Five oil wells, operated by Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) at Ajegunle Ikorigho community in Ilaje Local Council of Ondo State, have engulfed in combustible fire few weeks after militants threatened to resume hostilities in the oil-rich Niger Delta. The Guardian learnt that the inferno, which had been on for seven days, worsened yesterday and spread…

As Mother Earth receives the remains of Professor Sophie Oluwole today, academics and cultural activists worldwide would miss one of the most articulate champions of the African intellectual and philosophical culture. The demise of Prof. Oluwole would leave a lacuna in the diminishing circle of Nigeria’s burnt out academic community. Mrs. Oluwole, who died about…

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu has been commended for his interest in agriculture, in both human capital and general development of the state. This was the submission of a group, The Campaign Concourse, in a statement signed by Marcus Opeyemi Amudipe, who disclosed that: “Agriculture has been a strong focal point for the Rotimi…

An agrarian community in Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Arigidi-Akoko, has been thrown into mourning following the gruesome murder of a 50-year-old trader by assailants suspected to be ritualists. The death of the victim, who was simply identified as ‘Iya Dunsi’, has reportedly caused tension in the community due to circumstances…

Everywhere in our country today the wind is moaning the mournful sound of suffering, pain, tragedy and death. Wherever we are in our rooms, kitchens, streets, footpaths or wherever we suffer the depredations of a hostile, unfathomable, mysterious nature. And one cannot but have the impression that our country is a jungle, a wild jungle…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says it has confirmed 16 new cases of Lassa fever from five states in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this in Abuja on Saturday ,while given an update about the disease and effort by the centre. He said that the 16…

A bursary of the Akure Anglican Church Diocese in Ondo State, Mr. Gabriel Abiodun, has been shot dead by suspected gunmen. Abiodun was killed by the gunmen, who were said to have followed him after leaving the banking premises of one of the new generation banks in Akure, the state capital, where he went to…

A prosecution witness for the Economic and Crimes Commission (EFCC), Owolanke Michael yesterday, narrated before a Federal High Court, Lagos, how Ondo State Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains allegedly received the sum of N500 million cash from Fidelity Bank, Ado Owo Road, Akure during the build-up to the 2015 presidential election. The witness was testifying…

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Friday said the Federal Government would dualise the Akure-Ikere carriage way. According to Akeredolu, the Federal Government has already completed the design for the dual carriageway project. Akeredolu made the revelation during a thank-you visit to Ifedore, Akure North and Akure South Local Government Areas in Ondo Central…

The Federal Government has announced a decline in number of new cases of Lassa fever in the country. Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, who disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja, said ....

Out of the total mobile subscriptions connected for voice services in Nigeria as at the end of 2018, states in the south west region including Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo had 51.7 million subscribers, amounting to 30.3 per cent. Statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) put Nigeria’s active voice subscriptions as…

The United Democratic Party (UDP) yesterday rejected results of the governorship and House of Assembly elections conducted in Enugu State, saying it was fraught with irregularities. The party also called for forensic analysis of the election materials used in Enugu State, alleging that they were doctored to return the winner of the election. Explaining that…