LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Police in Ondo State on Saturday confirmed the abduction of two little girls of nursery and kindergarten classes and the stealing of their mother’s car in Akure. DSP Funmilayo Odunlami, Police Public Relations Officer in Ondo State told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the abduction took place on Friday night….
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…
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…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Owobamigbe Farm settlement, along Ileyo Isagba road, Akure in Akure North local government area of Ondo State flee from the village over fear of attack by herdsmen. It was gathered that there was a face off between a cassava farmer in the village who met some herdsmen on his farm,…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has terminated the appointment of Pastor Gideon Bakare in Akure, Ondo State capital, after being caught trying to have sex with a married woman. RCCG spokesperson, Olaitan Olubiyi, in a statement said Bakare was sacked for attempted adultery and for putting the church in a…
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…
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…
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…
