Gunmen Kidnap Deeper Pastor In Ondo

LAGOS MAY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Pastor of the Deeper Life Church at Irese town, Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State, simply identified as Ogedengbe, has been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers. The incident happened on Monday evening at the church premises. A member of the church who confirmed his abduction said the…

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80-Year-Old Grandma, Granddaughter, Others Arrested For Selling Assorted Illicit Drugs

LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An 80-year-old woman, Mrs. Mary Adebayo, her 19-year-old granddaughter, Funmilola Adebayo and two other ladies have been arrested in Akure, the Ondo state capital by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEAS, for selling assorted illicit drugs like cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, tramadol, swinol and skuchies. A press statement signed by…

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Covid-19 Patient Who Flee From Imo Isolation Camp Arrested Trading At Akure Market

LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A COVID-19 patient who refused to receive treatment after testing positive for the disease has been arrested at “Oja Oba” market in Akure, capital of Ondo state. According to Wahab Adegbenro, commissioner for health, the patient, a female, tested positive for the virus in Imo state but escaped to Ondo. Adegbenro said after her…

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Scores Injured, Houses, School, Churches Destroyed As Explosion Tears Akure Apart

LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many residential buildings, school, churches were destroyed by an explosion  in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Saturday morning The explosion, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday, cut off the ever-busy Akure /Owo road while many people were said to be injured. The explosion which happened less than a kilometre…

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Pastor, Lecturer Arraigned In Akure Court For Allegedly Spreading Fake News

LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A pastor, John Abiodun, and a university lecturer, Dr Lanre Olu-Adeyemi, have appeared before the Ondo State High Court, Akure, for allegedly spreading fake news about the founder of a church, the Promised Land Prophetic Ministry, Akure, Pastor Gbenga Akinbiyi. Abiodun and Olu-Adeyemi were said to be members of the church before…

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