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The Redeemed Christian Church of God has commiserated with the family of a 22-year-old undergraduate, Uwaila Omozuwa, who was raped and assaulted in a parish of the church in Benin, Edo State. According to  The PUNCH, t he Head, Media and Public Relations, RCCG, Pastor Olaitan Olubiyi said  on Sunday  that the victim was a committed chorister in one of the church’s parishes. He asked the police to get to the root of the case and bring the killers to justice. Omozuwa’s brutal killing has been trending on Twitter, with many Nigerians, including celebrities, calling for justice. The victim, who recently gained admission to the University of Benin, was said to be aspiring to be a nurse. She was said to have been going to the RCCG, Miracle Sanctuary, Edo Province 10, to study. Her sister, Judith Omozuwa, said she was found in a pool of blood with a torn skirt. She later died in a hospital. The RCCG spokesman, Olubiyi, expressed sadness at the death. He said, “The church wants ...

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, Lagos State Police Command, have arrested a 19-year-old National Diploma holder of the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, for plotting to blackmail popular artiste, Salawa Abeni. The suspect, Olufowoke Emmanuel, said to be a resident of Ogun State, was picked up by the decoy team of the RRS last Thursday. The police were said to have been trailing Emmanuel for three days. The artiste recently went on social media to raise the alarm over plans to blackmail her with her nude photos. She posted her WhatsApp conversation with the suspect and the purported old photos he planned to use for the blackmail. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, was said to have in April 2020, directed the Commander, RRS, DCP Olatunji Disu, to fish out the blackmailer. After the technical diagnosis of the complaint, the decoy team was said to have narrowed down on him. The police said Emmanuel could not be picked immediately because of the prevalence of the COVID-...

F or allegedly rapping a 12-year-old girl, t he Jigawa State Police have arrested eleven men suspected to be involved in the ilicit act According to Nigerian Cable news, the incident happened in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa state.  Spokesman of the State police command, SP Abdu Jinjiri, confirmed. Jinjiri explained that the incident had occurred at Limawa quarters in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State. He said that the arrest was made after the police in the area received a complaint that one Alh Zuwai, 57 years old of Ma’ai village in Dutse local government was seen at Limawa market trying to lure a 12 year old girl of the same address to a hidden place, to have intercourse with her. He added that the police arrested the suspect and in the course of interrogation, the girl mentioned eleven other persons who have been raping her on different occasions. The police spokesman said all eleven suspects were arrested and they have also confessed to the offence. The case...

  A fifteen year old boy has been reported to have forcefully have a carnal knowledge of a three year old girl. The incident according to witnesses occurred on Saturday in Osi Ekiti, Ido Osi Local government area of Ekiti state. The incident came barely a day after several cases of rape were reported in some parts of the country in which one of the victims was killed. It was gathered that the young boy lured the girl with a confectionary known as chin-chin to the room where he performed the dastardly act, the reason for his action is yet unknown According to report,  the matter has been reported to the police while the office of the Wife of the Ekiti State Governor Erelu Bisi Fayemi has been notified and necessary investigation has commenced. When contacted, the Ekiti State Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu confirmed the incident to our correspondent.  According to him, the case was first reported at the Ido Ekiti division and the boy has confessed to the cri...

An undergraduate female student(name withheld) was reportedly raped and killed while reading Inside the Church.  It was reported that the tragic incident had happened three days ago.  According to friends, they saw her attackers smashing her head with a fire extinguisher and leaving her unconscious around the Ikpoba Hill area of Benin City, the state capital. Despite being rushed to the intensive care unit of a hospital, Omozuwa couldn’t make it as she succumbed to the injuries sustained during the savage attack. Friends and all those, who knew her closely during her lifetime, have been paying tribute and calling for the perpetrators of the crime to be brought to justice. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing away of our loved one, friend, sister and course mate. “She was raped on her way home from church and had her head smashed with a fire extinguisher in broad day light around Ikpoba Hill, Benin City. This happened yesterday, May 30, 2020,” one friend wrote....

