ONDO COURT ORDERS SEALING OF NIGERIAN BREWERIES OVER 268MILLION TAX LIABILITIES

An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, yesterday, ordered that the Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc depot in Akure be sealed off pending the settlement of their tax liabilities to…

POLICE LIED ABOUT RESCUING US, WE PAID 2MIL NAIRA RANSOM, ONDO COUPLE REVEALS

A couple, Mr and Mrs Gbenga Ibikunle who were abducted along Uso – Owo highway in Ondo state have narrated how their abductors collected N2m cash along the highway before…

LASSA FEVER KILLS 80 IN ONDO

By Osagie Otabor, Akure About 80 persons have been killed by Lassa fever in Ondo state within the last year. This was disclosed by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr.…

LASSA FEVER, COVID-19 KILL 111 PEOPLE IN ONDO

Omolola Afolabi One hundred and eleven people were killed by Lassa fever and Coronavirus in Ondo State within the last eight months. Available records showed that 31 deaths were recorded…

DESPITE CORONAVIRUS, ONDO TO HOLD LOCAL GOVT ELECTIONS IN AUGUST

The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission has announced August 22 as the new date to hold local government elections in the state. This was disclosed on Monday by the chairman…

APC GOVERNORS MEET TO SOURCE FOR FUNDS TO PROSECUTE EDO, ONDO ELECTIONS

John Alechenu, Abuja Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress will at their meeting today (Tuesday) discuss how the party will raise funds for the governorship elections…

SEE THE STRINGENT CONDITIONS INEC GAVE FOR PARTY CAMPAIGNS IN EDO, ONDO GUBER ELECTIONS

‌ Friday Olokor, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission, amid rising COVID-19 cases in the country, on Sunday set criteria that must be met by political parties before holding public…

FULANI HERDSMEN KIDNAP 9 LAGOS BOUND TRAVELLERS IN ONDO

Abdul Babajide Nine travellers were on Friday evening abducted in Ondo State by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. The passengers who were aboard a Toyota Sienna space bus were…

AMOTEKUN ARRESTS 42 COWS FOR DESTRUCTION OF FARMLANDS IN ONDO

Amotekun Arrests 42 Cows Over Alleged Destruction Of Farmlands In Ondo News Investigators/ The Ondo State Command of the regional Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, has arrested 42 cows…

3 CULTISTS ARRESTED IN ONDO FOR KILLING, DISMEMBERING AND BURYING A 20-YR

 Abdul Babajide Three persons suspected to be cultists have been arrested by men of the Ondo State Police Command over the killing of a 20-year-old man identified as Adeola Omowomo.…

AKEREDOLU EXPLAINS NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES IN ONDO WARNS OF COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION AS LADY WHO TESTED POSITIVE WAS CAUGHT SELLING IN THE MARKET

  Gentlemen of the Media, As you are aware, Ondo state has recorded a total number of 19 new active cases of COVID-19 in the last 12 days. This is…

FATHER ARRESTED FOR DEFILING DAUGHTERS AGED 6 &9 IN ONDO

/ David O Royal Daughters aged 6 and 9 By Dayo Johnson – Akure A 48-year-old father, Femi Onifade has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil…

COURT BARS ISLAMIC CLERIC FROM MARRYING 16-YR OLD AS 9TH WIFE IN ONDO

A forced marriage between a 16-year-old girl and an Islamic Cleric was on Friday stopped by a Family Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State The secondary school student, whose name…

PDP EDO, ONDO GUBER ASPIRANTS TO PAY 21MIL EACH FOR FORMS, FEMALE ASPIRANTS PAY 1MIL

Female aspirants to pay N1m for expression Of interest forms By Chuks Okocha The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that its governorship aspirants in Edo and Ondo chapters of…

88 GHOST WORKERS COLLECTED 48MIL CAR LOANS IN ONDO STATE IN 2018, AUDIT REVEALS

About 88 ‘ghosts’ received N48.2 million in car loan from the Ondo State government in 2018, according to the 2019 audit report submitted to the Ondo State House of Assembly.…

MANY INJURED AS FULANI HERDSMEN SET FOUR ONDO COMMUNITIES ABLAZE FOR REFUSING THEM GRAZING LAND

Dayo Johnson – Akure Scores of farmers including their wives were wounded when suspected Fulani herdsmen invaded and set four communities in lgbatoro/Ala/Imafon communities in Ondo North, Ondo state ablaze…

ONDO GOVT WORKER ARRESTED FOR STEALING 104MILLION NAIRA SUBEB MONEY

Peter Dada, Akure A yet-to-be identified member of staff of the Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board has been arrested for allegedly stealing the sum of N104m from the coffer…

RESIDENTS DESERT ONDO COMMUNITY AFTER MURDER OF 3 HERDSMEN

Residents of Arimogija community in the Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State have begun to flee the community following the fear of attacks by suspected herdsmen. The residents lamented…

CORONAVIRUS: ONDO SHUTS OTS BORDERS, DECLARES 3-DAY FASTING

The Ondo State Government has ordered the closure of its borders with the neig­hbouring states of Ekiti,  Osun, Ko­gi, Edo and Ogun states to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease…

UK RETURNEE SUSPECTED OF HAVING CORONAVIRUS CAUSES PANIC IN ONDO

UK Returnee Suspected Of Having Coronavirus Causes Panic In Ondo Community, Self-isolates A United Kingdom returnee showing symptoms of Coronavirus during a visit to Ondo State, has been forced to…