Ondo State

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, announced the death of the revered elder statesman in a statement personally issued on Tuesday.

Electricity supply across Edo, Delta, Ondo and Ekiti states was disrupted on Monday after workers under the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) shut down critical facilities of BEDC Electricity Plc over a dispute involving emoluments and welfare packages

Health concerns are mounting in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, following complaints of a strong stench and fears that the river serving the coastal community may have been contaminated by the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash, prompting Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to order extensive fumigation and preparations for alternative potable water supply.

Specialist divers from the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) have recovered components of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR 42-500 aircraft that crashed at Igbokoda, Ondo State, as investigators intensify efforts to determine the cause of the accident.

Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, ordered the sustained recovery operation and a comprehensive investigation as the military seeks to establish the operational, technical, environmental and human circumstances surrounding the tragedy.

Veteran Nigerian musician Olusegun Osaniyi, widely known as Lord of Ajasa, has officially become a United States citizen after completing his naturalization ceremony.

The Federal Government has moved to strengthen cooperation between Nigeria’s civil and military aviation authorities following the tragic Nigerian Air Force aircraft incident at Igbokoda, Ondo State.

Engr. Emem Coffie, the 2023 governorship candidate of the Accord Party in Akwa Ibom State, has called for a thorough investigation into the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft crash in Ondo State, urging the Federal Government to compensate the families of the victims adequately.

Man-Ugwueje had married Flight Lieutenant Damilola Adekunle on September 19, 2026, in Abuja. Barely two weeks later, he was dead.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed the death of all 25 persons aboard its ATR 42 aircraft, NAF 931, which crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State.