…operation neutralised Abdussamad Ohida, a senior ISWAP commander, in Owo forest, Ondo State, at the weekendSecurity sources said Ohida had taken over ISWAP operations in central and southern Nigeria after his predecessor was arrested in 2023Intelligence from the UK and a jailed ISWAP leader reportedly helped expose Ohi…

…Western Nigeria Security Network aka Amotekun officers, at the weekend in Owo forest, Ondo State, eliminated a senior leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Abdussamad Ohida. Security sources said Ohida aka Anwar, who was on the verge of planning massive terrorist attacks in some southern states, was…

…abductors to flee after teargas was deployed and enabling the victim to be rescued In Ondo State, operatives of the State Intelligence-led Violent Crime Response Unit, acting on credible intelligence, arrested two suspected members of an armed robbery syndicate in Akure. The suspects allegedly confessed to beingmembers…

…given a bottle of Fearless energy drink as a waybill package in Lagos for delivery in Ondo State. Babafemi said the driver took the bottle as an energy drink, but operatives of the agency discovered that it had been used to conceal illicit substances, identified as cocaine and methamphetamine. He said the driver spent…

…elections are free, fair, inclusive and credible. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ondo State, Dr Mutiu Agboke, gave the assurance on Friday in Akure at the 2026 edition of a political programme tagged “The Convocation,” with the theme, “Electioneering and the Future of Nigeria’s Democracy.” 6. Again, the preside…

Two suspected armed robbers have been arrested by operatives of the Ondo State Police Command, with a locally made revolver and other exhibits recovered. The suspects were apprehended by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) of the command in Akure, the state capital, while acting on intelligence receive…

…State? No, the WAEC profile states that he received Meritorious Service Awards from the Ondo State Government and Akoko South-West Local Government. He joined WAEC in 1998 Dangut joined the West African Examinations Council in 1998 as an Assistant Registrar II. Over the years, he rose through various positions and beca…

The Ondo State Competition and Consumer Protection Agency (ODCCPA) has warned non-governmental organisations allegedly impersonating officials of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) against extorting traders and sealing business premises across the state. The Executive Chairman of the age…

‎The Ondo State Government has ordered owners of abandoned heavy-duty vehicles, trucks, machinery and large watercraft obstructing roads and waterways across the state to remove them. ‎ ‎‎The government declared that failure to do so within seven days of the announcement , the owners risked forfeiture of such e…

…a local concoction known as ‘monkey tail’ is responsible for the recent mass deaths in Ondo State. Chairman of the committee, Dr Azim Adekunle Ashimi, disclosed this in an update on Tuesday, citing laboratory findings by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC. According to the committe…

…There was a massive turnout in Arogbo, headquarters of Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State, as a political support group, Ondo Riverine for Tinubu and Ojogo, in collaboration with the Apoi Youths Congress, staged a solidarity walk in support of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid and Hon. Donald Kimikanboh…

Secondary school principals in Ondo State have called on the state government to deploy more security personnel around schools to protect students, teachers and school facilities. The principals, under the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools, Ondo State branch, identified inadequate security pe…

A fresh crisis is brewing in Bolorunduro community, Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State, following the state government’s approval and appointment of Professor Akinyele Akinnifesi as the Ekigbade of the community, despite a pending court case over the traditional stool. The post Crisis brews in Ondo community…

Workers of the Ondo State Electricity Board on Monday protested against the alleged failure of the state government to regularise the appointments of long-serving temporary staff. The protesters shut down activities at the board’s headquarters in Akure, the state capital, for several hours, preventing workers from acce…

By Dayo Johnson, Akure AKURE — Students of state-owned universities in Ondo State have issued a 14-day ultimatum to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to resolve the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and o…

The Ondo State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Kayode Ajulo, SAN, has declared that the state has zero tolerance for corruption in the public service. Ajulo, who described corruption as an evil, said the state government stood firmly against it. The commissioner stated this on Monday in Akure, the st…

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a man, Oloruntoba Babatunde, who allegedly produced a herbal liquid substance that killed many people in Araromi-Obu and Odigbo communities in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. It was earlier reported that no fewer than 29 residents of the two communities were killed,…

…suspect, Sunday Segun, was arrested during the operation on Friday, September 11. In Ondo State, NDLEA officers acting on intelligence raided a residence along Oke-Iya, Ijoka Road, Akure, on Wednesday, September 9, and recovered 186kg of skunk concealed in the boot of a Toyota Avalon car marked ABJ 917 FV. The drugs we…

…the statement said. Ondo Police, Amotekun assure schools of security Meanwhile, the Ondo State Police Command and the state security outfit, Amotekun Corps, have assured parents, guardians, students, teachers and school proprietors of adequate security as schools resume for the new academic session. The Police Public R…

…were found on his farm inside the 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, in Akure, Ondo State Could you tell us the circumstances that led to the death of your three children? We always went to the farm. Since they were small, they had always gone to the farm with us. Whenever we went, nothing happened to us in the…

…cocoa plantation at Alani Camp, near Supare in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State. Kehinde left home for the farm on Thursday, September 3, 2026, but failed to return home. His concerned family members and other residents began searching for him. His lifeless body was later discovered along a road lea…

…summit, sponsored by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, was themed ‘Unlocking Ondo State students’ potentials for economic growth.’ The NANS president said Nigeria had operated the fuel subsidy regime for about four decades, during which successive governments, economists and policy analysts agreed that it w…

Youths and women from Oba-Ile in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Sunday, protested what they described as distortion of the traditional process for selecting the next Oloba of Oba-Ile. The post Oba-Ile youths, women protest alleged distortion of obaship selection appeared first on Tribune Online.

No fewer than 100 youths and women in Akoko South-East Local Government Area of Ondo State have received N10 million grants as part of efforts by the council administration to boost livelihoods and cushion the effects of economic hardship. The post Akoko S’East LG gives N10m to 100 youths, women appeared first on Tribu…

…Ondo A 23-year old man, Akuade Samuel, has been arraigned before a Magistrate's court in Ondo State for allegedly k!lling his mother, Akuade Olufunke, with a cutlass. Samuel was arraigned on a charge of m8rder before Magistrate Olateju Odenusi-Fadeyi. The prosecutor, Taiwo Oniyeye, told the court that the defendant all…