The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered over 2.3 tonnes of assorted illicit drugs in raids and interdiction operations across Ondo, Edo, Delta, Kaduna, Plateau, Bayelsa, and Kano respectively. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Giving …
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Samuel Gbadamosi, 60, was remanded in Olokuta Correctional Centre on Thursday by a Chief Magistrate Court in Akure, the capital of Ondo State, for allegedly having sex with a minor. Gbadamosi, who was charged with one count of rape, was accused of committing the crime on January 4, 2023, at …
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A mother of four was murdered over the weekend in Akure, Ondo State capital, by some unknown assailants. The woman identified as Patience was said to have been trailed by her killers from her home before accosting her along Oda road axis of Akure metropolis. The deceased, a hairdresser at …
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Gunmen have abducted a 66 year old traditional ruler in Ondo state, the Oloso of Oso, Ajowa- Akoko, in Akoko North-West Council area, Oba Clement Jimoh Olukotun. Newsextra24 gathered that the six gunmen, invaded his palace at about 10.15pm, on Thursday, and whisked him away to an unknown destination. They …
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Akure—A hunter, Sunday Olubusade, has reportedly killed a 30-year-old palm wine taper, identified as Kehinde, who he mistook for an antelope in Ondo town, Ondo State. Newsextra24 gatheredthat the victim, after the day’s work, went to a river to bathe when the hunter shot him. A police source said when …
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Scores of residents of Akungba Community in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Monday stormed the palace of the monarch of the town to protest the alleged plan to remove their monarch, Oba Sunday Ajimoh. The protesters alleged that some government officials were behind the plot to …
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A 39-year-old food seller, Seun Sola, has been arrested for stabbing her ex-boyfriend in the stomach during a fight in Ondo State, Newsextra24 reports. It was gathered that the victim identified as Lomi Alara Akinbinu allegedly pounced on the suspect and started beating her after she told him their relationship …
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Bandits, herdsmen on rampage in Kaduna, Ondo, Plateau; kill 9, abduct 12 *Bandits attack Kaduna community, kill man, kidnap pregnant wife, over 10 others *Suspected herdsmen kill five persons in another Ondo community *Gunmen abduct, release wife of Plateau deputy gov’s aide, other, kill 3 others *Bandits in North-West have …
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Governors across the country have kicked against the proposed Ruga settlement for Fulani herdsmen by the federal government, saying they do not have lands to give. Samuel Ortom said Benue State had no land for the Federal Government proposed Ruga settlements for Fulani herdsmen. The governor, in a statement by …
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Barely 24 hours after the Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, released the list of 18 commissioner-nominees, some women in the state on Wednesday faulted the list, saying the governor was biased for not including many women on the list. The governor on Tuesday sent the names of the 18 …
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