Tag: Akure
Traditional ruler orders closure of shops, markets in Akure for festival
“The closure becomes obligatory as part of the necessary rites in observing the age long tradition of the Amole Festival.
Protests erupt in Ondo as herdsmen kill 5 farmers
“We are being slaughtered without anyone doing anything. Akure North is under siege. We are farmers, not criminals. We are…
Soldier allegedly stabs man to death over carpet in Akure
“The stabbed trader fell to the ground while the ‘customer’ took to his heels upon realising that his victim had…
2023 Elections: Tribunal begins sitting in Akure
She said that the tribunal would listen to all the parties and make decisions based on facts and evidence in…
Ondo youths leader writes Acting Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa
“Your Excellency, it will not be wrong to conclude that okada riders in Ondo State are potent security threats to…
Police discover burnt corpse concealed in sack in Akure
The yet-to-be-identified corpse was found on Monday around the Green Park area at Oke-Aro in Akure South Local Government Area…
1 dead, 6 injured in road accident in Akure
The accident, which occurred at about 4:10 a.m., involved a Toyota Sienna bus marked RBC 412 CU and a commercial…
Man coughs to death while waiting for taxi in Akure
Police spokesperson in Ondo State, SP Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the death to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and said…
How 16-year-old Ondo student died after jumping through window
The student attempted to jump through the window, but hit his head against the post and collapsed hitting his head…
10-year-old girl throws stepbrother inside well in Akure
A 10-year-old girl, Suliya Abubakar, said she threw her stepbrother, Usman Abubakar, aged 20 months, inside a well because her…
Akeredolu imposes 24-hour curfew on 2 Akure communities
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Friday imposed a 24-hour curfew on Ode and Isinigbo communities in Akure North…
Akure EndSARS protest, mere political aggression – Ondo APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has described the ongoing #EndSARS protest in Akure as mere political aggression…
JUST IN: Shooting in Akure between APC, PDP supporters
Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Ondo State exchanged gun fire in Akure, the…
INEC container fire puts Ondo firemen to shame
But for the dysfunctional equipment of the Ondo Fire Service, some of the 5,141 card readers that INEC lost to…
INEC reacts to fire at Akure office
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC said it will probe the cause of the fire that ravaged about 5,000 smart…
Blast in Akure: Governor Akeredolu visits scene
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on his way to the scene of a strange massive blast, believed to be a meteorite that…
Festivals: Deji of Akure orders closure of shops, markets
Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi Ogunlade, the Deji of Akure kingdom, has ordered closure of all shops and markets in the town…
NPFL: Sunshine Stars beat Wikki 2-1 in Akure
Sunshine Stars Football Club of Akure on Sunday defeated visiting Wikki Tourist FC of Bauchi 2-1 in match day 17…
FRCN workers protest poor working conditions
Workers at the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) in Ibadan and Akure on Monday held a peaceful protest within…
25 year-old student remanded in prison for allegedly killing girlfriend
A 25 year-old student, Saliu Oladapo, was on Wednesday remanded in Olokuta Prison on the orders of an Akure Chief…
Dozens besiege Akure to consult ‘wonder baby’ with healing powers
The birth of a ‘wonder boy’, simply referred to as ‘Daddy Samuel’, in Akure, the Ondo state capital, has turned…
Ondo Govt Promises To Expand Akure Specialist Hospital
Ondo Government has promised to expand the State Specialist Hospital, Akure to meet the peoples’ medical attention, Dr Wahab Adegbenro,…
Mimiko set to host Nollywood stars in Akure
Funsho Arogundade Barely few hours to the 2015 edition of the Best of Nollywood Awards holding Sunday, 13 December, palpable…
DSS presents suspected abductors of Falae
The Department of State Service (DSS) on Monday presented two suspected abductors of Chief Olu Falae, a former presidential aspirant,…
Sunshine Stars overwhelm El-Kanemi Warriors 5-0
Sunshine Stars Football Club of Akure on Sunday whipped El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri 5-0 in a week 25 match of…
WHO Chooses Akure, Ondo Hospitals As Research Centres
The World Health Organisation (WHO), has chosen Mother and Child Hospitals in Akure and Ondo as research centres for child…
Teenager murdered in father’s home
A Nigerian teenager, Oluwaseyi Adelegan, 14, has been murdered by unidentified assailants at his father’s house in Akure. The deceased…
Sunshine Sack Coach Abimbola
Sunshine Stars have sacked coach Samuel Abimbola following a poor run of results in the Globacom sponsored Nigeria Professional Football…
Robbers create panic in Akure, banks shut
Banks in the Nigerian city of Akure, capital of Ondo State in South West Nigeria on Monday hurriedly closed their…
Ondo election: PDP agent arrested over money
Fola Ademosu Soldiers on election duty in Ondo town, in Ondo Central Senatorial district have arrested a middle aged man,…