Tag: Akure
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 ...
#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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
“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 ...
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 ...
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