By The Pivot Online News Desk ILE-OLUJI/OKEIGBO, Ondo State — Two farmers have reportedly been abducted while working on their farms in Parubber Community, Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The abductors have allegedly demanded ₦100 million as ransom for the release of the victims. The incident, which has heightened anxiety among residents…
By The Pivot Online News Desk ABUJA – The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered two additional fictitious government agencies in the course of its investigation into the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), a development that has further exposed an elaborate network of fraud and document…
As 2027 politics gathers momentum, questions over nomination documents return to the national conversation By Jimoh Ahmed As political activities ahead of Nigeria’s next general election begin to gather momentum, an old controversy has returned to the front burner following renewed public attention to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s nomination documents submitted to the…
A Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has ordered the arrest of the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs. Seun Osamaye, over an alleged assault on a Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Temitope Alphonso. According to the charge before the court, the alleged incident occurred at the Ministry of Women Affairs while Chief Magistrate…
Residents of Kalabar Quarters in Afokpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, were thrown into shock and grief following a deadly overnight attack that left a man dead but ended with the dramatic rescue of his abducted twin children. The victim, identified as Ilabeshi Okhale, was reportedly killed when gunmen suspected to be…
Members of the Ode Okun family of Ilepa, Ikare Akoko, Ondo State, have raised the alarm over what they described as troubling actions by the Chairman of Akoko North-East Local Government, Alhaji Olawale Mutiu, popularly known as Babanel, over the execution of a project in their community. In a strongly worded petition made available to…
The College of Education and Entrepreneurship Studies, Lessel, located in Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State, has received approval to run degree programmes in education-related disciplines. The approval followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the College and Adekunle Ajasin University (AAU), Akungba Akoko, Ondo State. The agreement authorises the College…
By The Pivot Investigations Desk In what is being hailed as one of the boldest moves in Nigeria’s recent infrastructure history, the ICPC and the Works Ministry have jointly launched a special tracking exercise to audit 760 federal road projects across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The total contract value for…
By The Pivot Investigations Desk Ondo State is restless. It is not the restlessness of a people preparing for Christmas festivities or the typical political rumblings that accompany an election cycle. It is a deeper, more unsettling kind — one built on fear, frustration and a widening trust deficit between government and citizens,…
By Jimoh Ahmed Few places in Nigeria carry the weight of mystery, resilience, and raw beauty like Akoko. Perched on the northeastern edge of Ondo State, at the borders of Kogi, Edo, and Ekiti, the Akoko country is a land of towering rocks, ancestral settlements, winding roads, and people whose spirit has been…