By Kayode Afolabi  Pastor  Samuel  Ajayi   of  Christ Apostolic Church, Mountain of fulfillment, Owo,  has urged Christians to avoid sluggish attitudes in the sacred tour to salvation In a rich sermon titled: Careless Christians, the cleric reeled out the characteristics and signs of a careless Christian.  The sermon was made today following the lifting of ban on religious gatherings by the Ondo State Government.  Below is an extract of the sermon Sunday service (31/5/2020) TOPIC: CARELESS CHRISTIANS TEXT: JUDGES 18:1-8 VESSEL: PASTOR AJAYI SAMUEL  CHARACTERISTICS OF CARELESS CHRISTIANS 1. Far from help  2. No association with others 3. Cold, quiet  Signs of CARELESS CHRISTIANS 1. Talkativeness( without reasoning, unbridled tongue) 2. Idol worshipping Christian 3. Ungodly dressing(conformity with the world) 4. Carelessness in spiritual things 5. Prayerlessness  6. Ungodly acts 7. Drunkenness 8. Sin seems normal 9. Extramar...

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said the lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic would produce “great things”. The 78-year-old cleric stated this on Sunday during a sermon broadcast live via the church’s media, DOVE TV. Adeboye, who traced lockdown to the era of biblical characters like Joseph, Elijah, David, John the beloved, and many others, said one of the “great things” that would come out of the lockdown is an increase in birthrate all over the world. He said, “A lot of great things are going to come out of this lockdown. Let me advise those of you who are pastors – you are resting now; I am busy. Get ready because early next year, you’ll be having a lot of naming ceremonies. You’ll be going from house to house naming newborn babies as a result of the lockdown.” He noted that the rate of coronavirus recoveries across the globe is “amazing”, saying the percentage of discharged patients is less than one-tenth of the ass...

No fewer than 268 Stranded Nigerians In China have arrived Nigeria Airport at about 2:30pm today.  The disclosure of the arrival of the stranded Nigerians was made on twitter by the chairman and chief executive officer of the National Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri.  She further said they will be proceeding for the mandatory 14 day qurantine.  More details later

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, and the Federal Fire Service have curtailed a midnight fire at Olaleye market, Shomolu area of Lagos which occurred at midnight on Saturday. The fire which engulfed several shops in the market started around 3:30 a.m. and has led to the destruction of goods worth several billions, the agency said. According to a statement by Nosa Okunbor, the spokesperson of LASEMA, the operation to curtail the raging fire lasted for over two hours, and officials of the Federal Fire Service were able to avert the spread of the fire to nearby residential buildings. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained as at the time of this report. Mr Okunbor said a preliminary report on the fire incident showed that, “LASEMA Response Team received a distress call from control room as regards a fire outbreak at the aforementioned location and immediately deployed to the incident scene.” “Upon arrival at the scene, it was discovered that Olaleye Market locate...

In the  pursuit of his gubernatorial ambition amidst fanfare, t he leading governorship aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Banji Okunomo, on Saturday  picked the PDP expression of interest form  in Akure  Okunomo picked the Form at the party’s Secretariat in Ondo State Capital after paying the sum of N4M Million Naira Only (N4,000,000) in Cheque. The former Council Boss has also vowed to be one of the first governorship aspirants of the opposition PDP who would obtain the party’s nomination form of Twenty One Million Naira Only (N21,000,000) which would be advertised by next week by the National Leadership of the PDP. Details later

In furtherance of the efforts to place his administration for optimum performance, Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has approved the upgrading/appointment of the following persons: Mrs Temitope Omolola Daniyan, former Special Assistant on Gender, Research and Documentation, now Senior Special Assistant on Gender, Research and Documentation. Mr. Muyiwa Ogunyemi, former Special Assistant on Youth and Student Affairs, now Senior Special Assistant on Youth and Student Affairs. Similarly, the Governor has also approved the appointment of Miss Ngozi Ugochi Igbo as his Special Assistant on Gender, Research and Documentation. The Governor extends his best wishes to the appointees. Signed: Segun Ajiboye  Chief Press Secretary to the Governor

The Ondo state government says it has confirmed another coronavirus infection, bringing the total number of active cases in the state to four. Commissioner for health, Dr Wahab Adegbenro while confirming the latest case to Radio Nigeria in Akure,the Ondo state capital said the patient, a male, was now at the Infectious disease Hospital Akure for treatment. Dr Adegbenro explained that the patient was picked from the federal medical centre Owo after presenting with COVID-19 related symptoms and later tested positive to the disease. Dr Adegbenro noted that contact tracing of the patient had begun to prevent community transmission especially in Owo. The latest infection now brings to twenty five the total number of COVID-19 cases recorded  in Ondo state since February, nineteen have been discharged, four active cases and two death. Source: Radio Nigeria

