SWAN decries neglect of sports associations in Ondo, abandonment of stadium
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, Ondo State, has expressed concern over the level of neglect of sports associations…
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Police nab driver one month after murder of popular Ondo caterer
A month after the gruesome killing of a popular Akure-based caterer in Ondo State, Debbie Adene, her driver, who allegedly…
Constituents begin process to recall Ondo federal lawmaker over non-performance
Constituents of the Ondo East/Ondo West Federal Constituency of Ondo State on Monday began the move to recall the lawmaker…
Women protest half naked over killings, kidnapping in Ondo
A group of women, disturbed by the worsening security situation in the Akoko area of Ondo State, have staged a…
EndBadGovernance: Guber candidate, activists arrested during protest in Ondo
The governorship candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, in the forthcoming off-cycle governorship election in Ondo State, Kunle Ajayi…
Police reportedly arrest Ondo guber candidate during EndBadGovernance protest
The Governorship candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State, Kunle Wizeman Ajayi…
Ondo security taskforce, Army apprehend 12 illegal miners
No fewer than 12 persons were on Thursday arrested by men of the Ondo State Security Task Force and the…
INEC: 4.7m registered voters to elect new governors in Edo, Ondo States
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed that a total of 4,682,086 registered voters will participate in the forthcoming…
EndBadGovernance: Hoodlums attack, beat lone protestor in Ondo
A lone protester was on Thursday beaten to a pulp by hoodlums in Akure, Ondo State. He was attacked at…
Residents shun nationwide hunger protest in Ondo
Residents of Akure, the Ondo State capital, did not participate in the nationwide protest slated for today, August 1. While…
Protest: Tension as Ondo residents fear repeat of EndSARS saga
Residents of Ondo State have expressed apprehension over the nationwide protest slated for today, August 1. Also, some traders have…
Ondo: Aiyedatiwa’s aide urges political party members to shun protest
Special Adviser to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on Inter-Party Affairs, Barrister Fadeshola Ojamomi has declared that the planned…
Comedian Seyi Law appointed SSA to Ondo gov
Popular Nigerian comedian, Oluseyi Aletile, professionally known as Seyi Law, has been appointed as Senior Special Assistant, SSA on Entertainment…
Ondo: CD, CNCRA opt out of nationwide protest
Ahead of the planned August 1 protest in Nigeria, the Campaign for Democracy, CD, and Conference of Nigeria Civil Rights…
Ondo: NURTW urged to steer clear of nationwide planned protest
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has urged residents of Ondo State, particularly the members of the National Union of…
Constituents lament absence of Ondo lawmaker from Senate plenary
Constituents of Ondo East and West Federal Constituency have expressed deep concern over the prolonged absence of their representative, Abiola…
Gunmen kill Ondo varsity undergraduate
A 300-level Linguistics student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, AAUA, Ondo State, identified as Emmanuel, was shot dead by…
FRSC appoints new Zonal Commander for Osun, Oyo, Ondo states
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has appointed Corps Commander Alphonses Godwin as the new acting Zonal Commanding Officer, ZCO,…
Man allegedly stabs lawyer for assisting wife file divorce suit against him in Ondo
A 40-year-old lawyer, Abayomi Oladire, has been reportedly stabbed by his client’s husband, Kunle Kuteyi, for assisting his wife to…
INEC begins accreditation of observers for Edo, Ondo governorship elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission has mandated accredited organisations to upload personal details and photographs of their field observers via…
Ondo NLC elects new chairman
The Nigeria Labour Congress in Ondo State has elected Olapade Ademola, as their new chairman. Ademola was elected by members…
Ondo Guber: PDP candidate, party at loggerhead over campaign council
Crisis hit the Ondo State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday, over the constitution of the campaign council ahead of…
Ondo electoral body postpones council poll indefinitely
The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission, ODIEC, disclosed on Monday that the local government election scheduled to take place this…
Ondo LG election postponed indefinitely
The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission, ODIEC, has announced the indefinite postponement of the local government election in the state.…
Many injured as herders, Amotekun operatives clash in Ondo
Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as the Amotekun Corps, were at the weekend engaged in…
Ondo guber: NNPP seeks INEC action against persons impersonating its candidates
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to take swift action against some…
‘LCDAs have come to stay’ – Ondo Govt insists despite court’s nullification
Following the judgement by an Ondo State High Court that nullified the creation of the 33 Local Council Development Areas,…
No approval for planned two-month outage in Ondo, Ekiti – TCN
Transmission Company of Nigeria has said it did not approve the planned two-month outage in Ondo and Ekiti states. TCN…
BEDC announces 2 months power outage in Ondo, Ekiti
Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, has announced a two-month power outage in Ondo and Ekiti states. BEDC, which disclosed this…
Tension in Ondo communities over missing 300-level undergraduate
Communities in Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State are currently under tension following a 300-level Computer Engineering student of…
We’re prepared to tackle possible outbreak of cholera – Ondo Govt
Following the outbreak of cholera in some parts of the country, the Ondo State Government has assured residents of the…
Ondo State govt confirms two cases of cholera
The Ondo State Government has confirmed two cases of cholera in the state. Banji Ajaka, Commissioner for Health, said the…
500-level student commits suicide after vigil in Ondo
Tragedy struck on Monday in Akungba-Akoko, headquarters of Akoko South West local government area of Ondo State, following the death…
Police arrest man with 8 human skulls, fresh flesh in Ondo
The Ondo State Police Command said its operatives arrested a suspect, Yusuf Adenoyin, who was allegedly caught in possession of…
INEC warns personnel against unethical practices in Edo, Ondo elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has warned its personnel against unethical and corrupt practices in the upcoming Edo and…
Ondo youths protest EFCC raid on night clubs, arrest of 127 suspects
Some youths in Akure, Ondo State capital, on Monday protested against the invasion of some night clubs in the state…
NPFL: Ondo govt commends Sunshine Stars after win over Akwa United
Ondo State Government has showered praise on Sunshine Stars for their victory over Akwa United. The state Commissioner for Youth…
EFCC storms bachelor’s eve party in Ondo, arrests groom-to-be
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Saturday stormed some clubs and lounges in Akure, the Ondo…
Ondo NNPP governorship candidate withdraws from race
Mr Israel Ayeni, the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP governorship candidate in the November 16 election in Ondo State, has…
Ondo, Edo guber: INEC extends voters registration
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has extended the Continuous Voter Registration, CVR for the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in Edo…
INEC, security agencies strategise ahead of Ondo governorship election
Ahead of the forthcoming off-cycle governorship election in Ondo State, the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),…
Ondo: Amotekun parades 48 suspected criminals
No fewer than 48 suspected criminals were paraded on Monday by the Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as…
Ondo community in confusion over murder of middle-aged man
Following the murder of a middle-aged man in Ondo State, the state police command has launched an investigation into the…
Ascent speedily to bill on HIV, AID’s discrimination in Kogi – INGRA begs Gov Ododo
The Initiative for Grassroot Advancement in Nigeria, INGRA, has appealed to Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo to urgently ascent to the…
Ondo APC suspends female governorship aspirant, 4 others
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ode-Aye Ward 1 of Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State has suspended a…
Continuous Voter Registration begins in Ondo
Ahead of the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has commenced the Continuous Voter…
Gunmen waylay bus, abduct passengers in Ondo
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers at the weekend abducted no fewer than 18 travellers who were traveling from Ekiti State…
Police arrest three for allegedly killing driver in Ondo
The Ondo State Police Command on Thursday arrested three private security guards for allegedly killing a driver, Adewale Olowolafe, in…
Witness slumps, dies inside Ondo court
A yet-to-be-identified septuagenarian has slumped and died inside an Ondo State High Court in Oka, Ondo. According to the Nation,…
Ondo government to invest in Sunshine Stars’ youth team
Ondo State Government has expressed their readiness to invest in Nigeria Premier Football League side Sunshine Stars youth team. The…