The Ondo State Police Command on Wednesday reported that it had arrested one person in connection with the alleged killing of a farmer, Joshua Gbadamosi, at Ifira Akoko in Akoko South-East Local Government Area of the state. The death of the 18-year-old farmer on Tuesday occurred five days after another farmer, Sunday Ayeni, was allegedly killed on his farm by …

In a bid to end estimated billing in Ondo state, the state government has entered into a partnership with the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) Plc to meter over one million houses across the state. The state government-led metering intervention scheme was code-named O’datiwa Meters Initiative. This was the resolution reached at the end of a high-powered meeting held on …

The Ondo state government has agreed to pay N70,000 minimum wage to state workers. Speaking in Akure, the state capital, the State Head of Service HOS, Bayo Phillip, said that governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has given assurance that his administration would not do anything less than whatever is approved by the federal government as the national minimum for workers. Phillip said …

Bandits killed two persons and kidnapped five travellers along the Ifon/Owo Expressway in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State on Friday night. It was gathered that the kidnappers, numbering about 15, armed with AK-47 rifles, accosted the Sienna bus conveying the travellers at about 11 pm at Omi Alafa village in Ifon, Ose LGA and led the victims into …

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has approved the inauguration of new Governorship Election National Campaign Councils ahead of the Edo and Ondo states’ elections. The inauguration is set to take place on Thursday, July 27, with plans to ensure victory in the upcoming elections. This is disclosed in a statement made available to the press and …

2 Troops of the Nigerian Army (NA) have dismantled a training camp belonging to the Indigenous People of Biafra and its affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Abia State. The NA disclosed this in a statement on X.com on Thursday. The statement revealed that, in collaboration with Task Force Tactical Patrol Squad, the Army raided the camp located in …

No fewer than 50 suspected Internet fraudsters, including a groom-to-be, were arrested at the weekend by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), who raided two-night clubs in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The groom-to-be and his friends who were at one of the night clubs for his bachelor’s eve, were arrested and whisked away by the …

Police detectives have arrested five suspected kidnappers, who slept off after abducting a pastor’s wife and two other persons. The suspects reportedly slept off after taking hard drugs. Vanguard gathered that the three victims escaped after their abductors slept off. The suspects include Garuba Mumuni, 27; Yusuf Tale, 21; Kabiru Muhammed, 16, Shaibu Umar and Adamu Mohammed, 22. Police source …

Tragedy struck in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State as a truck reportedly crushed two persons to death on Saturday. The incident, which occurred along the Ore-Okitipupa Expressway, in the Idi Mango area of the community, involved a truck and a motorcycle. A source said the accident was a result of the motorcyclist’s recklessness. The source said the …

Ondo State Government has begun the construction of roads in the rural areas in the three senatorial districts of the state, under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP). It was gathered that the project which was launched on Friday by the state governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa was to ease transportation of farm produce to the urban centres and …