Kogi Abduction: Olawande Applauds Security Agencies for Rescue of Corps Members
- COMMUNITY
- August 31, 2026

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, has uncovered an alleged self-kidnap syndicate operating in Akure North Local Government Area of the state. The Commander of the Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed this on Monday while parading 53 suspects arrested for various offences, including robbery, attempted murder, conspiracy and impersonation. According to Adeleye, four
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The Ondo State Government has commenced the payment of N3.82 billion in gratuities to 985 retirees of the state public service, covering the 2020 retirement batch and outstanding beneficiaries from 2015 to 2019. The payment was flagged off on Wednesday by Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa at the Cocoa Conference Centre, Governor’s Office, Alagbaka, Akure. The
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By Sunday Kolawole Adeyanju The Ondo State Water Corporation has trained its Monitoring and Evaluation officers and other stakeholders on effective project monitoring and evaluation to improve water supply and sanitation services across the state. The three-day capacity-building programme, held in Akure, focused on Project Monitoring, Evaluation, Adaptation and Learning (MEAL), with emphasis on strengthening
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By Susan Adewole The Ondo State Government has extended its welfare intervention programme to widows in Idanre Local Government Area, providing beneficiaries with free healthcare services, health education and financial assistance. The initiative, organised by the state Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, was held at the Better Life Hall, Odode, Idanre, where widows
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Ondo State Governor, His Excellency, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Monday unveiled the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s mobilisation plan for the 2027 general elections, declaring that the party has only one structure in the state and must operate as one indivisible political family. Governor Aiyedatiwa, who spoke at the APC Elders Council meeting at the
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The Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has commended the nation’s security agencies for the safe rescue of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted in Kogi State. Olawande, in a statement posted on his Facebook page, thanked God for the safe rescue of the corps members and expressed relief and joy for their families,
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