(NBA. Photo Credit: Guardian Nigerian News) The Akure branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called on the Ondo State Police Command to stop the harassment and intimidation of lawyers visiting police stations to represent their clients. During a visit to Commissioner of Police Felix Ohagwu, NBA Akure Chairman Oju Kekemeke emphasized that…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confirmed the death of 48 persons following the consumption of locally prepared alcoholic and herbal concoctions in Ondo State, with 182 others critically ill. This is according to a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja on Friday evening by NAFDAC Director-General Prof. Mojisola…
The impeachment crisis involving the Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Olamide Oladiji, has remained unresolved as the Assembly’s spokesperson, Olatunji Ifabiyi, said lawmakers were still pursuing the process. Ifabiyi in an interview with NAN, said reports that the lawmakers had abandoned their plan to remove Oladiji were false. Naija News reports that…
An aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Ondo State House of Assembly has been listed as the state coordinator of a purported Federal Government agency currently under investigation by the Nigerian authorities. The aspirant, Ambassador Orioye G. Benedict, is identified on elements linked to the organisation as the “State Coordinator” of the…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Olusola Oke, says the crisis rocking the party over the primaries in the state will not affect the votes for President Bola Tinunu in next year’s presidential election. Mr Oke said this during an interview with Arise TV on Thursday. APC, the ruling party…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a farmer, Funke Agbaje, along with two others in Agbaje community, Ala-Elefosan axis of Idanre Local Council Area of Ondo State. The victims, comprising two women and one male, were seized while working on their farm settlement in the agrarian community. According to a source who spoke on…
Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has approved automatic employment for seven recipients of the state’s award in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) honour award category, describing the individuals as exemplary young talents who distinguished themselves through hard work, discipline and innovation during their service year in the state. Mr Aiyedatiwa announced the appointments on…
A 36-year-old trader, Titus Ishaya, has been arraigned before a Magistrate’s Court in Akure, Ondo State, over allegations of defrauding his business partners of N10.12 million and threatening to kill them after they demanded a refund. Ishaya, who resides in Kanfasha, is facing a three-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence, stealing and…
The Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has continued to ignore audit queries and directives issued by the Ondo State House of Assembly for five years, according to the 2025 Report of the State Auditor-General, raising fresh concerns over accountability and transparency in the management of public funds. The audit report disclosed that several…
The 2025 report of the Ondo State Auditor-General has raised fresh concerns over transparency and accountability in the management of billions of naira meant for development projects in the state’s oil-producing communities, after auditors revealed that the Ondo State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (OSOPADEC) failed to produce contract documents for seven projects worth about…
