•Amotekun operatives The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as the Amotekun Corps, has arrested 28 persons allegedly involved in various criminal activities across the state. Among the suspects are a 56-year-old man identified as Iliasu and his three sons — Usman, 33; Wahab, 27; and Yakubu, 18 — who were arrested over the […...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has begun uploading the names of its Senate and House of Representatives candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal. The exercise is in line with INEC guidelines and has cleared the way for standard-bearers in Ondo, Benue, Kwara and Kogi states, where many aspirants had laid cl...
The All Progressives Congress recorded a dominant performance in Saturday’s by-elections, securing victories in Ondo, Nasarawa, Kano and Kebbi states, while the Peoples Democratic Party retained the Rivers South-East Senatorial District seat. The results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday strengthened the APC’...
•Kola Adesina of Sahara Energy (L) and Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa Ondo State governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has called for urgent action to revive a long-dormant oil asset in the state, saying delays in investment and infrastructure gaps could affect Nigeria’s efforts to boost crude oil production. Aiyedatiwa made the call on Monday in Akure whil...
•Hoodlums Traders at the busy FUTA Junction area of Akure, Ondo State, have accused suspected hoodlums of destroying shops and goods worth millions of naira during a controversial demolition linked to a long-running land dispute. The demolition, which occurred today, left traders counting losses as bulldozers reportedly tore through containers...
•Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has approved the federal salary review for medical officers and health workers in Ondo State. This was disclosed yesterday at the annual get-together and send-forth ceremony for retired permanent secretaries and tutors-general in Akure, the state capital, reports Daily Independ...
The Ondo State Police Command has reacted to a viral video currently circulating across social media platforms in which a cleric allegedly warned of impending terrorist attacks in some parts of Ondo State. The police reaction is contained in an official statement issued by the spokesperson of the Command, DSP Abayomi Jimoh. The statement partl...
•Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State Some aggrieved residents of Akotogbo community in Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State have raised the alarm over a disturbing pattern of violent deaths in the area, following the killing of two locals within few months. The community, a farming settlement had been plunged into anxiety amid the [&h...
•Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ondo State chapter, has taken a swipe at Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa‘s administration over the government’s first executive council meeting of the year, held on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. According to the opposition party, the delay in convening the state’s highest decisi...
•Wike The leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) escalated in Ondo State today, as a faction aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, announced a new set of state executive council members. The development further plunged the opposition party into turmoil, with the faction electing Olaniyi ...

