Angry youths on Sunday set on fire a police station in Ifon, the headquarters of the Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. TheNewsGuru learnt that the police station was set on fire following the reported death of a boy in police custody due to alleged torture. According to eyewitnesses, the youths carried out the … Read more
A police division in Ifon, the headquarters of Ose Local Government Area in Ondo State, has been allegedly set on fire by angry youths. Henzodaily learnt that the police station was set on fire following the reported death of a boy in police custody due to alleged torture. Sources who spoke with TheNation on the … Read more
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has promised to pay the backlog of gratuities for primary school teachers and local government retirees in the state. Aiyedatiwa made the pledge at the commencement of the 4th tranche payment of outstanding gratuities to the pensioners on Friday in Akure. He said the sum of N2.5 billion has … Read more
A Chief Magistrates Court in Okitipupa, Ondo State, on Thursday, sentenced a farmer, Abu Abubakar, to six months imprisonment for cutting the hand of one, Ibrahim Tukur, with cutlass. The Magistrate, Mr Olarenwaju Adelegan, convicted and sentenced Abubakar without giving him an option of fine. Adelegan said that the convict, 25, should serve his term … Read more
Nurses in Ondo State have declared an indefinite strike from Friday over what they refered to as improper remuneration and poor welfare. Mr Felix Orobode, the state Chairman of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), made this known on Thursday at a news conference in Akure. Orobode said that the … Read more
The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) on Monday presented Certificates of Return to the 18 elected chairmen and vice-chairmen of the Local Government Chairmanship Election held on Jan.18, 2025. The commission on Sunday declared All Progressive Congress (APC) as winner in all the 18 Local Governments (LG)’s of Ondo State. Dr Joseph Aremo, ODIEC … Read more
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has described as cowardly, the withdrawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the local government election in the state. Aiyedatiwa said this on Saturday while speaking with newsmen after casting his vote at polling Unit 5, Ugbo Ward 4, in Ilaje Local Government Area of the state. Recall … Read more
The Saturday local government elections in Ondo State was largely characterised by low turnout of voters and logistical challenges at the early stage of the exercise in most polling centres. Correspondents, who monitored the exercise across the state, report that the elections scheduled to hold from 8:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. did not start in … Read more
Some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in Ondo State have openly opposed the party’s withdrawal from the local government elections scheduled for Saturday, January 17, 2025. On Thursday, the PDP announced its withdrawal from the elections, citing a lack of confidence in the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC). The party accused the commission of … Read more
The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) says it has accredited 50 local and international observers for the Jan. 18 Local Government (LG) elections in the state. This is contained in a statement signed and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Akure by Mr Tunde Adeleye, ODIEC Commissioner in charge of Communication, Media and … Read more