A High Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State has sentenced one Chukudi Onweniwe to death by hanging for murdering of his girlfriend, Nifemi Adeyeoye. Justice Bola while delivering judgement in Akure, said that one Dr. Pelemo, a staff of Ondo State Specialist Hospital, who described the abnormal state of the deceased’s neck and fracture of…
Former FUTA VC Kidnapped in Akure
Prof. Albert Ilemobade, former Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, has been kidnapped. The septuagenarian was reportedly abducted yesterday morning with his guard at his residence at Ijapo in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The abductors, who went away with his car, abandoned it on Ijare Road, in Ifedore Local Government Area…
Kingmakers Select New Deji for Akure
Kingmakers in Akure, Ondo State capital, on Sunday selected a prince from the Osupa Ruling House, in the person of Aladetoyinbo Kole Patrick, as the new Deji Akure. Aladetoyinbo was unanimously selected by kingmakers among 13 people who showed interest in the throne. The Osupa ruling house had on Friday forwarded a list of nominees…
Pandemonium In Akure as Deputy Governor Returns to Government House
There was pandemonium on Monday in some parts of Akure, the Ondo State capital, as Ali Olanusi deputy governor, returned to the Government House, Alagbaka, which he left about three weeks ago following his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Security men attached to the deputy governor fired…
Low Turnout of Voters Recorded at Ijapo, Akure
There is low turnout of voters at Ijapo Estate in Akure, Ondo State. At the two polling units in Ward 4 where accreditation is ongoing, INEC adhoc staff were seen punching the keypads of their blackberry phones. Olatunde Adebiyi, an adhoc staff, bemoaned the turnout of voters.”I really do not understand why people are not…
FUTA To Establish School of Health and Technology
The National Universities Commission, NUC has approved that the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA establish a School of Health and Health Technology. The Institution is already putting structures in place to ensure the successful take off of the new school during the next academic session with courses such as Physiology, Anatomy, Dental Technology and…
Police Teargas APC Rally in Ondo
A rally of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Akure, Ondo State capital was on Friday, initially disrupted by the police. Eyewitness said policemen initially teargassed the rally shortly after it was addressed by the Ondo State chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Smart Omodunbi Jnr, administrative secretary of APC in Ondo State, said…
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