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As the country has continued to battle coronavirus pandemic, Ondo state has now recorded 25 cases with the latest one discovered yesterday. This is contained in a verified twitter handle of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) also put the total number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria at nine thousand three hundred and two. Similarly, an official of the Nigerian Correctional Services (formerly Prisons) who is resident at Ijoka road in Akure, has also tested positive to COVID-19 and now receiving treatment at the Ondo state Infectious Disease Hospital, Akure. According to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu who spoke with newsmen in Akure on Wednesday, “four more cases have been added, making a total of 24 cases. Among the additional four, only one was a case of interstate importation. It was a case of an individual of northern Nigeria extraction who travelled from Sokoto state to Ondo state. “The second, third and fourth cases were those of community transmission. While the second cas...

A middle-aged man identified as Chukwudi has reportedly died after he was electrocuted. The incident was said to have occurred at Opobo road of the Ogbor Hills axis of the commercial nerve of Abia state. It was gathered that the deceased whose traditional marriage was some weeks ahead after discovering that there was light in his neighbourhood while there was no electricity supply in his apartment started looking for a ladder to apparently switch to the next active line. Reports have it that while he was on the electric pole trying to rectify the problem, electricity was restored back on the former line. “While on top of the pole, he was said to have rested his ladder on an electric-powered barbwire which triggered electric shock when the public power was restored. “He was trapped between the pole and the electrified barbwire, making it difficult for him to escape or even for people to come to his immediate rescue and by the time he was eventually brought down, he was dead,” a source n...

There was pandemonium at Irun Akoko in Akoko North West local government area of Ondo state yesterday when the lifeless body of a 70 year-old farmer, Raphael Ojo Osayintuyi was discovered on his farm. It was gathered that there were rumours that the old man was killed after having an altercation with some herdsmen whose cattle destroyed his crops. Another account said that an herdsman came to the nearest farm camp to report seeing the lifeless body of the late septuagenarian on the farm. A villager who preferred to speak under the condition of anonymity, said the situation was said to have flared up anger in the people who thereafter attacked the herdsman, alleging him of hacking the farmer to death. The case was later reported at Irun Akoko divisional police station from where officers went to evacuate the corpse from the farm. Speaking on the incident, the divisional police officer in charge of Irun Akoko , Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP Gbenga Ogunleye disclosed that the corpse...

Following the abduction of the Assistant Manager, News and Current Affairs, Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) few days ago,   Mrs. Chinyere Okoye  has reportedly regained her freedom.  Though information about her release was still sketchy, it was learnt that she regained her freedom on Friday morning. Our reporter could not confirm if the family agreed to pay the ransom demanded by her captors. Mrs. Okoye was said to have been released on Friday after operatives of the State Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other police tactical units of Abia State Command of Nigeria Police Force (NPF) stormed the kidnappers’ den. A source disclosed that Mrs. Okoye, after her release was taken to the SARS facility in Aba, where she was later joined by her family members and friends. The source disclosed that the rescue operation was coordinated by the SARS Commander in the state, Johnbull Obioguru and heads of other police tactical units. According to the source, the police team acti...

Pastor Kolawole Samson  has been sentenced   to death by hanging  by ondo state high court sitting in Akure,  f or killing one middle aged man, Ayo Olaniyi in a village near Okeigbo area of the state .  The trial judge, Justice Ademola Bola held that Pastor Kolawole was guilty of inflicting injury on the deceased’s head with a cutlass at Gberinlegi Village, via Okeigbo, which later led to his death at hospital. Earlier the state attorney general and Commissioner for Justice, represented by two government’s lawyers Mr Olusegun Akeredolu and Mrs Omotola Ologun, had told the court that the pastor on 3rd of March, 2016, inflicted deep cut injury on the head of late Ayo Olaniyi when he went to hunt for frogs with his three other friends at a fish pond owned by the convict at the village, near Okeigbo. The lawyers argued that the offence contrary to Section 316 and punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Cap 37, Laws of Ondo State (2006). The accused person...

Fourteen corps members of the 2019 Batch ‘B’ (Stream 1) in Ondo state have been sanctioned by the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC ). The state coordinator of the NYSC in Ondo state , Mrs Grace Akpabio disclosed this in her farewell message to the outgoing corps members. The programme which was conducted under strict observance of COVID -19 protocol was devoid of fanfare, pomp and pageantry. According to Mrs Akpabio, the long arm of the law caught up with five corps members whose case is pure abscondment and were recommended for repeat of service pending ratification by Headquarters. She added that nine others will serve extension of service for misconduct during the service year. She however announced that out of 1609 due to pass out, only one corps member merited the State Honours Award while no fewer than one hundred (100) received Commendation Certificates. She charged the passing out corps members to strive to make Nigeria better. Mrs. Akpabio who personally monitored the issua...

