Tag: AKURE
Man coughs to death in Akure while waiting for taxi
Police have confirmed that a middle-age man coughed to death in Akure, Ondo State capital on Thursday while waiting for a taxi.
Ondo Police Command...
Herdsmen: Protesters storm Akure over Akeredolu’s order
Pro-Akeredolu supporters hit the streets of Akure, Ondo State capital on Thursday to show their support of the governor’s order for herdsmen to vacate...
Akeredolu visits scene of Akure explosion, calls for safety of residents
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has visited the scene of Saturday’s explosion at Ilu Abo on Akure-Owo expressway.
A truck carrying dynamites from Lagos to...
Truck carrying explosives goes off in Akure, church, school damaged
Residents of Akure were on Saturday morning thrown into panic after a truck loaded with dynamite exploded on the Akure-Owo highway, destroying a school,...
Irate youths burn Sotitobire church in Akure over missing child
Angry youths on Wednesday burnt down a worship house,
Sotitobire Miracle Centre, in Oshinle area of Akure over the reported
disappearance of a toddler.
A policeman and...
One killed as robbers attack Wema Bank in Ondo
One person was killed on Tuesday when a gang of robbers attacked a Wema Bank branch in Iju town, Akure North Local Government Area...
Gbenga Adeyinka set for LAFFMATAZZ in Akure
Ace comedian, Gbenga Adeyinka, is set for the Gbe Body E series of his iconic LAFFMATTAZZ comedy show slated for Wednesday, June 12 at...
Police deny shooting protesting students in Ondo
The Ondo State Police Command has denied a report that its officers shot at protesting students on Monday in Akure.
Students of the Adekunle Ajasin...
NUJ suspends three members in Ondo for breach of peace
The Ondo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ) has suspended indefinitely three of its members for causing breach of peace and...
Protest in Ondo over Jimoh Ibrahim’s emergence as PDP governorship candidate
Violent protest broke out in Akure, the Ondo State, as residents took to the street to protest the removal of Eyitayo Jegede (SAN) as...