Mr Wilfred Afolabi, Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, has condemned the attack and arson on the divisional police station on Sunday in Ifon, Ose Local Government Area of the state. Afolabi also ordered a full-scale investigation to determine the circumstances that led to the incident and to bring those responsible to justice. This is … Read more
The Police in Ondo State have arrested seven suspected kidnappers, and rescued one victim between Feb.13 and 15 at various places across the state. Mr Wilfred Afolabi, Commissioner of Police (CP) made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen in Akure. Afolabi, who said that the arrest followed the intelligence gathering and used of technical support, … Read more
No fewer than ten passengers have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen along the Owo-Ipele-Benin Highway in Ondo State. Confirming the incident, the state police spokesperson, Funmi Odunlami, stated that seven persons were kidnapped by the assailants. Sources in Akure, the Ondo State capital, revealed that the travellers were returning from a South-South state … Read more
The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Ondo State Council, has suspended its four-day-old indefinite strike. Recall that nurses and midwives in the state government-owned hospitals and health centres began an indefinite strike on Jan. 31. Mr Lucky Aremu, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the association, made this known in a statement … Read more
The Ondo State Government has urged striking nurses in public healthcare facilities in the state to return to work as there was no basis for their industrial action. The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) in the state, on Thursday, after an emergency meeting directed its members to commence an indefinite … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ondo Chapter, says it has resolved the disagreement over the party’s decision to withdraw from the recently conducted local government election in the state. The state’s Director of Media and Publicity of PDP, Mr Leye Igbabo, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday … Read more
The All Progressive Congress (APC) has won all the 18 chairmanship and 203 councilorship seat in the Local Government (LG) election held on Jan.18 in Ondo State. Dr Joseph Aremo, Chairman, Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC), made the announcement at the commission’s headquarters on Sunday night in Akure. Aremo, who explained that … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State says it has withdrawn from the Local Government (LG) elections slated for Saturday in the state. The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) fixed Saturday, Jan.18 for the LG elections in the 18 local government areas of the state. This is contained in a statement on Thursday … Read more
Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has dissolved the State Executive Council with immediate effect. Governor Aiyedatiwa, however, exempted two members of the cabinet from the dissolution “due to the critical nature of their duties.” A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, listed the two cabinet members as the Attorney General and Commissioner … Read more
The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Ondo State, Mr Wilfred Afolabi, has called for peace in Iwaro, Akoko South-East LGA following clashes among youths of Oka-Odo, Ebo and Owake communities during which two persons died. According to reports, the three communities are in Akoko South-East Local Government Area of Ondo state. Afolabi, who made the … Read more