Ondo State

February 01, (THEWILL) - At least 10 farmers have been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers at Ayede Ogbese in Akure North local government area of Ondo State. The victims were a farmer Femi Alawiye and the workers he engaged...

January 30, (THEWILL) - Ondo is a state in southwestern Nigeria created in February 1976.  Its capital and commercial centre is Akure. The state lies between longitudes 4"30" and 6" East of the Greenwich Meridian, 5"45" and 8" 15" North...

January 24, (THEWILL) - Gunmen have reportedly shot dead two persons at Okeluse Community in the Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. One of the victims was said to be the owner of a petrol station in the community,...

January 15, (THEWILL) - Women across four local government areas in Ondo State on Saturday staged peaceful protests against the worrisome insecurity in their communities. The protests, staged in Oka Akoko, Akungba Akoko and some other Akoko towns, THEWILL learnt...

January 15, (THEWILL) - Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, have arrested 17 middle-aged men, who arrived in the State with 35 dogs, charms and cutlasses. The men, all from the northern part...

January 14, (THEWILL) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled six by-elections for Saturday, February 26. The Commission in a statement on Friday by its National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education Committee, Barr. Festus Okoye,  said;...

January 07, (THEWILL) - The Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, has deployed its officers to correctional centres in the state. Apart from Amotekun, other security agencies in the state, including the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Security...

December 08, (THEWILL) - Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a Catholic Priest in Ondo State. The 49-year-old priest, Reverend Father Joseph Ajayi, was kidnapped along the Akure-Ikere highway. A family source told newsmen that the incident happened on Monday. Ajayi,...

December 04, (THEWILL) - The Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, Bamidele Oleyelogun, on Saturday said he has sufficient proof to clear himself of any misdoing in the alleged N2.4 million seminar fraud being investigated by the Economic...

November 27, (THEWILL) - The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo state command, has trained 2,000 students and 300 teachers on school security and personal protection in the state. A statement issued on Saturday by the state commander...