A fake drug manufacturer, operating in 13 states in the country, under the name Brother Paul Legacy Foundation, has been arrested by Ondo State Task Force against fake and counterfeit drugs. The task force arrested the fake and counterfeit drug dealer at the office of the organisation, at Cultural area, Ondo Road, Akure, the state capital following a tip-off. According …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the Edo State governorship election would be held on 21st September 2024, while that of Ondo State would be held on 16th November of the same year. Governor Godwin Obaseki ends his two terms of four years each on 11th November 2024, while his Ondo State counterpart, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu will …

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has expressed optimism that the state would soon be the leading producer of oil palm and cashew in the country. Governor Akeredolu said his administration’s investment in cash crops would help reduce the country’s dependence on oil. Akeredolu spoke when he visited the Chocolate factory at Idanre which was recently acquired by Johnvents Limited. Represented …

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man, Bankole Oginni following the death of a woman who was said to be his ex-lover. According to the police, the 45-year-old woman, (whose identity had not been revealed by the police) was found dead in the house of the suspect while some parts of her body had been removed. The …

The Ondo State Police Command on Friday said it had begun the trial of a man, identified as Bode, for killing one Tunde Akinmoyewa with a dane gun at Laoso Village in Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. According to the police, the 27-year-old man, who was described as an ex-convict, was shot dead by his friend while …

Ondo State Government has hailed Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for completing the 132/33kv electricity sub-station at Ode-Erinje in Okitipupa Local Government. During the courtesy visit of NDDC’s Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku and the commission’s management to Government House in Akure on Monday, the state’s Acting Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa expressed delight that the sub-station, which would provide electricity …

The Ondo State Police Command said it has arrested a driver who crushed a policeman to death at a checkpoint along the Benin-Owo Expressway at the Ifon area of Ose Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. According to the police, the driver whose identity was yet to be revealed allegedly hit the cop who is an Assistant Superintendent …

The Ondo State Government said it has set up a nine-man committee on palliatives that would work out the strategies to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal in the state. The government said the constitution of the committee was part of the decision taken at the state executive council meeting held on Thursday in Akure, the state capital, presided …

The Ondo State Security Network Agency (also known as Amotekun Corps( has disclosed that it had prosecuted no fewer than 2,000 criminals in the last two years of its establishment in the state. The state commander, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye said on Wednesday in Akure, the state capital, that the corps had secured judgements in over 1500 cases during the period under …

The Ondo State government approved over the weekend the establishment of military and para-military stations in the Northern Senatorial Districts of the state as part of their efforts to combat the increasing infiltration of kidnappers from neighbouring states. The stations are situated at Imoru in the Ose council area of the state. According to the state Commander of Amotekun, Adetunji …