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Three Feared Killed In Ondo Rival Cults Clash

No fewer than three persons were feared killed in a clash that occurred between two rival cult groups in Owo, the headquarters of the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Tuesday evening. It was gathered that the clash occurred around 9 pm on Tuesday while the cause of …

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Alleged fraud: Ondo State Speaker Set To Face Court Trial

An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, the state capital, has dismissed the preliminary objection filed by the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr Bamidele Oleyeloogun, and two others to prevent them from being tried for alleged fraud.   Oloyeloogun and a lawmaker, Felemu-Gudu Bankole, and one …

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Gunmen Kill Eight, Destroy Farmland In Ondo Communities

THE residents of Imoru, Arimogija and Molege communities in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State have called on the state and federal governments to save them from the incessant attack of suspected killer-herdsmen. The residents said no fewer than eight members of the communities had been killed in the …

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JUST IN: 11 Burnt To Death In Ondo Road Crash

NO fewer than 11 people have lost their lives in a road accident that occurred in Ore town along the Benin-Shagamu Expressway in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Sunday morning. It was gathered that the accident involved a Marcopolo bus and a truck. The victims were said …

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Osun: Akeredolu, PDP Trade Words Over Flyover Inauguration

The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Friday, knocked Governor Rotimi Akeredolu for attending the inauguration of a flyover in Osogbo, Osun State.   Akeredolu reportedly attended the inauguration on the invitation of the Osun State Governor, Mr Gboyega Oyetola.   However, in a statement issued by …

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Police Arraign Landlady For Killing Tenant, Dumping Corpse

A woman, Cecilia Idowu, has been arraigned before an Ondo State Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting at Akure, the state capital, for allegedly killing her tenant, Stephen Haruna, and burying his corpse in a well. The incident occurred on Oke-Igbala Street, Oge, Okeagbe, Akoko, Akoko North-West Local Government Area of the …

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Ondo Community Protests, Demands Monarch

Residents of Ipesi Akoko in Akoko East Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Sunday, protested against the inability of the state government to appoint a monarch for the community. It was gathered that the community had being without a king for the past 16 years after the demise of …

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Man Stabs 40-year-old Co-tenant To Death In Ondo

Abidemi Oguntuyi, 23, has been arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Akure, the capital of Ondo State for stabbing his 40-year-old co-tenant, Abiye Friday, to death. The deceased, a co-tenant with the suspect, was said to have tried to mediate in a dispute between Oguntuyi and his brother when she …

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JUST-IN: 32 Passengers Abducted In Ondo

No fewer than 32 passengers have been abducted by unknown gunmen in Ondo State. The victims were said to be returning from Edo State after attending a burial ceremony. It was gathered that they were abducted in Ondo State while travelling in a Coaster bus. Confirming the development, the State …

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