Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers has shut dead a 46-year-old health worker and abducted his nine years old son. The incident which occured at about  8:pm  in Oba-Ile, along Akure Airport in Ondo State capital resulted into tension and panic in the area. The victim whose name was identified as Akinola Oyabiyi, a father of […]

  …Family, Association Raising Fund For Ransom Suspected kidnappers on Saturday  struck in the Akoko area of Ondo State, abducting an Anglican Cleric, Rev. Canon Olowolagba, his wife, and two children along the Ise- Akoko-Iboropa road in Akoko North-East Local Government area of Ondo State.     The incident, which has created panic and tension […]

A  Federal High Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, Akure has proposed  the forgery trial of Oba Babalola Adebomi, the Alararomi of Araromi-Ekiti, to January 28, 2025. The embattled monarch is currently facing a two-count charge of certificate forgery, allegedly presented a fake University of Ibadan degree and a forged NYSC discharge certificate […]

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Ekiti State Command has seized about  500 kilogrammes of weeds suspected to be Cannabis Sativa. The command disclosed that it has uncovered over ten hectares of the cannabis plantation along Ilawe/Ikere and Igbara-Odo axis of the state and spread to neighbouring town. He said the […]

Tragedy struck on Tuesday in Igburowo town, Odigbo local government area of Ondo State following the death of a 58-year-old man who was said to have committed suicide by poisoned himself with chemical substance suspected to be Snipper. The discovery of the lifeless body of the middle-aged  man whose name was given as Omolayo Bamidele, […]

Tragedy struck on Tuesday in Igburowo town, Odigbo local government area of Ondo State following the death of a 58-year-old man who was said to have committed suicide by poisoned himself with chemical substance suspected to be Snipper. The discovery of the lifeless body of the middle-aged  man whose name was given as Omolayo Bamidele, […]

. Palpable tension has engulfed Elewuro area of Ondo town, the administrative headquarters of Ondo west local government area of Ondo state following the death of a 30-year-old man who was said to have murdered by yet-to- identified person. Though, the death of the man whose name was identified  as “Delo” is still  sketchy at […]

An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced one Olaleye Ariyo to twenty years imprisonment for raping a fifty years old woman. The 31-year-old convict was arraigned on the 5th of  July, 2022 before Justice Adeniyi Familoni on a count charge bordering on rape. According to the charge, the defendant on 22/01/21 […]

  An Ekiti State High Court, sitting in Ado-Ekiti, has sentenced seventy years old grandpa to life improvement for having canal knowledge of his granddaughter. The accused person whose name was given as Mr Sule Adeola, was until the incident a professional bricklayer in Ado-Ekiti, capital of Ekiti State. The convict was arraigned before Justice […]

    The Vicar in charge of Aramoko Archdeaconry, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), under Ekiti West Diocese, Rev. Emmanuel Gbenga Erinle, has been slammed with suspension for alleged sexual misconduct. According to a source closed to the church in Aramoko Archdeaconry, said the suspension order was conveyed to the embattled Priest, through a letter […]

No fewer than two police officers have been confirmed dead in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, during a bloody clash that broke out between members of the Shi’te group and the police. In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer FCT Command, Mr Josephine Adeh, a Superintendent of Police said “the police command wishes […]

Gunmen suspected to be kidnaper  on Thursday kidnapped former Deputy Vice Chancellor  Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, (EKSU) Professor Femi Olaofe in his residence in Ado-Ekiti, capital of Ekiti State. Olaofe, a  native of Are-Ekiti,  Irepodun/Ifelodun local government area of Ekiti State was a Professor of Industrial Chemistry before  his recent retirement from the Ekiti State […]

  Ekiti State police command has confirmed the arrest of a 22-year-old housemaid, Precious Adunola, over alledged conspiracy, armed robbery and attempt to kidnap her 87-year-old boss in Ifaki-Ekiti, Ido/Osin local government area of Ekiti State The police also confirmed the arrest of two persons alongside with the maid for allegedly conspired together to robbed […]

The remains of the two youths shut dead by a happy -rigger police officer from the Ekiti State Police Command, was buried amidst crying and wailing  at the weekend  in Ado-Ekiti, The bodies of the deceased youths was released to the families by the police after the completion of investigations by the homicide section of […]

An Ekiti State High Court, sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced one Pastor Enouch Gbinyiam to life imprisonment over allegation of rape of a teenage church member. The Pastor who was until his ordeal was the Pastor in charge of Winners Chapel, (Living  Faith Church) Omuo-Ekiti, Ekiti East local government area of Ekiti State. The convicted […]

 The Oba-Elect of Araromi-Ekiti,  Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Babalola Adebomi, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital for allegedly committing forgery. The accused person who was until his arraignment in the court was said  to be working in Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital was […]

Operatives of the National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Ekiti State Command has confirmed the arrest of a Septuagenarian over alledged drug dealing. According to the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the command, Mr. Ifeoluwa Fabiyi, an Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics (ASN), said the  suspect whose name was given as Jubril Audu, a 75-year-old […]

Operatives of Nigeria Police, Zone 17 Akure zonal command, has confirmed the arrest of an Ekiti Oba-elect, Prince Babalola Adebomi, over alledged certificate forgery. The suspect who was until his arrest was the Oba-elect of Ararọmi-Ekiti, Ijero local government area was said to have claimed to be a graduate of University of Ibadan According to […]

Twenty nine suspects have been arraigned and remanded by an Ibadan Chief Magistrate Court for their alleged involvement and roles in the invasion of Oyo State Secretariat  with an intention to hijack government. The suspects comprising male, female, young and old were arraigned on a seven count charge bothering on treasonable felony, going armed in […]

    Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 39-year-old fruit seller, whose name was given as Dolapo  Babalola, for allegedly killing his childhood friend after stealing his motorbike and later dumped his corpse in a shallow grave in Okeigbo town, Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo local government area of Ondo State.       Babalola, […]