Tag: Akure
Murder of Ifon monarch is evidence for urgent innovative security strategies
The problem of insecurity in Nigeria seems to have become a topic we discuss everyday, owing to the fact that ...
#OndoElection2020 | Why we should be concerned about the killings in Akure
Everyone prays for the day when elections in Nigeria not only becomes seamless but safe for the electorate – before ...
Kidnappers, ritualists’ den found near Ondo Assembly complex
A two-storeyed building suspected to be a hideout of kidnappers and ritual killers was on Monday discovered in Alagbaka, Akure, ...
Angry protesters stone Mimiko’s convoy in Akure
Some protesters on Thursday attacked the convoy of Governor Olusegun Mimiko in Akure, Ondo State. They reportedly smashed the side ...
The Thread: What will you do to escape house chores? Here’s a clue
Knowing how to do house chores is a life skill, whether one is male or female; that doesn’t mean that ...
Opinion: APC Ondo – Desperadoes in action
by John Paul Akinduro The All Progressive Congress in Ondo state has been described as attention seeking party of desperadoes ...
Rejoinder: Dear Adene, in Ondo State, Mimiko is Making A Difference (MAD)
by Olusola Akinbinu Reading an opinion by one Gbenga Adene on YNaija, June 28, 2016, Titled: “The Madness of Nigerian ...
Mimiko blocked from entering government house by angry workers
The Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, was on Thursday prevented from gaining access to his office by protesting workers who ...
Ondo state APC chairman, Minister, fight dirty in public
The Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Professor Cladius Daramola and the Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman, ...
It’s on: The PDP is officially doing battle with Fayose and Mimiko
The Vice-Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Southwest zone, Makanjuola Ogundipe, has attacked the Ekiti state governor, Ayo ...
That moment when Fayose helped clear traffic en route Ondo (PHOTOS)
Earlier today, Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose assisted in clearing a gridlocked road. Fayose’s convoy was en route Akure, Ondo ...
Akure youth don’t want to be ruled by a dwarf apparently
According to the Daily Post, a whole bunch of Akure “Youth” decided to protest the emergence of Prince Kole Aladetoyinbo ...
Fayose and the 19 APC lawmakers tried, but could not agree to kiss and make up today
by Kolapo Olapoju The impasse between the Governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose and the 19 All Progressives Congress lawmakers ...
Drama as cows block expressway in Ondo, cause accident (See Photos)
by Anike Jacobs During the week, a mild drama occurred in Akure, the Ondo state capital over the sharing formula of cows numbering 11, ...
How assassins killed Akure doctor, set his body ablaze — Family
by Akan Ido The family of late Dr. David Akintayo Oguntuase who was found dead at the Universal Medical Clinic, ...
Terrible: Residents panic as gas explosion rocks Akure (See Photos)
by Anike Jacobs A gas explosion rocked the city of Akure, Ondo State on Saturday night, leaving many dead and ...
Homo rape: 35-year-od man nabbed for defiling 13-year-old boy
by Azubuike Azikiwe A 35-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old boy at Iju area of Ondo ...
49-year-old woman arraigned for stealing mobile phone
by Azubuike Azikiwe A 49-year-old woman, Ogunleye Caroline, has been arraigned for allegedly stealing a mobile phone, worth N65,000. Caroline ...
These secondary school students have been accused of witchcraft and belonging to ‘rat’ secret cult
by Jewel Stephen Three teenagers, who were arrested for cultism and witchcraft, were on Monday, 22 September, paraded at the Police ...
Woman sets lover ablaze in Ondo
by Akan Ido Ajowele Busayo, a 23-year-old teacher has been remanded in prison custody for allegedly setting her lover ablaze. ...
Great Bozo: Man kills wife over sharing of garri
by Azubuike Azikiwe John Ogunji, a 45-year-old farmer reportedly murdered his wife, Christiana, following an argument on the sharing ...
GOtv launches in Makurdi with open-air concert
by Jewel Stephen To mark the launch of its service in the city of Makurdi, GOtv on Wednesday, 20 August ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Spiritual attack suspected as 4 family members die mysteriously in Ondo
by Zara Mustapha There was pandemonium in Aule area of Akure, Ondo State capital on Wednesday as a grandmother, her three ...
Horrible: Suspected cultist kills pastor’s wife for refusing to be raped
by ‘Jola Sotubo A woman in Ondo has lost her life after being attacked by a suspected cultist who hacked ...
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 ...
‘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 ...
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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