By Kayode Afolabi An Akure gospel musician, Joseph Olulegan, popularly known as Orlando Jesu, he revealed that music has reshaped his life in all ramifications. The artiste who disclosed this while speaking with confirmednewsandgist narrated how he started his music career as a singer and drummer at a tender age in the church. “I noticed that when I was singing, people responded to by dashing us gifts, buy us beans cake, and give us money.” “I grew up to know that when I sing, people like it, thereby making it my profession and people started inviting me to perform at weddings, burials, naming, house warming among others.” “Singing is the only gift that can last both in heaven and on earth. People in heaven are singing, all other gifts can come to an end, only that of singing can never come to an end.” “My inspiration come whenever in thought of the word of God and when I remember one or two of his love and his grace over my life.” Orlando Jesu, who sings like late Orlando Owoh, said ...

The Assistant Manager of News and Current Affairs, Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) Channel 6 Aba, Mrs. Chinyere Okoye has reportedly been kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Aba, the commercial nerve of Abia State. The abduction of Mrs. Okoye is coming less than three weeks after a female presenter with Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), (Pacesetters FM), Amakanma, Umuahia South LGA, of the state. It was gathered that the victim had closed for work after supervising the 7 pm News bulletin and was heading for home when the incident happened.  Sources said that while Mrs. Okoye was waiting in front of her compound at Obikabia road, off Ogbor Hill, for her people to come and open the gate of the house, the hoodlums who were suspected to have been waiting for her arrival, came out from their hideout and picked her up to an unknown destination in her own car. It was learnt that her people on opening the gate, couldn’t see her; a situation that was said to have thrown them into p...

In fulfillment of his earlier promise and history making movement today, as the Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, flagged off disbursement of car loans for primary school teachers across the state, with a directive to the local government loans Board to stop collecting N6,000 form charges from primary school teachers and local government workers. Ondo State government car loan for primary school teachers is a one digit interest loan in which cheques of 47.6 million naira were disbursed. At the distribution of cheques to beneficiaries of the primary school teachers’ loan held at Government House Ground Akure, Akeredolu said it was an injustice for the local government loans board to be collecting form charges from primary school teachers on car loans while other workers and secondary school teachers were not being surcharged before obtaining car loans in the state. The governor who said the order should be effected immediately at the local government loans board, said the...

It was a palpable excitement among Liverpool fans across the globe as the Premier League season will resume on June 17, The Precision NG learnt. The league was suspended following the global outbreak of coronavirus. Liverpool was already on top of the league with few matches for them to clinch the coveted trophy in English football. Many had raised anxiety among Liverpool fans that the league would be canceled while a fresh season would commence. Announcing the decision to reopen the league, management of the league says Manchester City versus Arsenal will be one of the first matches to be played. Aston Villa’s home clash with Sheffield United will also be played same day to mark the return of the English top flight. A full fixture list will then be played on the weekend of June 19 to 21 Source Precision NG

The Kogi State Government has rejected the two cases reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). On Wednesday, the State Commissioner for health, Dr. Saka Haruna Audu, in a press statement described the claim as a fallacy. He said, “Kogi State till this very moment is COVID-19 free. We have developed the full testing capacity and have conducted hundreds of tests so far which have returned negative. “We have also continued to insist that we will not be a party to any fictitious COVID-19 claims. “Any attempt to force us to announce a case of COVID-19 will be rejected. Source:Fresh 107.9 F.M

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu has ordered the immediate posting and redeployment of Command Police Commissioners to nine states including Edo and Ondo states where gubernatorial elections are scheduled to hold in a few months’ time. The new Commissioners of Police are CP Babatunde Kokumo, Edo state. He had served as one time CP of Edo State, the new CP Ondo State is CP Bolaji Amidu Salami, CP Undie J Adie moves to Osun state from Ondo state. CP Lawal Jimeta Tanko, formerly of Edo state is the new CP Bauchi state, CP Philip Sule Maku is the new CP Ebonyi State,  CP Ahmed Maikudi Shehu is the new CP, Gombe state,  while CP Joe Nwachukwu Enwonwu is the new CP, Oyo state.                                 CP Evelyn T. Peterside becomes CP in charge Eastern Port, CP Okon Etim Ene is CP in charge Bomb Disposal (EOD), CP Bello Maikwashi is CP Airport Command and CP Olukolu Tai...

