A man has allegedly robbed and raped an 80-year-old woman in Ondo State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 35-year-old man, Emmanuel Joseph, for allegedly raping an 80-year-old woman, Mrs. Alice Mogbonjubola, on Lotogbe Street, Ondo. It was learnt that before the suspect raped the … Read more
In a congratulatory message to Akeredolu, Tinubu described the appellate court’s verdict as an emphatic and clear endorsement of the sound judgment of the state’s election petitions tribunal. As the Court of Appeal affirms victory for Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in the Ondo State Governorship Election, National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bola Tinubu, has urged him to be a unifier. In a congratulatory message … Read more
Kemisola was arrested alongside three others, Ayodele Bukunmi, Ojo Samuel and Ani Obinna during the EndSARS saga. One of the youths arrested in Ondo State by security operatives during the EndSARS protest has given birth in prison custody. The 18-year-old girl, Kemisola Oguniyi gave birth in Surulere Prison in Ondo West Local Government Area of … Read more
“To the ordinary man in the street, the judgement was inconclusive and we must approach the Supreme Court to help the Appeal Court to conclude the judgement The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has said that it will appeal the Appeal Court judgment dismissing the petition against the declaration of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu as … Read more
The Ondo State Government has visited the family of T.B Joshua. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ondo State Government, on Tuesday, paid a condolence visit to the family of the founder of The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet Temitope Joshua popularly known as T.B Joshua. The delegation to the deceased’s residence in … Read more
June 12 protesters have stopped a busload of Northerners going to Lagos. The June 12 protesters in Akure, the Ondo State capital on Saturday, intercepted a bus conveying some northerners from Gombe State to Lagos State. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that locally made guns were found in the bus. The June 12 protesters later handed … Read more
Burying him too in the hometown will ensure his legacy remains permanently in Arigidi Akoko. The monarch of Arigidi Akoko in Akoko North- East council area of Ondo state, Zaki of Arigidi Akoko, Oba Yisa Olanipekun the hometown of the late televangelist TB Joshua said the community would want him buried in the community and … Read more
The brother of late Pastor T.B Joshua has recalled his last encounter with him. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the residents of Arigidi Akoko, in the Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State, have since been mourning the death of the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Pastor Temitope Balogun … Read more
Unknown gunmen have hijacked a school bus in Ondo State. There was pandemonium in Akure, the Ondo State capital in the early hours of Thursday, as unknown gunmen reportedly hijacked a bus belonging to Chimola School in the Oba Ile area of the state. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the unknown gunmen abducted a staff … Read more
Some angry youths have reportedly chased a traditional ruler out of palace in Ondo State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that aggrieved youths in the Itaogbolu community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State have reportedly chased their traditional ruler out of his palace. The angry youths, it was gathered, chased the traditional ruler … Read more
An armed robber has been reported dead while fleeing with a snatched motorcycle. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a suspected armed robber has died in a crash on Monday while trying to escape with a motorcycle he allegedly snatched from a man. The incident, it was gathered, occurred in the Alagbaka area of Akure, the … Read more
They want Akeredolu to “respect the rights of the marginalized Arogbo Ijaws  The Arogbo Ijaw Patriots (AIP) have decried the foisting of the Oduduwa anthem by Ondo Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu on them. The group said the state government forced Ijaws to recite the anthem during the conduct of a promotion examination for senior civil … Read more
It was like a scene in one of the Nollywood movies when some traditional worshippers stormed the site of an ongoing Federal Housing Estate project in Ondo State on Monday. The worshippers, it was learnt, stormed the site of the project with white pigeon, black fowl, and other objects. It was like a scene in … Read more
Unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have reportedly killed one person during an attack on a filling station in Akure, the Ondo State capital. An eyewitness disclosed that the gunmen attacked Damorotex petrol Station located along Oda road in the state capital. Unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have reportedly killed one person … Read more
The Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA) in Ondo State, was on Thursday thrown into mourning as a 200 level student of the institution, Feranmi Fasunle Omowumi, committed suicide. The incident was confirmed by a source in the university. The Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA) in Ondo State, was on Thursday thrown into mourning … Read more
The residents of Ikaram-Akoko in Akoko North West Local Government of Ondo State were thrown into pandemonium as unknown gunmen abducted two persons in the community. It was gathered that one of the victims identified as Gbodi was abducted few kilometres from his residence, along Okeagbe/Ikaram highway while returning from his farm. The residents of … Read more
Unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have reportedly attacked a bullion van at Elemosho Village along Akure-Ondo Expressway in Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that the robbers shot three people in the operation which lasted for about 20 minutes before they ran away into the bush. Unknown gunmen … Read more
The Nigerian Army has concluded plans to invite a legal practitioner, Mr Wale Odusola, over his statement that about 3,000 Fulani men were taking shelter inside Okitipupa Army Barrack in the Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. Odusola had made the comment barely 24 hours after the state government deported 45 northern youths to … Read more
“The security situation we found ourselves in the last 72 hours was a very precarious one” The Ondo government says it is working towards ensuring safe repatriation of 45 northern youths who were apprehended in Okitipupa LGA of the state to their states of origin. The youths, who were arrested by the state chapter of … Read more
Some construction workers in Ondo State have been abducted by unknown gunmen. Sources further disclosed that local hunters had started combing the forests in the area to find the abductors and their victims. Some construction workers in Ondo State have been abducted by unknown gunmen. The construction workers were said to be working at Ikaram-Akunnu … Read more