The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Dayo Faduyile of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Ondo South Senatorial District by-election conducted on Saturday. INEC Returning Officer, Gbenga Solomon-Ibileye, a Professor and Vice Chancellor, Federal University, Lokoja, announced the results on Sunday at the collation centre in Okitipupa, Okitipupa Local…
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun Corps, says residents of the state should disregard reports of bandit invasion in the state and refrain from spreading unverified information. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday in Akure by Superintendent Jimoh Adeniken, the agency’s Public Relations Officer (PRO). According to Adeniken, there is…
By Muftau Ogunyemi International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Federal Government, and Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises Niger-Delta (LIFE-ND) Project in Ondo State, have enrolled and trained 697 young farmers to eradicate food shortage in the country. Dr Olawale Ademola, IFAD State Project Coordinator (SPC), made the disclosure during the learning route for incubates (trainees) of…
The Ondo State Police Command on Wednesday said it had deployed operatives to Akotogbo community in Irele Local Government Area of the state following the discovery of the bodies of two residents in a bush within the area. The deceased, identified as Loyinmi Bode and Andrew Friday, were reportedly found at separate locations within the…
Metro Ondo map Quick Read Jimoh said police operatives promptly visited the scene, where the body was recovered and deposited at the morgue for preservation and autopsy. By Muftau Ogunyemi Police in Ondo said Audi Emmanuel, a 20-year-old student of Computer Engineering at Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, who was found dead in his residence at…
Fresh evidence gathered by SaharaReporters has exposed alarming decay, abandonment and severe shortages across several public health facilities in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, with community sources accusing the state government of neglecting primary healthcare centres serving thousands of residents. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is from Obe-Nla, an oil-bearing community in the Ilaje Local Government Area of…
By Muftau Ogunyemi The Police said they have successfully foiled bid to steal Toyota Highlander Jeep belonging to one Olaolu Benson of Lege by two acquittances of the owner in Ondo State. This was revealed by DSP Olushola Ayanlade, the Ondo police command’s spokesperson in a statement on Tuesday in Akure. Ayanlade, who said that…
The Ondo State Government has appointed a group of men, including individuals accused of attacking pro-democracy activists during the June 12 Democracy Day protest in Akure, as coordinators of commercial tricycle (Keke) riders in Akure South Local Government Area. A government appointment letter dated September 15, 2025, signed by Comrade Bola Taiwo, Special Adviser to…
1 BOLU-OLU ESHO People With Disabilities (PWDs) in Ondo State have called on the state government on the need to domesticate the implementation of the Discrimination Against PWDs (Prohibition) Act 2018. This was discussed at One-Day Capacity Building workshop for rights-holders on disability legal frameworks formulations, implementation and strategic advocacy in Ondo State organised by…
The Action Alliance, AA, has distanced itself from reports linking it to a group supporting the reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Ondo State. A statement issued by the Action Alliance Chairman, Abdullah Olowokere, and made available to Daily Post explained that the group known as the Progressive Network for Tinubu, PNT, has no…