F ollowing the sudden death of a patient who died as a result of complication from Coronavirus pandemic few days ago, it is a scenario filled with  panic and fear amidst the people of Igbara-Oke Community in Ifedore local government area of Ondo state  It was learnt that those living in the town especially health workers at Government’s General Hospital, Igbara-Oke who had contacts with the deceased patient and their family members who are secondary contacts, were said to be gripped by fear of contracting the disease. A reliable source at the hospital told our correspondent that two of the health workers, a doctor and nurse had been sent on self isolation. The source said, “the workers in General Hospital Igbara oke are leaving in fear as one of their Patients tested positive for coravirus. The said Patient was rushed into the Accident and Emergency Unit of the facility on Saturday, 23rd of May, 2020 around 4pm with the history of cough, edema and difficulty in breathing. “On...

A frontline governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Engr. Ife Oyedele has said when elected Governor of the State his  government will make healthcare delivery free for children from age 0-7, while education will also be free from primary school up to the Junior Secondary School level. Oyedele said workplaces will be made comfortable for women as his government will establish, by executive order, a creche in every government establishment while companies who employ certain number of women will be made to comply to the order.  Oyedele made this known in his commemorative message made availblble to the press by his media aide, Yomi Adebayo, on this year's Children's Day celebration and said Children deserve unhindered governmental and parental attention for societal building.  The governorship aspirant said "the greatest asset of Nigeria as a Nation is in her people and particularly the younger population who hold the ...

The Commissioner of Police, Ondo State Command, CP Undie Adie, says a Naval Officer, Lt Commander Ajare Uchegbulah Amadi who was kidnapped by men of the underworld along Ago Ajayi, Oba Akoko road, Ondo State on May 17, 2020 has been released. In statement released by the PPRO on the state command, Mr. Tee-leo Ikoro said the senior Navy officer was released today, May 27, 2020 at about 0450hrs. CP Adie said his release was sequel to the aggressive manhunt the Command and other sister agencies placed on his abductors, who on realizing that there was no place to hide any longer, abandoned him in the forest and took to their heels. The commissioner further warned travelers within this period to strictly adhere to the travel ban on inter State movement imposed by the Federal government as a means to curtail the spread of COVID19, as the criminals are using the advantage of the empty roads to advance their nefarious acts. He however assured, that the Ondo Police Command will not stop in it’...

  The  Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Today, donated palliatives to the corp members serving in Ondo state as part of efforts to cushion the effect occasioned by Covid19. The distributed palliatives included rice, beans, yam, eggs, vegetable oil, beverages, condiments, bread and drinks,  Akeredolu noted that the corps members have truly displayed true meaning of patriotism and nationalism. He said “Of a truth, our administration purposed to give palliatives to the poorest of the poor in all the 18 Local Governments that made up the state, but the exemplary services rendered by the members of the service corps to fight the novel virus should not go unrewarded”. “I want to let you know that your patriotic service to the nation especially at the challenging times of battling to contain the spread of Coronavirus pandemic with the production and donation of antiseptic hand sanitisers and face masks to the State Govern...

The Federal Government on Wednesday said it will soon release the course of action for the reopening of schools in the country. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, stated this during a briefing on Monday in Abuja. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation urged stakeholders to begin to take steps that would aid the reopening of schools in the country. He said, “I wish to inform Nigerians that the Federal Ministry of Education will roll out measures for the self-reopening of schools. “The Presidential Task Force wishes to use the occasion of this celebration to congratulate our children and assure them, their parents and all stakeholders alike that all hands are on deck to reopen schools at a safe time. “We, therefore, use this medium to urge states, local governments, proprietors and all other stakeholders to begin to take steps that will facilitate an early and safe reopening.”

Barring any last-minute change in plan, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, will on Wednesday (today) hand over Madagascan native formulation for the treatment of COVID-19 to the Ministry of Health. Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this on Sunday evening during a program on Channels Television Sunday Politics. Over a week after receiving the Madagascan formulation for the treatment of COVID-19, the Presidency had yet to send the samples to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control for testing. The report had quoted a source as saying that the drug, which was delivered to President Muhammadu Buhari by his Guinea Bissau counterpart, Umarro Embalo, 10 days ago, had remained in the possession of the SGF. Since the Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Fitr, the next working day is Wednesday. The minister said, “The Madagascar herb is supposed to be handed over to the...

