Tag: Ondo State

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Kolapo OlapojuDecember 23, 2014

Mimiko assured GEJ of South-west votes, but can’t control Ondo PDP

by Kolapo Olapoju   A few days ago, Ondo state governor, Olusegun Mimiko assured President Goodluck Jonathan of cleaning out ...

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SolaNovember 21, 2014

How robbers attacked bullion van, carted away millions of naira in broad day light

by Anike Jacobs A bullion van belonging to the United Bank of Africa (UBA), was attacked by armed robbers at ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 20, 2014

Man commits suicide in church

by Temitope Onitiju A 24-year-old man, Lanre Falodu, who was taken for deliverance at a Pentecostal Church, has committed suicide in ...

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YEditorOctober 26, 2014

@PDPNigeria clears road for Mimiko, dissolves Ondo exco

by Godwin Akanfe The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the dissolution of the ...

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Op-Ed EditorOctober 16, 2014

Opinion: Why Olusegun Mimiko is a political prostitute

by Samuel Orukotan After months of speculation, the Ondo town born politician officially dumped the Labour Party for the ruling ...

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Op-Ed EditorOctober 13, 2014

@TemiAdebiyi to Mimiko: For joining @PdpNigeria, you are a disappointment!

by Temitope Adebiyi Your journey back to the PDP isn’t a surprise to some of us who had followed your ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 5, 2014

” We have nothing to do with the PDP” || Labour Party members refuse to follow Mimiko’s lead

by Godwin Akanfe Tunde Olatunji, the Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), in Osun State, has declared that members of ...

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Op-Ed EditorOctober 4, 2014

@DeleMomodu : Dear Mimiko, joining the PDP is a misadventure

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, the cookie finally crumbled days ago. After many years of speculations about the true political ...

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SolaOctober 3, 2014

Follow the leader: All members of Ondo state House of Assembly decamp to PDP

by S’ola Filani Barely 24 hours after Ondo state governor, Olusegun Mimiko formally decamped from Labour Party to the PDP, ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoSeptember 15, 2014

Sacked! Appeal’s Court couldn’t help troubled Ifedayo Abegunde

by Godwin Akanfe The Court of Appeal in Ondo state, has sacked the state Federal Lawmaker, Ifedayo Abegunde, thereby upholding ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoSeptember 3, 2014

If you can’t beat them…! Mimiko’s proposed move to PDP ‘is a blessing’

by Mayowa Aboah The planned defection of Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko, from Labour Party (LP) to the Peoples Democratic ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 20, 2014

Teenager rapes chicken to death in Ondo (READ)

by Azubuike Azikiwe A 19-year-old boy has reportedly confessed to having sexual intercourse with a chicken, till it gave up the ghost. ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 14, 2014

Courtroom Drama: How fake lawyer was arrested in Akure (READ)

by Kolapo Olapoju Olaoluwa Joseph, a phony lawyer has been arrested for impersonating as a legal counsel in Akure. He ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 12, 2014

Ebola Wahala: Ondo bush meat sellers are not happy with you guys

by Kolapo Olapoju   According to a News Agency of Nigeria report, Ondo State bush meat sellers are lamenting low ...

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writerJuly 9, 2014

BUSTED: Fake youth ‘corper’ jailed 6-years for impersonation

by Kolapo Olapoju An Akure magistrate court has sentenced a phony youth corps member, Mrs. Rabiu Umar, to six years ...

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May 27, 2014

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Ondo House of Assembly elects first female speaker

by Oge Okonkwo A new speaker has been elected by the  Ondo State House of Assembly, Jumoke Akindele representing Okitipupa Constituency II  of ...

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April 14, 2014

Michael Orodare: INEC and its dangerous ‘inconclusive’ theory (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare In 2015, just as INEC has started reciting it that election might not hold in some Northern ...

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April 6, 2014

Opinion: Ilaje 2014 polls – Many candidates but not enough promises to go round

by Samuel Orukotan Why are we planning to smuggle arms and ammunitions just to alter the decisions of a collective ...

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February 10, 2014

Ayomikun Soyombo: The fellowship of Idanre Hills (Poem)

by Ayomikun Soyombo We were told that yearly . The Idanre people gathered at the hills.  In celebration of’ Orosun’,the ...

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January 20, 2014

Monster: I rape children so I can live longer – Serial rapist confesses (PICTURED)

by Oge Okonkwo Men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested a 71-year-old man Ganiyu, for ...

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January 14, 2014

Sad news: Ex-Ondo commissioner dies hours after taking wife to hospital

by Oge Okonkwo Former Commissioner for Information in Ondo State, Ranti Akerele is dead. Mr Akerele was said to have died ...

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December 17, 2013

‘He fiddled with her private part’: Senior NEPC staff ‘rapes 7-year-old girl in Ondo’

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The incessant occurrence of the rape of young girls seem to have escalated recently, this time in Akure, Ondo ...

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December 16, 2013

‘Yes, we recorded the whole thing’: Police parade members of the 6-man gang who raped 16-year-old girl (WATCH)

by Adeola Balogun 2 members of a 6-man gang have been arrested by police in Ondo state after reports that ...

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December 13, 2013

16-year-old girl gang raped by 6 cultists in Ondo

by Adeola Balogun 2 members of a 6-man gang have been arrested by police in Ondo state after reports that ...

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December 6, 2013

Monster: ‘Alhaji’, 71, arrested (again) for raping 7-year-old girl in Ondo

by ‘Jola Sotubo An elderly indigene of Benue has been arrested by police after reports that he raped a child. ...

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November 26, 2013

NURTW clash in Ondo leaves 1 person dead, 5 others injured

by Adeola Balogun A clash between members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Ondo has resulted ...

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November 23, 2013

Sad news: How Ondo lawmaker slumped and died in Abuja today (PICTURED)

by Adeola Balogun Prominent Ondo State lawmaker, Raphael Oloye Nomiye is dead. Nomiye, who represents the Ilaje/Ese-Odo Federal Constituency in ...

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November 21, 2013

Terrible: 4-year-old girl beaten to death by teacher for being ‘too stubborn’

by ‘Jola Sotubo A teacher in Ondo has been apprehended by police in the state after reports emerged that he ...

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November 20, 2013

Yemi Adamolekun: I believe I deserve better – do you?

by Yemi Adamolekun It is NOT a thing of pride that you can’t stay in Nigeria for more than six ...

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November 15, 2013

Traditional ruler, 9 others arraigned for murder in Ondo

by ‘Jola Sotubo  10 people, including a monarch, were yesterday arraigned before an Ondo Magistrate Court on charges of murder. ...

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