Gov’s wife bags Ambassador of Science Award

By Maria Famakinwa | Wife of Ondo State Governor, Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu , has been honoured with Ambassador of Science Award by the Nano-Research Group of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). The award was given to the First Lady in recognition of her outstanding contributions to raising technology leaders through the BEMORE Empowered Initiative. […]

Legal giants laud Akeredolu over donation of Bar Complex

By Adekola Afolabi | Legal icons including the first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Folake Solanke, CON, Chief Akin Olujimi, SAN, and the President of NBA, Olumide Apata; Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN, have showered encomiums on the Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for providing leadership in all ramifications. The legal giants commended Governor Akeredolu for […]

Eid-el-Kabir: Business activities resumes

By Jimoh Ahmed, Ikare-Akoko | Business activities resumed throughout Ondo North on Thursday after the Eid-el Kabir holiday. A two day holiday, was declared by the Federal Government for this year’s Eidl Kabir celebration. Government and private businesses were opened up for business as early as 7.00 am, workers turned up at their various duty […]

Social media as marriage killer

By Adedotun Ajayi | Social media’s impact on homes is one of the most important conversations of our time. It has been ruling our lives, work and relationships has both positive and negative impacts on our relationships; some people met their soulmates through the social media while others got divorced after finding out their partners […]

Should teens have smart phones?

By Maria Famakinwa | There have been unending arguments whether or not it is right for teens to have smart phones. Some people who are against the idea believe that giving teens smart phones would expose them to the negative side of technology and distractions. Others who support the idea believe that teens in our […]

Inside students sex workers’ web

By Saheed Ibrahim & Oke Damilola Obagade | -We became sex workers to pay fees -Most of our clients are married men -Traditionalist, Pastor & Alfa support us with prayers, charms The case of a 21-year-old 300 level student of University of Lagos, Chidinma Ojukwu arrested for the murder of Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga […]

On Law Against Violence

RECENTLY, the Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, signed a law to prohibit all forms of violence against persons and to provide maximum and effective remedies for victims, as well as punish people found culpable of violence in private and public settings. WHILE the first part of the law defines the terms of the law, […]

Robbery attacks: Ondo police beef-up security in banks

By Michael ofulue | In its determination to guarantee the safety of banks across Ondo State, the Special Armed Tactical policemen have been deployed to keep surveillance around all financial institutions in the state. The Tactical Squad is made up of detectives from the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Special Anti-Kidnapping, Special Anti-Cultism and […]

Agent docked over visa fraud

By Michael Ofulue | A 53-year-old man, Mustapha, who allegedly obtained the sum of five hundred thousand naira from a man on the pretense of procuring a visa from him has appeared before an Akure Magistrate’s Court. Mustapha, who claimed to be a visa agent was arraigned before the court by the Police on one […]

Driver nabbed for stealing passengers’ belongings

By Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo | Osun State Police Command has arrested a commercial driver for carting away the belongings of his passengers who alighted to rescue accident victims on the Ilesa-Ibadan expressway. The Police made this known while debunking a viral information on social media that the commercial bus driver sold off his passengers to […]