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BLACK WEEKEND: 19 Travellers Perish in Ondo, three other States

Posted on October 21, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: SUNSHINETRUTH It was a black weekend in the four States of the federation when fatal accidents claimed lives of nineteen persons in road crashes in Lagos, Ondo, Abia and Plateau states on Saturday and Sunday. Five persons died in the crash that occurred in Awoyaya village on the Ondo-Ore Expressway, Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that three other persons sustained injuries in the crash, which occurred around 4am…

14 passengers cheat death, 4 Travellers burnt to death in Ondo Accident

Posted on October 18, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: Oluwatosin Four travellers were on Thursday burnt to death while several others sustained injuries in a road accident which occurred along Owo-Benin Highway. The accident that occurred at Oyoyo Camp, Ipele in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, claimed four lives. According to an eyewitness, the crash which occurred around 1:00 p.m, involved a Toyota bus, carrying 18 passengers, with registration number, MKD 341 XA and a Peugeot J5 bus with number BDG…

Inferno: 20 Residents rendered Homeless, Beg for Ondo Govt’s Help

Posted on October 16, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: Ade Adeleke About 20 people narrowly escaped death as fire gutted a storey building in Akure, the Ondo state capital, destroying property worth millions of naira thereby rendering them homeless. They therefore appealed for Ondo state government’s assistance. Pix: residents The incident started at No 54, Adebobajo street, Danjuma along Ondo road at around 9:30pm on Sunday. It was gathered that the fire incident was caused by electric spark inside one of the rooms…

Woman who Stole New Born Baby from Mother meets Waterloo in Ekiti

Posted on September 22, 2019September 22, 2019 by sunshinetruth

A woman who stole a two month old baby at the state Secretariat in Ado Ekiti three days ago has been apprehended. The woman was arrested late Saturday night by members of the public through the assistance of an Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps at Odo Aremu, Oke Oriomi area of Ado Ekiti while attempting to sneak out of town with the baby. During interrogation, the woman claimed that she hailed…

Untold Story of Fake ‘Blind’ Beggar who uses 10yr-old Girl to make Money

Posted on September 21, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: SUNSHINETRUTH Drama ensued in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital on Friday as nemesis caught up with a popular street beggar Nzube Ekene who pretended to be blind. The mother of two who often begged for(alms) money at the traffic light around the popular Fajuyi roundabout with a ten year old girl she trafficked was arrested through the intervention of the chairperson of the Association of Women Lawyers known as FIDA Mrs Seyi Ojo….

ROAD CRASH: Ondo PDP has lost Grassroots Mobiliser Ajinde —APC Chairman, Adetimehin mourns

Posted on September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: Ade Adeleke The Ondo State Chairman of the ruling APC, Engr. Ade Adetimehin has expressed deep sadness over the death of a PDP women leader, Toyin Ajinde after sustaining injury in a car crash while returning from Ibadan to Akure with the Senator representing Ondo south, Nicholas Tofowomo and a PDP governorship aspirant, Banji Okunomo. While Tofowomo and Okunomo are still receiving treatment in Ondo town, Ajinde lost her life 13 days after the…

Tragedy as Mother, Two Children, Two Dogs die after eating Amala Meal, father in danger list

Posted on September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: SUNSHINETRUTH A 45year-old mother and her two children have reportedly died at Odo-Ayedun Ekiti in Ikole Local government after eating ‘poisonous’ or ‘contaminated’ yam flour also known as AMALA meal. The eldest of the children was 14 while the younger one was 12. All members of the family who ate the meal were found lifeless after dinner took on Saturday night except the father who is in a critical state at the Federal Teaching…

University Admission Seeker to Die by Hanging in Ondo

Posted on September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: Ade Adeleke An Ondo state High Court has sentenced a 26-year-old man, Saliu Oladayo, to death by hanging for murdering his 19-year old girlfriend, Confidence Ebere. The incident happened in May, last year, as the convict stabbed the deceased, Ebere, to death at Oshinle Quarters, Akure, over a disagreement that ensued between them. Oladayo was said to have initially escaped from the scene but was later arrested and handed over to the police for…

BREAKING: Ondo Court Remands Three School of Health Tech Students for Raping mate

Posted on September 2, 2019September 3, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: Ade Adeleke Three students of the Ondo State College of Health Technology, Akure were on Monday arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in the state capital for allegedly raping a year-one female school mate. The three accused persons docked by the State Police command are Adeboboye Damilola, Blessing Michael and Eyitayo Charles. The trio were arrested by the men of the state police command, two weeks ago after they allegedly have a canal knowledge…

WICKEDNESS! Septuagenarian defiles, infects 14yr-old Girl with HIV

Posted on August 29, 2019August 29, 2019 by sunshinetruth

The police in Rivers State have released a 75-year-old man, Shedrack Ejinwo, arrested last week for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl at Kendox Medical Services, where he received treatment as an HIV patient. A Delta-based human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, who confirmed the release of the suspect in a telephone interview with our correspondent, said Ejinwo entered into an out-of-court settlement with the father of the victim, Rufus Felix, to pay N370,000 monthly until February…

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