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu today lifted ban on religious gatherings. While churches will only operate on Sunday, Mosques will also be opened only on Friday. The state has also recorded second death of coronavirus. The Governor said religious activities should be guided and syndicated. Details later….

Leaders Bayern Munich took a big step to retaining their Bundesliga title by winning away from home at second-placed Borussia Dortmund. Joshua Kimmich's wonderful chip from 20 yards gave Bayern the lead just before half-time after both sides had efforts cleared off the line. Dortmund brought on England's Jadon Sancho in the second half, but he could not inspire a fightback from his side. GISTS Manchester United are "in dialogue" with Shanghai Shenhua to extend the loan deal of striker Odion Ighalo, says manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Newcastle have begun talks to sign Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho, 28, after Bayern Munich decided they will not be taking up their option to sign the Brazil international on a permanent deal.  The Magpies have also identified Liverpool midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri, 28, as a major transfer target this summer. The Switzerland international has played just 10 times for the Reds this season.  The £300m Saudi Arabia-funded takeover of Ne...

By Kayode Afolabi   H on. Bode Ayorinde,  the founder of Achievers University, Owo, and a former member of the National Assembly,  has declared that his missions for the sunshine state is to industrialise the State, create wealth and provide gainful employment for  teeming citizens. Speaking at the official declaration of his ambition, he stated unequivocally that he is ready to offer quantum leap and pull the state from retrogression.  According to him, he said, "Given the opportunity to serve, my mission is to industrialise Ondo State, create wealth and provide gainful employment for our teeming citizens." Ayorinde who is also a gubernatorial aspirant ahead of the Oct 10 Election in the People’s Democratic Party, noted that his "intention is to complete the term due to Owo through the mandate of the good people of Ondo State and I am prepared to give our Leaders in PDP, a written undertaking to that effect"  "I must acknowledge the fact that many of the a...

Senator Nicholas Tofowomo on Tuesday commiserated with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State over the death of late Deji Ololajulo, the House of Assembly candidate of the PDP in Ilaje Constituency II in the last general election. Speaking at Ileoluji town, his country home, Senator Tofowomo described the death of Ololajulo as sad and shocking. The Ondo South Senator said: “God is the giver and taker of life in line with His supreme sovereignty; and so, we cannot question His will.” “The death of Ololajulo is shocking, sad, and untimely. It is indeed an irreparable loss to our party and the entire people of Ilaje LG.” I commiserate with his family, our party and the people of Ilaje.” “Ololajulo will be greatly missed. May God grant the family the fortitude to bear the loss", Senator Tofowomo added. Signed: Akinrinlola Olumide Special Assistant, Media & Publicity,  to Senator Nicholas Tofowomo

The rumour that Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu is plotting to dump Agboola Ajayi as the State Deputy Governor and replace him with the Chairman of Ondo SUBEB, Princess Oladunni Odu in the forthcoming October 10, 2020 governorship election, may negatively affect the chances of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in winning the polls. A former Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta affairs and former lawmaker from Ese-odo state constituency, Hon Kingsley Kuku, stated this in a statement issued from United States and made available to our correspondent in Akure yesterday. According to Kuku, Akeredolu will have staged a watershed Political Coup if he eventually nominated Princess Odu as his running mate. Read the full text of the Press Statement; STRATEGIC POLITICAL COUP THAT ONDO STATE PDP MUST GUIDE AGAINST —KUKU If the reported likely pick of Princess (Barr.) Oladunni Catherine Odu as Deputy Governorship Candidate of the APC for the October 2020 Ondo Governorship Ele...

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested  four men for being in possession of  human heads. The suspects were said to be workers at the Akure South Local Government  Council’s cemetery. They are Adewale Abiodun, 40; Akinola Sunday, 69; Oluwadare Idowu, 67; and one Olomofe, 45. The workers were apprehended while severing the head of a newly-buried corpse at the cemetery on Saturday. A source said a few hours after the corpse was buried, the family of the deceased returned to the cemetery to make arrangements on how to cover the grave in concrete. The source stated, “On getting to the grave, the family members met the suspects digging the grave with the intention of exhuming the corpse. “It was at that point that it was discovered that the suspects had four severed male heads and a female head. “They immediately invited men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, who arrested the suspects.”. Confirming the arrest, the Spokesman of the state police command, Tee-Leo Ikoro, said ...