Ondo state

Ondo High Court in Akure has sentenced the founder of a popular church in the state, Prophet Babatunde Alfa and five others to life imprisonment over the disappearance of a one-year-old boy, Gold Kolawole in the church last year. Prophet…

An Ekiti State High court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday, September 29, has sentenced 29-year-old man, Gbenga Aluko, to death by hanging for being involved in cultism and killing three residents in the state. While delivering his…

Ondo State Office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared that the inferno that broke out at the office on Thursday evening would not stop the October 10 governorship election in the state. The fire…

Chief Medical Director of General Hospital, Idoani, Ondo State, Dr. Olufemi Adeogun, and two others who were abducted on August 31, have regained their freedom on Thursday, September 3. It would be recalled that the kidnapped victims…

Four persons have been confirmed dead and some severely injured in a fatal auto crash that occurred at Ikare, Akoko North-East local government in Ondo state. The accident involved two trucks which rammed into some shops along the…

A man, identified as Muyiwa Ayorinde, has been arrested at the Oke Aro area of Akure, Ondo State capital, for allegedly dumping his baby inside a canal in the area. The 32-year-old man was said to have kept the baby inside a black…

Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo state, Eyitayo Jegede, has nominated Gboluga Ikengboju as his running mate in the October 10 election in the State. Read Also: Ondo 2020: Eyitayo Jegede Wins PDP…

An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure has sentenced a teacher, Omotayo Adanlawo to life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl. The judge, Justice Samuel Bola, who gave the judgement, said the defendant failed to give…

Ondo state Deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi, has resigned his membership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined Zenith Labor Party (ZLP). This comes less than two months after he decamped from All Progressive Congress (APC) to…

Ondo State House of Assembly has on Wednesday suspended two lawmakers for unruly behaviour. The affected lawmakers are the Deputy Speaker of the house, Iroju Ogundeji, and another member of the House, Adewale Williams. The two…

Ondo State Assembly has commenced the impeachment process of the Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi. The members of the Assembly are currently deliberating in the Assembly on the allegation of gross misconduct against Ajayi. On the…

Following the resignation of Ifedayo Abegunde as the Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has on Monday announced the appointment of Temitayo Oluwatuyi as the new SSG in the state. The governor disclosed…

Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, wife of Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has tested positive for coronavirus. According to a SaharaReporters source, some security aides to Mrs Akeredolu also tested positive for the virus. The…