Day: June 5, 2022

Tunji-Ojo Condemns Owo Killing, Calls For Calm The House of Representatives member representing Akoko North East/North West Federal Constituency, Rep. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has condemned the killing of congregants of the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo Ondo State on Sunday. The Chairman of the House Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), in a […]

It’s with a deep sense of sorrow that I received the news of the killings in St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo. It’s one which in every sense has thrown the entire community into a great time of mourning over the loss recorded. These acts which was carried out by evils perpetrators no doubt is against […]

OWO CHURCH ATTACK: ONDO ASSEMBLY CONDEMNS ATTACK, URGES ARREST OF PERPETRATORS. The Ondo State House of Assembly has condemned the attack on a Catholic church in Owo. In a press statement, the Lawmakers expressed bitterness at the unprovoked attack on innocent citizens who were carrying out a religious obligation to their creator. According to the […]

OWO CHURCH ATTACK: ONDO ASSEMBLY CONDEMNS ATTACK, URGES ARREST OF PERPETRATORS. The Ondo State House of Assembly has condemned the attack on a Catholic church in Owo. In a press statement, the Lawmakers expressed bitterness at the unprovoked attack on innocent citizens who were carrying out a religious obligation to their creator. According to the […]

Lady Whose Father Died In Ondo Catholic Church Attack By Unknown Gunmen Laments Experience A lady whose father died in the Sunday attack by gunmen on a catholic church in Ondo State has described the episode as unbelievable. According to her, both her parents attend the St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, in the Owo […]

Ondo Church Attack: Catholic Diocese Of Ondo Reacts It is Pentecost Sunday, a time every Catholic is expected to be in Church to commemorate the Solemnity. It is so sad to say that while the Holy Mass was going on, men of unknown origin, wielding guns attacked St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. […]

5th June, 2022. PRESS STATEMENT. ONDO PDP CONDEMNS ATTACK ON WORSHIPPERS AT OWO. The people of Owo woke up to the devastating news of innocent worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, murdered in cold blood. The entire ancient city was thrown into total confusion and frustration. The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Ondo State Chapter […]

                     PRESS STATEMENT BY THE AFENIFERE                     OWO CARNAGE: A WAR ON THE YORUBA NATION. The horrendous incident at the St. Francis Catholic Church in the ancient Yoruba city of  Owo, Ondo State, where scores of worshippers were killed by herdsmen wielding most sophisticated weapons is not just an attack  on the Church and  the psyche of […]

According to sources, the explosion on the church grounds killed several people and injured many more. An eyewitness Kehinde Ogunkorode, said the incident caused chaos in the vicinity, with residents fleeing for safety after being caught off guard. Owo is the hometown of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Details later

APC South-West Aspirants Narrow Consensus To Fayemi, Tinubu, Osinbajo Leaders and aspirants of the South-West caucus of the ruling All Progressives Congress have streamlined their options for the region’s consensus preference to three aspirants, Peoples Gazette can report based on information from people familiar with the development. Senator Ajayi Boroffice, Tunde Bakare and Dimeji Bankole […]