Residents of six communities in Ajoni Local Government Area of Ekiti State have raised the alarm over an alleged invasion and sustained attack on their towns by heavily armed men. The communities, including Itapaji, Ijowa, Iyemero, Oke-Ako, Irele and Ipao Ekiti said the attackers had taken over the surrounding forests and farms, restricting movement and […]
Bandits hack Monarch to death in Akure, after gunshots fail to penetrate
Tragedy struck on Wednesday night in Agamo community, Akure North local government area of Ondo State, following the death Oba Kehinde Falodun, the Alagama of Agamo community, who was hacked to death by yet to be identified gunmen. It was reliably gathered that from the family source that the bandits numbering about ten (10) stormed […]
Police smash cultists’ enclave in Ondo, nabs three with weapons, cham
Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have raided a suspected cultists’ hideout in the Arakale area of Akure, arresting three alleged members and recovering weapons and hard drugs. The operation, carried out late at night on February 10, 2026, was said to be part of the Command’s sustained crackdown on cult-related violence and other […]
Oyebanji Grieves as Rainstorm Destroys Over 200 Buildings, Displaces 500 in Ekiti
Lunatic causes stir in Ondo, regains consciousness after 15 years
A 35-year-old man , suffering from mental illness recently causes a stir in Ondo town, following his sudden recovery after several years of insanity, which some residents of the community put at fifteen (15). The incident which occurred at Ayeyemi street in the town, was said to have taken the people of the community […]
Police Arrest landlord Over Alleged poison of tenant’s three years old son in Omifon
The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 40 years old woman, Nafisat Lateef, over the alleged poisoning of a three-year-old boy in Omifon community, Odigbo Local Government area of the state. The incident which has thrown the entire community into serious mourning was reporte at the Odigbo divisional police station by […]
Amotekun arraigns three over alleged kidnapping attempt in Ore
Three men were on Tuesday arraigned before an Akure Magistrate’s Court over alleged conspiracy and attempted kidnapping in Ore, headquarters of Odigbo local government area of Ondo State. The defendants, Muhammed Bashir, Yakubu Abubakar and Usman Abubakar were brought before the court on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy and attempted kidnapping, preferred by operatives […]
