…event recognising outstanding students, teachers, and national award recipients across Ondo State.

Ondo government bans cash payments in schools The Ondo State Government has banned cash payments in public schools as part of measures to curb alleged extortion and unauthorised levies imposed on pupils and students by school authorities.The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun, a…

…suspected kidnapper negotiating ransom, another targeting his former employer's wife The Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, has arrested two suspected kidnappers, and eight others for various offences across the state. The Corps Commander of Amotekun Corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, paraded ten susp…

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has clarified President Bola Tinubu’s recent comments on the construction of flyovers by state governors, saying the President did not condemn governors for building the infrastructure. It was earlier reported that Tinubu urged state governors to stop building flyovers in areas wi…

…A pro-government group called the National Rebirth Agenda has rejected recent attacks on Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, describing the Ondo Redemption Front (ORF) as a pressure group set up purely to destabilise his administration and create unnecessary political tension in the state.The group's national preside…

…wifeRecall that a traditional ruler, Adeniyi Adelana, was kidnapped by armed bandits in Ondo State during a late-night attack.The gunmen shot the monarch's wife, who is receiving medical treatment after the assault by the bandits.The police have launched a search-and-rescue operation to locate the kidnapped ruler and e…

…Aggrieved member By Dayo Johnson, Akure The impeachment plot against the Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji, may have been suspended following the intervention of the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Vanguard gathered that 24 of the 26 lawmakers had back…

…geopolitical zone. Sanwo-Olu served as Chairman of APC Governorship Campaign Council in Ondo State during the 2020 and 2024 governorship elections and the party secured victory. As the APC South-West Zonal Campaign Coordinator for Tinubu’s re-election, Sanwo-Olu is expected to lead engagements with stakeholders across…

A 23-year-old suspect, Samuel Akoade, who was arrested by the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly macheting his mother, 60-year-old Mrs Olufunke Amoo, to death, has attributed his action to some unseen spiritual forces aiming at destroying his glory. Saturday Tribune gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday in…

By Henry Obetta The Ondo Redemption Front, ORF, has accused the Ondo State Government of allowing political manoeuvring to overshadow governance, urging Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to focus more on security, healthcare, education, water supply, workers’ welfare and infrastructure. The group, in its August State of the St…

…Parents wait. Then they start asking questions. This time, the questions went to the Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun. First the cows, then the boys Amotekun Commander in Ondo State, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, said the operation began after the boys’ parents reported that they had failed to return ho…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Command, has announced the arrest of a 20-year-old security guard in connection with an alleged burglary, housebreaking, and theft in Akure, the Ondo State capital. SC Daniel Aidamenbor, Public Relations Officer (PRO), NSCDC Ondo State Command, who said t…

…re-award as a 50-kilometre dualisation project for approximately N95.98bn. “The Akure–Ondo State boundary section was awarded jointly to Samchase Nigeria Limited and Horizon Construction Company Limited for N46,684,481,745.44, with a completion period of 24 months. “The section from the Ekiti boundary towards Ado-Ekiti…

…that the practice witnessed during recent governorship elections in Osun, Ekiti and Ondo States, if left unchecked, could create an undue pressure that could threaten Nigeria's fragile democracy. While commending Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies, political parties and the people of Os…

…that similar political outings were recorded during the off-cycle elections in Ekiti and Ondo State, describing the trend as unusual. “It is not a practice that should become normal in a democratic society”, Jonathan added. ‘Demands national attention – Jonathan decries Akpabio, APC govs’ influence in Osun election

…universities: 1. Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State 2. Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State 3. Adamawa State University, Mubi, Adamawa State 4. Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State 5. Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State 6. Admiralty University, Ibusa, Delta State 7. Afe Babalola University, Ado-…

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a man, Samuel Akoade, for allegedly hacking his mother, Olufunke Akoade, to death in Ore, headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday at about 5pm in the Powerline area of the community. It was gathered that the suspect…

…photos of himself on her social media page A video capturing a heated dispute between an Ondo State-based man and his partner has sparked widespread conversation across social media platforms after the woman strongly rebuked him for sharing his photograph on her personal account. In the footage, which has fast gone vir…

…investigations suggested that these suspects had been brought into Osun State from Ondo State for alleged unlawful electoral activities, with four voter cards reportedly recovered from them. The suspects purportedly told investigators that an unidentified politician recruited them and promised financial compensation fo…

Abducted Ondo farmer d!es in captivity One of the farmers abducted by gunmen in Okeigbo, Ondo State, has d!ed in captivity.According to the Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as the Amotekun Corps, five other kidnap victims have been rescued in separate operations across the state.Gunmen abducted two farmer…

…for abducting and r@ping 15-year-old girl in Ondo Odigbo Magistrate's Court sitting in Ondo State has sentenced a 31-year old man, Clement Odey, to four years' imprisonment for abducting and r@ping a 15-year old girl. The presiding Magistrate, Festus Akinlolu, handed down the sentence after the defendant pleaded guilty…

Some workers of the Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State, on Thursday, staged a protest on the campus of the institution against the alleged failure of the management to pay their allowances. The workers, under the auspices of the National Association of Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities, FUTA b…

…minister stated that section 4 covers about 82 kilometres, extending through Ogun into Ondo State, saying that the President was determined to ensure its completion. He explained that section 5, which is about 180 kilometres in Akwa Ibom, is likely the longest section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and work is on…

The All Progressives Congress in Ondo State on Tuesday called on the party's elders in the state to intervene in the ongoing crisis that arose after the last primary election. Some aspirants who were earlier announced the winners of the senatorial and House of Representatives primaries sued the party for allegedly remo…

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as the Amotekun Corps, on Tuesday, said it rescued two young Fulani herders who were abducted by suspected kidnappers inside a forest along the Ondo-Edo State boundary. According to the corps, the victims, Abubakar Umaru and Abdullahi Umaru, were reportedly tending cat…