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Military aircraft crashes near Naval Base in Igbokoda, 32 on board
A military aircraft with tail number NGR 931 has crashed near the Naval Base in Igbokoda, Ondo State, after disappearing from radar while travelling from Benin to Lagos.…
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Helicopter crashes in Igbokoda, Ondo State, multiple deaths feared
Several persons are feared dead after a helicopter crashed in Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State on Monday, October 5, 2026. The incident threw…
Metro
Nine-Year-Old Boy Kidnapped As Gunmen Attack Ondo Community
A nine-year-old boy has been abducted by gunmen during an attack on Ugbosi Quarters in Idogun Ido-Ani, located in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. A statement…
Metro
Court Sentences Four Suspects To Death Over Owo Church Attack
A Federal High Court in Abuja has found four men guilty for their role in the deadly attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, which…
Metro
Police Launches Manhunt For Man Who Fled After Allegedly Killing His Wife In Ondo
The Ondo State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a man who is on the run after allegedly killing his wife, Mrs Christianah Kutelu, in Ikare-Akoko, Akoko…
Politics
Poll projects Imole boss, Adeyanju as winner of Ondo North 2027
A General Election Perception Survey for Ondo North Senatorial District 2027, has projected the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Imole Progressive Network (IPN), Engr. Michael Abayomi Adeyanju, as…
Metro
“I Didn’t Want Her Body To Waste” – Man Arrested For Killing Woman And Rαping Her Corpse In Ondo
A Magistrate’s Court in Akure, Ondo State, has ordered that a 21-year-old carpenter, Anthony Alabi, be remanded at the Olokuta Correctional Centre over the alleged killing of 58-year-old…
Metro
Gunmen Kidnap Six Health Workers In Ondo
Suspected kidnappers have abducted six health workers during a late-night attack on a medical facility in Oke Ijebu, Akure, Ondo State. According to reports, the attackers arrived in…
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Imo Is My Home, But I Don’t Regret Marrying Ex-Ondo Governor – Betty Akeredolu [Video]
Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the former first lady of Ondo State, has said that marrying someone from another region has not changed who she is or where she comes from.…
Metro
Four Suspected Bandits Arrested At Akure Airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has confirmed that four people suspected to be bandits were arrested on Sunday near the Akure Airport at Eleyewo in Akure…
Metro
18-Year-Old Teenager Stabs Friend To Death In Ondo
An 18-year-old boy, Johnson Daniel, has been arrested for allegedly killing his friend after a disagreement in Owo, Ondo State. It was gathered that the incident happened at…
Politics
Appeal Court Rejects Aiyedatiwa’s Bid To Challenge Re-Election Eligibility
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has rejected Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s appeal challenging his eligibility to run in the state’s next governorship election. The appeal was…
Metro
Residents Block Ondo Highway In Protest Over Gunmen Attacks
Residents of Ayede Ogbese in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State staged a protest on Tuesday by shutting down the busy Akure–Owo–Benin highway over repeated cases…
Metro
Abducted Ondo Christians Regains Freedom After Paying N9m Ransom
Five members of the Celestial Church of Christ in Uso, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, who were kidnapped during a church service, have been released. They…
Metro
Gunmen Attack Ondo Church, Kidnap Five Worshippers During Night Service
Gunmen attacked a church in the early hours of Wednesday in Uso, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, abducting five worshippers during a night service. It was…
Metro
Man Arraigned Over Alleged Arrangement Of Abortion For 16-Year-Old Girl In Ondo
A 24-year-old farmer, Micheal Ogedengbe, was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court in Akure on Thursday, for allegedly conspiring to arrange an abortion for a teenage girl in Ondo…