…apprehended by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) of the command in Akure, the state capital, while acting on intelligence received. Disclosing the development in a statement on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Abayomi Jimoh, identified the suspects as Isreal Abakah, 35, and…

…gaining significant attention was shared by @yeshuachanan on X, showing the scenes in Akure. The user urged followers to see the film for themselves, warning that no description or spoiler could do it justice."I assure you, we are in the days of His power! Don't sleep on it; this is not a movie; it's an overflow of Hea…

…this while delivering an address to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary in Akure, the state capital. Aiyedatiwa, who urged political leaders and youths to eschew violence, embrace issue-based engagement and respect the rights of every citizen, also used the occasion to commend President Bola Tinubu for his con…

…associated with the Trans-Saharan Highway corridor. EDO — Roads: The Ibadan–Ife–Ilesha–Akure–Benin corridor, strengthening regional connectivity. EKITI — Roads: Road rehabilitation and community-infrastructure projects supporting urban and regional mobility. ENUGU — Roads & Smart City: Enugu–Onitsha and Enugu–Port Harc…

…Mr Wellington Adebawo, announced the directive while speaking with newsmen in Akure the state capital on Wednesday. ‎ ‎Adebawo said the directive became necessary following “growing safety concerns over the presence of abandoned heavy-duty vehicles and equipment on roads, as well as abandoned large boats and other…

By Dayo Johnson Akure 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 H…

…ANCOPSS in the state, Aminu Olugbenga, made the call while speaking with journalists in Akure, the state capital, on Monday. ‎Olugbenga said, “Inadequate security personnel is one of the major challenges confronting public schools in this state and infrastructural facilities, equipment and students required adequate pr…

…Bauchi, Gombe, Abuja, Kaduna, Jos, Makurdi, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Uyo, Owerri, Enugu, Akure and Abeokuta, among others. For Bauchi, NiMet forecast thunderstorms during parts of Sunday, while Gombe was also expected to experience thunderstorm conditions. However, partly cloudy conditions were forecast for Maiduguri and…

…temporary staff. The protesters shut down activities at the board’s headquarters in Akure, the state capital, for several hours, preventing workers from accessing their offices. They also opposed the alleged planned removal of the board’s General Manager, Ogunmakinwa Olabanji, while demanding the regularisation of temp…

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 state government stood firmly against it. The commissioner stated this on Monday in Akure, the state capital, while speaking at the Post-NBA General Justice Reform 2026, themed ‘Raising the Bar.’ He said, “Let me state this clearly and without ambiguity, ‎Ondo State stands firmly against corruption in all it…

…Adenuga Oluwaseun and Adediwura Godwin. “The case has been transferred to the State CID, Akure, for discreet and comprehensive investigation. A team of detectives was also at Araromi-Obu on 12 September 2026 to advance investigative activities and gather further evidence,” the PPRO said.

…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 were recovered from 58-year-old Paul Ogbuwala, who the agency said was planning to transport the co…

…bodies 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…

…regime. The National President of NANS, Babatunde Akinteye, made the call on Tuesday in Akure, the state capital, while speaking at a youth summit. The summit, sponsored by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, was themed ‘Unlocking Ondo State students’ potentials for economic growth.’ The NANS president said N…

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.

…gave N1m each to 66 award recipients at a ceremony held at Cocoa Conference Centre in Akure.The gesture was part of a wider event recognising outstanding students, teachers, and national award recipients across Ondo State.

…in the 2027 senatorial election, stated this while speaking on a radio programme in Akure, the state capital. He said Nigerians needed to be patient with the reforms, noting that economic recovery required proper sequencing and the stabilisation of economic fundamentals. The senator cited the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road…

…during a meeting with executives of the Association of Bursars of Secondary Schools in Akure. Ajibefun said the government had introduced a digital payment gateway through which all financial transactions in public schools would be processed and documented."To this end, we have put heads together to come up with a paym…

…kidnappers, on Monday, August 24, 2026 at the headquarters of the formation at Alagbaka, Akure, the state capital. According to Adeleye, one of the kidnappers, Gambo, 27, who abducted a mother and her two children in the Isinigbo/Osi area of Akure, was arrested in Shasha while allegedly negotiating ransom with the fami…

…during the flag-off of the 2.38-kilometre flyover project at Oba Adesida Road in Akure, the state capital, on Monday, said the project was necessary to ease traffic congestion in the heart of the city. According to him, the President’s comment on flyover construction did not apply to the newly flagged-off project. He s…

…190 kilometres of roads had been completed or were under development, including the Akure-Idanre road and several other strategic corridors across the state.In education, the group noted that the administration had recruited 2,100 teachers, paid WAEC examination fees for more than 23,000 students, awarded scholarships…

…N250bn on the Renewed Hope Smallholder Support programme and N228.4bn on the Ilesha-Akure-Benin road section. The scorecard further listed N124.7bn for the construction of 1,550 housing units for Nigerian Armed Forces personnel and N109.9bn for Operation Lake Sanity, a multinational security operation. The Ministry of…

…— APC— We’ve lost confidence in his leadership — 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. Vangu…

…cited the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, reconstruction and dualisation of the Ore-Ondo-Akure and Owo-Benin road corridors, the Federal University of Technology Teaching Hospital and the proposed Aviation College as some of the projects that could transform the state. ORF asked: “The question therefore is simple. What…