The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a landlord, Oladele Femi, for planning the kidnapping and killing of two students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko. The victims were 25-year-old Abah John Friday and his 19-year-old friend, Okah Andrel Eloho. According to Commissioner of Police Adebowale Lawal, the students went missing on June 20, 2025. A
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Joint Campus Council (JCC), Ondo Axis, and the Students’ Union of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), have met with the Ondo State Commissioner of Police to raise concerns over rising insecurity in the Akungba community. The meeting focused on addressing recent security incidents, including the
The Ondo State Government has postponed three SS2 promotion examination papers that were scheduled to take place on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. This decision was made due to the public holiday declared by the Federal Government to mourn former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died in a London hospital on Monday. According to Olaoluwa Meshack, Head
Senator Olajide Ipinsagba, representing Ondo North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has facilitated the approval of the Information Communications Technology (ICT) University in Ikare-Akoko, Ondo State. In a statement released by the senator’s office, constituents showered praises on him and highlighted his achievements in the education sector. Senator Ipinsagba sponsored and successfully passed the
TruConnected, a Non-Governmental organisation, has donated 20 laptops to three tertiary institutions and secondary schools in Ondo State. The NGO donated the devices to bridge the technology gap in education and encourage digital literacy. Kaye Kuye, the founder, in his remarks, said the NGO launched the initiative to promote inclusion in this digital age. The
The Ondo State Police have arrested Dorcas Asije, the mother of a student writing the WASSCE, and four others for attacking a vice principal. The vice principal, Mr Rotifa of Complete Child Development College in Aule, Akure North, caught Asije’s son trying to cheat and took his phone. Angry, Asije is said to have hired
