Bad market: Armed robbers snatch bags full of PAYMENT VOUCHERS instead of cash in Ondo

by ‘Jola Sotubo A gang of robbers who invaded a bank in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Wednesday are about to be very disappointed when they realize that the bags they took from the bank were actually filled with vouchers not cash. It was discovered yesterday that the ‘Ghana-must-go’ bags stolen from a commercial... Read More

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October 5, 2013

#AssociatedAirlinesCrash: Why the Agagu plane crashed – Expert

Facts emerged yesterday on the probable reasons the chartered Embraer 120 aircraft carrying the corpse of former Ondo State governor, Chief Olusegun Agagu, crashed on Thursday minutes after it took off from the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos. The ill-fated plane reportedly had 20 passengers, 13 of which died while the seven others were left in... Read More

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September 28, 2013

Tragic news: Flooding in Akure kills 2 young pupils

by Adeola Balogun Two pupils in Ondo State have lost their lives as a result of flooding which occurred in Akure, the state capital, following a massive downpour. The rain, which fell heavily for three days caused the overflow which subsequently claimed the lives of Adebori Timilehin (5) and Olugbenga Martins (6). The duo, who... Read More

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September 1, 2013

SAD: Did this woman really commit suicide over an iPad? (PICTURED)

A 41-year-old woman, Mrs Catherine Sefunmi Urouna, has allegedly committed suicide by drinking some poisonous substance in protest of her husband’s refusal to buy her an iPad device. Her family of five was on Saturday morning thrown into mourning, even as the neighbours were shocked that a woman, who was happily married with children, could... Read More

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August 24, 2013

Demola Rewaju: ‘Church wedding’ and the mockery of it

by Demola Rewaju The major problem is a religious one – people don’t take marital vows as seriously as they should because they don’t take God seriously. If one would not violate the terms of a legal document stamped and signed by a judge or notary public, one shouldn’t violate a vow made in front... Read More

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August 5, 2013

A rejoinder: On the Igbos – Of Femi Fani-Kayode’s ignorance and a proud display of it

by Ayokunle Odekunle What really have my fellow Yorubas contributed to Lagos State? What have they contributed to Lagos State that they have not been able to contribute to Ibadan, Osogbo, Ekiti and Akure? Apart from being Academicians and brilliant administrators, I dare say that the Yorubas have not contributed anything of note ECONOMICALLY to... Read More

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July 25, 2013

Tragic: Man stabs pregnant wife over failure to bear male child

by Chisom Ukaegbu The Ondo State Police division has apprehended a man for allegedly killing his pregnant wife. The 48-year-old man allegedly attacked her over her for failure to bear him a male child. The deceased, 46, simply identified as Mama Feyi, was heavily pregnant when she was allegedly stabbed to death by the husband... Read More

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July 6, 2013

Insecurity: NIS deports 147 Nigeriens, Chadians from Ondo

by Rachel Ogbu The Nigerian Immigration Service has deported about 147 citizens of Niger Republic and Chad illegally resident in Akure, Ondo State capital. The move is believed to control the high rate of crime being allegedly perpetrated by illegal immigrants in the country. The Ondo State Comptroller, Sola Sessi, said the presence of the... Read More

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July 5, 2013

Ondo prison-break: We will re-arrest escaped prisoners – Police

by Rachel Ogbu A 24-hour manhunt has commenced to ensure that all the prisoners that escaped from the Olokuta Medium Security Prison are re-arrested. Last Sunday, a group of suspected criminals attacked the prisons in an attempt to free some of their gang members inside and about 175 prisoneers were said to have escaped including... Read More

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May 16, 2013

No fear: How Ondo man duped Reverend Father through Facebook

Men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Ondo State have arrested one Arowolo Femi for duping a girl he met on the Facebook of N850,000 and a Reverend Father. Arowolo, according to the state Command of the NSCDC, duped the cleric of his Honda Accord 2007 model with number plate CU... Read More

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May 9, 2013

53-year-old woman in Akure prison for the murder of 10-month-old baby

by Hauwa Gambo An Akure Chief Magistrate Court yesterday remanded a 53-year-old woman, Rachael Abodunrinde, in prison for the murder of a 10-month-old baby, Toluwa Fadahunsi, Vanguard is reporting. The suspect, according to the prosecuting witness, cracked the toddler’s skull with a stone. Abodunrinde, who is a family member to the father of the deceased,... Read More

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April 27, 2013

Amaechi, NAMA bicker over aircraft grounding

by Isi Esene There are conflicting reports regarding the grounding of Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s Bombardier aircraft at the Akure Airport on Friday. Amaechi was said to have been delayed for about two hours while trying to make his return trip back to Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital after attending the burial of the Ekiti... Read More

