on the major highways across the state, saying it was targeted at checkmating criminality. Following the incessant cases of criminality on the highways, the command had deployed both conventional […]
Commissioner calls for synergy between OSDPC, Lands By Femi Atolagbe The Management of the Ondo State Development and Property Corporation (OSDPC) has been urged to give maximum cooperation to the Ministry of Lands& Housing in order to achieve success together. The Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Alhaji Abdulfatai Olotu made the call while playing host […]
Count us out of vigilante – Miyetti Allah By Abimbola Akindunbi, Adekola Afolabi & Tola Gbadamosi | The Ondo State Chairman of Miyetti Allah, Alhaji Gabar Garuba has disassociated the group from any existing herdsmen vigilante operatives in the state. Equally, the State Police Command also said the State Police is not involved in the […]
Varsity don canvasses pro-poor housing policy By Bukola Olamona | A university scholar, Professor Afolabi Aribigbola has strongly canvassed a pro-poor housing policy as a remedy to the nation’ predominant urban development predicament. Aribigbola stated this yesterday while delivering the 13th inaugural lecture of Adekunle Ajasin University. The scholar who is a professor of Urban […]
