Michael Ikuedowoni, 25, lost his life after his girlfriend, Augustina Mowari, allegedly stabbed him following a dispute over infidelity. The tragic incident occurred over the weekend in Okitipupa Local Council of Ondo State when the lady allegedly used a pair of scissors on Michael during a heated argument in their shared apartment. According to sources,…
Shock and grief have enveloped residents of the Onigbara River community in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, following the alleged killing of a man by his own brother during a heated dispute. The suspect, identified simply as Daniel, is accused of fatally attacking his brother, Emmanuel, on Monday evening after an altercation spiralled…
The Ondo State Security Network Agency code-named Amotekun Corps, has confirmed the abduction of seven farmers in Itaogbolu, Akure North Local Government Area of the state. Mr Adetunji Adeleye, the State Commander of Amotekun Corps, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Monday in Akure. Adeleye, who…
A student of the Ondo State-owned Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, AAUA, has been discovered stabbed to death in her room outside the campus. The deceased, Joy Adeyemi of the Department of Human Kinetics, was allegedly stabbed by her boyfriend on Tuesday, with her decomposing body discovered over the weekend. This is coming days after two…
A suspected cultist who allegedly opened fire on football fans in Ondo town has been arrested by operatives of the Ondo State Police Command. The Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Lawal, who disclosed this on Tuesday in Akure, said the suspect was apprehended at his hideout following sustained intelligence gathering and a tactical operation by the…
An operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), simply identified as Jide, has been shot dead by suspected drug peddlers in Ondo State. According to TheNation, the officer attached to the Ondo Command of the NDLEA was killed during a raid on an apartment in the Ita’nla area of Ondo town on Tuesday….
The Ondo State Police Command on Saturday confirmed the death of a murder suspect, Femi Oladele, also known as Tallex, during a brief illness. Oladele was arrested for his alleged role in the abduction and death of two students of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko – Andrel Okah and John Abba. The two students,…
The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the suspected murder of Mr. Adeniran Ezekiel Imoleayo, Registrar of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo, who was allegedly attacked and forcefully poisoned by two unknown assailants in Akure. Police sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred on July 16 at the victim’s residence in the…
The two missing students of the Ondo State owned Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Andrel Eloho Okah, and John Friday Abba, have been found dead. The corpses of Okah, of the Department of History and International Studies in the Faculty of Art and Abba of the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Agriculture at…
Following the death of their colleague who allegedly died in a brothel during a brawl with a male client, sex workers in Akure, Ondo State capital have requested protection from the government in the course of their duty. While expressing shock over the sudden demise of their colleague, the sex workers appealed to brothel owners…