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April 27, 2013

On lockdown: Governor Amaechi stranded at Akure airport

by Isi Esene Governor Rotimi Amaechi was on Friday stranded at the Akure Airport after attending the burial of the Ekiti Deputy Governor, Olufunmilayo Olayinka who recently died of cancer. Reports say Amaechi’s Bombardier Jet was prevented from leaving Akure, the Ondo state capital on the orders of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). No... Read More

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April 26, 2013

Desperados: Kidnappers demand N30 million ransom for abducted 90-year-old grandpa

by Isi Esene The abductors of Musa Adisa, the former president of the Master Bakers Association (MBAN), Ondo State Chapter have reportedly demanded for a N30m ransom for his release. Adisa, 90, was kidnapped on Tuesday while on his way to observe his early morning prayers at the mosque. Musbau Iyiola, the abductee’s son told... Read More

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April 25, 2013

Michael Orodare: The resurgence of the neglected generation (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare They thought they were doing it right, not knowing they sat on a keg of gun-powder and their attitudes to the coming generation re-filled the keg daily. A Former Minister of External Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, recently at a lecture in Akure, the Ondo State capital said “…the real tragedy (that has... Read More

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April 19, 2013

Police parade kidnappers of NTA reporter, Akure chief’s daughter

by Akan Ido The Ondo state police command on Wednesday paraded suspected kidnappers who, according to security agents, have been terrorising Akure, the state capital, and its environs. Patrick Dukumor, the state police commissioner said two of the paraded suspects were arrested in connection with the abduction of Olubunmi Oke, a Nigeria Television Authority (NTA)... Read More

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February 27, 2013

They said, they said: Mimiko spent over a billion naira on inauguration – PDP, That’s a lie! – Labour Party

by Isi Esene The Ondo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has accused the state governor, Olusegun Mimiko of spending over a billion naira to organise his second term inauguration on Sunday. The party spokesman, Ayo Fadaka disclosed this in Akure and wondered why Mimiko will spend such amount when his victory is still... Read More

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February 4, 2013

Unbridled rage: Police officer kills colleague at drinking joint following a ‘hot argument’

An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Kazeem Shehu, attached to the Ajagba Divisional Police Station in Ajagba town, Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State has shot dead his close friend also a policeman, Inspector Adelakun Lawal, over an argument at a beer parlour. Vanguard gathered that the unfortunate incident occurred, weekend, in Ondo town area... Read More

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January 24, 2013

Akintunde Oyebode: Brother, can you spare a dime? (Y! FrontPage)

The local government remains the easiest arm of government to influence and change, but we collectively ignore it; preferring to focus on the less difficult and more glamorous top-down change. The journey from Lagos to Ikogosi Ekiti, the site of the famous Warm Springs, should not take more than four hours. If the Federal Government... Read More

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December 19, 2012

Stop selling coffins near hospitals – Ondo set for ban

by Hauwa Gambo Yesterday, the Ondo government signalled that it is ready to push a law banning the sale of coffins near hospitals. The state’s commissioner for health, Dr. Dayo Adeyanju said this yesterday in the capital, Akure during the launch of a programme called ‘Working Together for Health’ – to coordinate the activities of... Read More

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October 29, 2012

Road transport chairman killed over N100 association fee

by Isi Esene Ebenezer Adedeji, a branch chairman of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN, at a park in Ondo State, has been reported killed by an unidentified commercial motorcycle driver in an argument over the daily N100 ticket collected by the association. Adedeji was said to have accosted the commercial motorcycle operator... Read More

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October 21, 2012

President Jonathan congratulates Mimiko on his election victory, commends INEC

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan has through his special adviser on media and publicity, Reuben Abati, congratulated the governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko on his re-election in the keenly contested election which took place yesterday. The president also took the opportunity to commend the effort of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and... Read More

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August 23, 2012

“God will bring them down as David brought down Goliath” – Ayo Oritsejafor on the sponsors of Boko Haram

by Isi Esene The president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has faulted the Federal Government’s decision to engage in unconditional dialogue with the Boko Haram Islamic sect. The cleric expressed his reservations yesterday in Akure, Ondo State at a meeting of the national executive council of the Association. According to... Read More

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July 15, 2012

Student Union leaders die in Akure-Owo road accident

by Isi Esene Students of the Federal University Technology, Akure (FUTA) took to the streets yesterday in protest against the government for failing to regulate the movement of articulated trucks plying the Akure-Owo Road which they claim led to the death of three student union leaders, one of which was from FUTA. The Tribune reported that the vehicle which the... Read More

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