The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Forestry, Olayato Aribo, has disclosed that the Federal Government will spend more than N200 million on the distribution of inputs to farmers in the state and N200 million on the distribution of assets through the Fadama III Project. This, he said, was in line …
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An Ondo State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Akure, the state capital, has sentenced a man, Friday Okeneji, to two years imprisonment for stealing some chemical substances worth N130,000. The convict, who is a pastor of a popular church in Iwaro Oka Akoko in the Akoko South-West Local Government Area of …
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In preparation for the forthcoming governorship elections in Ondo State, the quest for a transformative leader capable of propelling the state towards progress and prosperity has gained momentum. A group, the Ondo Youths Solidarity Movement, has endorsed Engineer Funmi Ayinke Waheed Adekojo, affectionately known as FunmiAyinke, for the governor. …
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The Ondo state member on the governing board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Gbenga Edema, has declared that he’s the best of the aspirants to succeed Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in 2024. Edema said that ‘ l am the best at advancing the numerous legacies of our dear governor …
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A High Court sitting in Ondo state, has sentenced a 78 year-old community leader, Ojo Komolafe, to death by hanging over the shooting and killing of a school proprietor, Taofik Babalola. Komolafe was said to have committed the offence on August 7, 2021 at Kajola area of Odigbo local government …
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Hoodlums have killed an 80-year-old woman, Madam Felicia Aderibigbe, at Ore in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. According to reports the octogenarian was murdered at the weekend in her farm located in the constain area of Ore town. It was learnt that the old woman, who had left …
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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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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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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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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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