The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has cautioned motorists, passengers, and other road users to take personal responsibility for their safety to prevent avoidable road crashes during the ember months. Ondo State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Dr. Samuel Ibitoye, gave the warning on Friday during a 2025 Ember Months Road Safety Stakeholders’ Town Hall Meeting held at Achievers University, Owo. The event, organised in collaboration with the university, brought together transport unions, students, and security agencies to discuss measures aimed at reducing road traffic crashes (RTCs) as year-end travel activities intensify. Ibitoye expressed concern over the high number of…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State suffered a major setback as key stakeholders, including Engr. Joshua Agboola (popularly known as O’MU YES), Mr. Akinrinlola Ojo, and all members of the Idanre Progressive Forum, the largest youth movement in the area, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defection, described by observers as a political landslide, further strengthens the ruling party’s hold in the state. Representing Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa at the event was his Special Assistant on Inter-Party Affairs, Hon. Fade’ Ojamomi. The ceremony attracted several political heavyweights, including the Commissioner for…
Hundreds of Islamic groups and their supporters on Saturday staged a protest in Kano against recent comments by United States President Donald Trump over alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The protesters, who marched through major streets in the city, condemned Trump’s reported threat to deploy American forces to Nigeria if the Federal Government fails to curb what he described as “Christian genocide.” They carried placards with inscriptions such as “We condemn Trump’s threat to attack Nigeria,” “There is no Christian genocide in Nigeria,” and “America wants to control our resources.” Trump had recently listed Nigeria among countries of “particular…
The Adamawa State Police Command has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the state was beheaded by terrorists. In a statement on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, described the viral post as false and mischievous, saying it was aimed at inciting panic and stirring religious tension among residents. Nguroje said the post, credited to a Facebook user identified as Lionman Lioni, was entirely baseless. He quoted the Commissioner of Police, CP Dankombo Morris, as saying that no such incident had occurred anywhere in…
The Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved the appointment of the following individuals as Special Advisers, Director-General, Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistant and members of the Ondo State Law Commission: SPECIAL ADVISERS DIRECTOR GENERAL SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANTS SPECIAL ASSISTANTMr. Sam Bolala,Environmental Health LAW COMMISSION The Governor charges the new appointees to deploy their wealth of experience and best efforts towards the implementation of the OUR EASE agenda of the administration. Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan,Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Ondo State.November 8, 2025.
Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested an armed robbery suspect and recovered several dangerous weapons following a violent attack on a farming community in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. Police spokesman, DSP Ayandele Olayinka Olushola, who confirmed the arrest in a statement yesterday, said the operation followed a report by one Mr. Kenneth Ossia, who received a distress call from the Chairman of Sete Camp that armed men had invaded the community. According to the police, the assailants, who wielded various dangerous weapons, terrorised residents before carting away 10 bags of 500kg cocoa beans, five…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested suspects allegedly involved in the forgery and illegal issuance of motorcycle (Okada) emblems purportedly issued by the state government in Owo Local Government Area. Spokesperson for the Command, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday, adding that the arrest followed a report by the Branch Chairman of the Okada Riders Association in Owo, who discovered a forged emblem in the possession of a commercial motorcyclist. According to the statement, discreet investigation revealed that the fake emblem was produced and issued by one Ojo Agbi, the Unit Chairman of…
Tension is brewing in Owo Kingdom after the Olowo-in-Council declared the suspended Chairman of Owo Local Government, Hon. Tope Omolayo, persona-non-grata within the traditional domain. The declaration followed Omolayo’s suspension by the Owo Local Government Legislative Council over alleged gross misconduct and a viral phone outburst in which he insulted the Olowo of Owo Kingdom and Chairman of the Ondo State Council of Obas, His Imperial Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III. Although Omolayo publicly apologized during a press briefing in Akure, the Olowo-in-Council maintained on Friday that his continued presence as chairman was unacceptable to both the people…
A Plateau-based cleric, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, has vowed to drag the Federal Government before the International Criminal Court (ICC) over alleged killings of Christians in the North. Dachomo, the regional leader of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), said he had embarked on a personal mission to document evidence of what he described as “systematic killings” of Christians in parts of Plateau, Benue and other northern states. The cleric, who spoke in an interview, accused the Federal Government and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) of ignoring what he termed genocide against Christians. He alleged that their silence had…
Tragedy struck Sarai Village in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of Kano State on Thursday after the body of a 96-year-old woman was discovered inside a soakaway pit. The spokesperson of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Friday. Abdullahi said the agency received a distress call from one Usman Adamu around 9:27 a.m. on Thursday, reporting that an elderly woman had fallen into a toilet pit in the community. He said operatives of the service’s Emergency Response Unit, led by the Director, Sani Anas, were immediately dispatched to the scene, where…