Army deploys drone in Ondo, Ekiti forests to fight insecurity
The 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army (NA) Owena Barracks, Akure, has deployed the use of technology to fight the scourges of kidnapping and banditry within the Ondo and Ekiti States axis. The Brigade Commander, Brig-Gen Zakari Logun Abubakar, disclosed this on saturday during the launching of a high tech drone device in the Osi community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State to combats the criminal activities in the vast forest of the two states which has become a den of kidnappers. Abubakar explained that the drone, a Phantom 5DGI, procured by the Army would assist
Tension In Ondo Community Over Death of Fulani Missing Teenager
There was tension in the ancient town of Isua, headquarters of Akoko South East local government area of Ondo State, on Friday, when the 13-year-old son of a fulani herdsman, Suleiman, who was earlier declared missing, was found dead in a river, where he was allegedly dumped by suspected assailants. The Nation reports that the father of the deceased, Usman, and his mother, Asimowu, were said to be away, when two persons arrived on a motorcycle to abduct the deceased. When the case was reported at Isua-Akoko, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Akinbode Olowoyo, a Superintendent of Police (SP), led
Ondo Ministerial Slot: Buhari Considering Daramola For Reappointment
Olusola Oke, Mimiko, Others Show interest to replace Daramola As Buhari Rejects recommendations from APC Southwest Leaders President Muhammadu has taken personal decision to appoint a minister for Ondo State without consulting any members of the party in the state due to internal wrangling within the State chapter of the ruling APC, Starnews has learnt. Starnews gathered that the President also rejected recommendations by some Southwest Leaders of the APC in view of Ondo State Ministerial Nominee having taken decision to choose for the State himself. However, facts emerged yesterday that Buhari may settle for the reappointment of Prof Claudius
Ondo Deputy Gov. Agboola Ajayi speaks on lobbying for NDDC Chairman position
The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Agboola Ajayi, on Monday, dismissed media reports that he was lobbying for the post of the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). A statement issued in Akure by the spokesman to the Deputy Governor, Mr Leke Akeredolu, said the reports were baseless and lacked merit. It said in part: “The sponsors of this story are disgruntled politicians and are merely interested in blackmailing the deputy governor. “Their main purpose is to heat up the polity ahead of 2020 governorship election in Ondo state. “Agboola Ajayi cannot be sneezing and also
Herdsmen kidnap woman, stepson in Ondo, demand N10million ransom
A woman, Mrs Olawumi Adeleye and her stepson, Destiny Paul, were allegedly abducted on the Airport Road, in Osi town in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The Punch reports that the victims were said to have been kidnapped by the bandits on their way from the church on Sunday evening. According to a source, the herdsmen blocked the road with cows, forcing the victims, who were in a Lexus car. they were thereafter abducted and taken to an unknown destination by the bandits. The source said, “Mrs Adeleye was coming from the church with her boy,
“Even if I walk, Kidnappers cannot kidnap me, I have passed the stage” — Akeredolu
*Says I have encountered them once and even as a governor with my crew Rotimi Akeredolu, Governor of Ondo State, says his orderly became jittery when his convoy encountered a gang of kidnappers, boasting that he cannot be whisked away by the criminals. He admitted that travelling on Nigerian roads has become a major source of worry for the rich and the poor. The Ondo governor stated this on Sunday night during a live broadcast programme aired on the government-owned Ondo State Radio-Vision Corporation (OSRC) in Akure, the state capital. "I have encountered them once and even as a governor
Ondo varsity unions protest unlawful retirement, non-remittance of pensions
By Aderemi Bamgbose Industrial unions in Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH), Okitipupa, on Thursday staged peaceful protest against alleged unlawful retirement of its members and non-remittance of pensions to their various pension fund administrators. The protesting unions are: the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the unions locked the gate of the permanent site of the institution, vowing to continue the protest for seven days until their demands are met. Mr Temidayo Temola, Chairman, Joint Action
Ondo PDP Appoints Administrative Director of Publicity
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has appointed Zadok Akintoye as the new Director of Publicity. The appointment takes effect immediately. When asked if he had resigned as the state Publicity Secretary of PDP to pursue his governorship ambition, Hon. Banji Okunomo told our correspondent on phone that he remains the State Publicity Secretary of the party; and that, his tenure as elected state executive member of PDP will expire by next year alongside other members of the state executives. According to him: “the State Publicity Secretary is the Political head of the Department, and he is elected
Governor Akeredolu Reacts As Collapsed Building Kills Student In Ondo
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has reacted to the news of the news of collapsed school building which resulted in the death of a female student in Ondo. The incident occurred at a primary School in Ondo City around 12noon on Friday during school hours. A female student of Junior Secondary School 3 whose identity is yet to be confirmed, is the only victim as blocks that fell from the school building landed on her head. Governor Akeredolu twitted on his verified official Twitter page to sympathise with the family of the victim. He said "This is Tragic.
Ondo Students Defy Police Teargas, Battle Akeredolu Over Hike In Tuition Fees
Students of tertiary institutions in Ondo State are not relenting in their calls for the governor of the state, Rotimi Akeredolu, to immediately review downwards their school fees. Both the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA) and the Ondo State University of Science Technology, Okitipupa (OSUSTECH) have been closed down over students’ agitation for fees reduction. The state government had increased the school fees with about 200 per cent last year, when it decided that the initial rates operated under the previous administration were unsustainable. Violence Although the protest began on Tuesday, it degenerated into a confrontation on Wednesday when
