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Punch Newspapers Sections Our Reporters Three senior lawyers and groups, including Afenifere and the Yoruba Council of Elders, on Wednesday, criticised the Presidency over its stand on the Ondo State Government’s ultimatum to herdsmen in the state’s forest reserves. But the Northern Elders’ Forum directed the Fulani herdsmen to disregard the notice to quit forest reserves in the state. Also on Wednesday, the Ondo State Government said it did not tell herdsmen to leave the state or its for...

Punch Newspapers Sections Peter Dada and Segun Adewole Scores of farmers, forest guards and the members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Ondo State have staged a protest against the incessant abduction of their members allegedly by some gunmen suspected to be herdsmen. The protesters also said they were in support of the order of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to eject the herdsmen from all the forest reserves in the state. They said they threw their weight behind the Akeredolu’s...

Punch Newspapers Sections Olalekan Adetayo and Peter Dada The Presidency on Tuesday waded into the controversy generated by the directive of the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, asking herdsmen to leave the state government forest reserves. Apart from ejecting the herdsmen, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu also banned under-aged grazing, night grazing, movement of cattle within the cities and highways. He also gave the herdsmen seven days ultimatum to comply with the order. However, the Secreta...

Punch Newspapers Sections Peter Dada, Akure Following the death of a deputy registrar of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Dr Amos Arijesuyo, the management of the institution is set to liaise with the security agencies in the state and neighbouring Osun State to make the Ibadan-Ilesa-Akure Expressway safe for travellers. Arijesuyo, who worked at the Guidance and Counselling section of the Students’ Affairs Department of the university, was attacked by gunmen alongside ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Peter Dada, Akure No fewer than 21 students of the Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji Arakeji, Osun State, have finished with first-class out of the 430 students that will graduate from the university on Friday The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Kola Sonaike, disclosed this on Monday, while speaking on the forthcoming convocation of the school. Giving the breakdown, the VC said a total of 395 students would be awarded first degree certificates which compri...

Punch Newspapers Sections Peter Dada, Akure Two cemetery security guards have been arrested by men of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, aka Amotekun, for allegedly being in possession of heads of dead bodies buried in a cemetery in the Surulere area of Ondo town,  Ondo State. It was gathered that one of the guards, identified only as Alhaji, was caught by residents with a bag containing one of the heads. A source said the cemetery, where the crime was allegedly committed, belonged to an ...

Peter Dada,  Akure A deputy registrar in the Federal University of Technology,  Akure,  Ondo State, Dr Amos Arijesuyo, has been reportedly shot by...

Punch Newspapers Sections Peter Dada, Akure The Forward Operating Base of the Nigerian Navy in Igbokoda, headquarters of the Ilaje Local Government of Ondo State, has arrested 24 suspects with 100,000 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil, also known as diesel, in the Ondo/Lagos coastal area. It was gathered that the patrol team of the naval base intercepted six boats, which were conveying the suspects and the product. The Commanding Officer of the naval base, Navy Captain Shaibu Ahmed...

Punch Newspapers Sections Peter Dada, Akure A Deputy Registrar in the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Dr Amos Arijesuyo who was allegedly shot by some hoodlums at Iwaraja Area of Ilesa-Akure Expressway in Osun State, on Saturday, has reportedly passed away. Arijesuyo, who worked at the Guidance and Counselling section of the Students Affairs Department of the University was allegedly attacked by the hoodlums, alongside his driver and one other unidentified person. The manag...

South-West PDP must unite to progress — Eddy Olafeso Peter Dada A former National Vice Chairman (South-West) of the Peoples Democratic Party,  Dr Eddy Olafeso, has called on the aggrieved members of the party to sheathe their swords and embrace unity for the party to move forward. The PDP in the South-West has been engulfed in leadership crisis in recent time. The development had led to a division in the party, with the emergence of two factions – one loyal Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde...