Culture

Markets Shut as Akure Goes Agog with Aheregbe Festival

Web News 25 August 2023 414 0

By Bukola Bardi Akure community is today celebrating the annual Aheregbe festival with the popular Erekesan, Cash-hold, and Adedeji markets shut. Aheregbe, also known as Dududu is a traditional festival commemorated mainly by the Paramount Ruler, the Deji and his chiefs, during which Continue Reading

Economy

CBN Takes Sensitization on New Naira Notes to Markets

Web News 19 January 2023 301 0

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has commenced sensitization of market women and traders in Akure on the new naira notes. The acting Branch Controller of CBN in Ondo State, Mr Giwa Ademola enjoined traders not to reject the new naira notes following reports that some traders were insisting on old notes in a bid to avoid fakes of […]Continue Reading

Lifestyle

Pics: Radio Ibadan Positive FM Akure Sends off ZD in Style

Web News 27 September 2022 401 0

Radio Nigeria Ibadan Positive FM Akure organized a befitting send-off for the Zonal Director, Mrs Bolatito Joseph in grand style. Below are some of the interesting moments at the event.Continue Reading

Crime

Police Station Attack Claims 1 in Akure

Web News 25 July 2022 339 0

Hoodlums reportedly attacked a police station in Akure early Monday morning resulting in the death of a police officer. A statement from the Police Public Relations Officer, Ondo State Command, Funmi Odunlami however notes that the officers on duty who were at alert repelled the attack and prevented the miscreants from gaining entrance into the station. The […]Continue Reading

News

Auto Crash Claims 4 Lives in Ondo

Web News 13 July 2022 384 0

Four persons including a commercial driver have been confirmed dead in an accident that occurred along Olokuta/Shasha Road, in Akure, Ondo State on Wednesday morning. According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred when a Sienna bus, coming from Ondo axis had a head-on collision with a hummer bus coming from the Akure axis. The four victims […]Continue Reading

Lifestyle

Uphold professionalism in all you do – NBC charges Broadcast Stations

Web News 20 May 2022 343 0

Broadcast stations have been told to always uphold professionalism in their contents. The new State Coordinator of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, in Ondo State, Mrs Olubunmi Kehinde gave the charge when she paid a familiarization visit to Positive FM Akure. Mrs Kehinde who explained that NBC was not created to witch-hunt any broadcast station […]Continue Reading

Lifestyle

Community Lauds Positive FM For Humanitarian Service

Web News 22 April 2022 381 0

The Landlord Association of Information Village, Adebowale, Ondo Road Akure has commended Positive F.M for helping the community to get the attention of  government and well Chairman of the Association spirited Nigerians towards infrastructural development. Mr Olusola Daramola gave the commendation when he led other excutive members of the Association on a visit to Continue Reading

Education

Groups Sensitize Pupils, Parents, On Sexual Abuse 

Web News 6 April 2022 505 0

Pupils of Ogo Oluwa Community Primary School, Oda Road, Akure, have been urged to speak out against any form of child abuse...Continue Reading

Health

Government Needs to Do More to Tackle Down Syndrome

Web News 20 March 2022 580 0

There is a need for the government, families and friends of people with Down syndrome to help them overcome all challenges associated with the health condition and also ensure that their rights are protected. Some residents of Akure, Ondo State made the call on the occasion of this year’s World Down Syndrome Day with the theme […]Continue Reading

News

Radio Family Visits New General Manager, Positive FM

Web News 10 March 2022 534 0

Radio Nigeria has again been urged not to derail from the path of professionalism for which it has been known since its establishment. The chairman, Radio Nigeria Positive fm Fans club popularly called “radio family”, Reverend John Olowo stated this when he led executive members of the fans club on a courtesy visit to the […]Continue Reading

News

Accident: Shop Owners, Travellers, Escape Death In Ondo

Web News 4 March 2022 564 0

Some shop owners and travellers on Thursday escaped death when an Ondo bound vehicle rammed into shops at the popular Adebowale junction on Ondo road, Akure in Ondo state. An eyewitness, Mr Lanre Ojurongbe said the vehicle, a sienna bus which was fully loaded with passengers was heading to Ondo town when a motorcycle suddenly […]Continue Reading

News

Fuel Crisis : Nigerians Groan

Web News 3 March 2022 461 0

Residents of Akure, Ondo State have appealed to the federal government and other stakeholders to urgently revive the nation’s moribound refineries as a lasting solution to fuel crisis in Nigeria. They made the appeal against the backdrop of the lingering fuel scarcity which is biting harder by the day. Radio Nigeria went round some filling […]Continue Reading

Politics

Akure Bye Election: Voting In Progress Amidst Tight Security

Web News 26 February 2022 320 0

Voting has commenced in Saturday’s bye-election into Akure North/Akure South Federal Constituency in Ondo State. A team of Radio Nigeria correspondents covering the election in the two local governments report that accreditation started early in most of the polling units visited. According to them, the process is going on peacefully in areas like Igbatoro, Ayede […]Continue Reading

Politics

House of Reps Bye Election; Akure Decides

Web News 26 February 2022 732 0

The people of Akure South and Akure North Local Governments in Ondo State will on Saturday file out to vote for the candidate of their choice in the House of Representatives bye-election taking place in the two local governments. The seat became vacant following the sudden demise of the lawmaker representing the federal constituency covering […]Continue Reading

Crime

Ten Farmers In Captivity; Kidnappers Demand N100million Ransom

Web News 2 February 2022 345 0

Some unknown gunmen have reportedly abducted ten farmers  in Ayede Ogbese, Akure North council area of Ondo state. A farmer identified as Femi Alawiye and nine of his workers were kidnapped at his farm. It was gathered that the victims were abducted Saturday evening when the kidnappers lured them to the farm under false alarm […]Continue Reading

News

New Year Message: We Will Surmount Present Challenges, Akeredolu Assures

Web News 1 January 2022 346 0

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, has congratulated the people of Ondo State on the grace to witness the new year 2022. Governor Akeredolu, who rejoiced with the people of the state, said despite the hurdles and the challenges experienced in the outgone year, God’s grace sustained the state, her people and the country at […]Continue Reading

News

Boxing Day ;Remember Less Privileged During Celebration

Web News 26 December 2021 749 0

It is In continuation of Christmas celebration as people exchange gifts with one another in the spirit of the season. Our correspondent, who spoke with some residents of Akure about the day, said that,Some residents of Akure, Ondo state, Mrs Comfort Mosunmola, Bolaji Akintemi  and Mr Alo Micheal and mrs folasade Bamigboye in separate interviews with […]Continue Reading

News

Yuletide Celebrations: Akure Traders Bemoan Low Patronage

Web News 22 December 2021 583 0

Food prices have continued to surge in the last year with the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, showing that the Composite Food Index rose by 22.72 per cent this year from 15.03 per cent. Now that Yuletide is here, Tosin Aderibigbe in this special report went to do a market survey […]Continue Reading

Lifestyle

Family, Friends Pay Last Respect to Mrs Oyelakin in Ibadan

Web News 3 December 2021 1023 0

It was a moment of reflection as friends and family members of a philanthropist and retired assistant school headmistress Mrs. Victoria Olulayo Oyelakin gathered at her funeral service to pay their last respect. Delivering a sermon at Christ Apostolic Church Missionary headquarter Ibadan, Pastor Samuel Adegbola said it was high time people deviated from evil ways […]Continue Reading

News

Little Girls Abducted In Akure

Web News 23 October 2021 374 0

Two little girls of nursery and kindergarten classes have been abducted in their parents’ car, an ash coloured muscle Camry at Leo area, Akure. The incident occurred around 8pm on Friday night as their mother drove into their compound. Radio Nigeria gathered that the case had already been reported at a police station near the […]Continue Reading

Transportation

Hike in Transport Fare As Eid-El-Kabir Approaches

Web News 19 July 2021 465 0

Few hours to the celebration few travelers have been leaving Ibadan to other parts of the country. Our correspondent who monitored transportation situation in different and major inter state parks in Ibadan reports that fare from Ibadan to Akure, Eruwa, Ibarapa, Ado-Ekiti, Lagos, Osogbo, Ondo ranged between one thousand five hundred naira and two thousand […]Continue Reading

News

NOA Reiterates Commitment to Kick Against Social Vices

Web News 24 June 2021 452 0

The National Orientation Agency is committed to ensuring a society that is orderly, disciplined and patriotic so that the nation can win the war against all forms of social vices. Acting Director of The National Orientation Agency in Ondo State, Mrs Adelayo Adefolalu stated this when he led the management team of NOA on a […]Continue Reading

Crime

Ondo Police Parades 15 Suspected Robbers, Rapists

Web News 23 June 2021 575 0

The Ondo state Police Command has paraded fifteen suspects in connection with armed robbery, gang-raping, attacking and snatching of motorcycles in the state. Parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters, Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Bolaji Salami said the suspects were arrested at different locations in Akure and other parts of the state. According Continue Reading

Politics

INEC Hopeful of Electoral Reforms Before General Election

Web News 22 June 2021 488 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC says it is hopeful that the electoral laws will be amended before the next general election.  The Chief press secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi who stated this during a media parley with journalists in Akure hinted that the laws were hampering the use of some certain technologies […]Continue Reading

Politics

Youths Hold Peaceful Protest In Ondo, Demand Good Governance

Web News 12 June 2021 564 0

Some youths in Akure, Ondo State capital on Saturday staged a peaceful protest in commemoration of the June 12 Democracy Day. The youths in their numbers took to the street to join their counterparts across the country to demand good governance as well as an urgent end to insecurity. They converged on Post Office Junction in […]Continue Reading