Otaloro By; Steve Otaloro The recent exodus of legislators from the opposition to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has provoked an array of hand-wringing commentaries ,most notably from the Coalition of All Civil Society Organisations in Ondo State (CACSOD). Yet beneath the clamour and the moralising rhetoric lies a more prosaic […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has charged its officers and men to rededicate themselves to saving the lives of Nigerians. Declaring open a retreat at the Sector Command Headquarters in Osogbo, the Zonal Commanding Officer in charge of Zone 11 (Osun, Ondo, and Oyo States), Assistant Corps Marshal Joseph W. […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Ten persons have been confirmed dead in a fatal road crash that occurred at the weekend along the Obajana–Lokoja highway in Kogi State. Confirming this, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in a statement by the Assistant Corps Marshal Olusegun Ogungbemide, who is also the Corps Public Education Officer, added that […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo “No war can ever happen again between Ife and Modakeke, not under my reign as Arole Oduduwa. “Those who instigate trouble are not our people — they are thieves. Let’s not give them space.” These were the words of the Ooni of Ife and Arole Oduduwa, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, […]
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Omoyele By John Dike, Osogbo All allegations against the Amotekun Corps in Osun State are politically motivated, baseless, unfounded, and misleading according to its commander, Dr. Adekunle Omoyele. Particularly, he described the recent allegations made against his leadership by the agency’s former Field Commander, Mr. Amitolu Shittu as an attempt to distort and undermine the […]
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Ondo State will partner the new Southwest Development Commission on youth empowerment, infrastructural renewal, and industrialisation. Making this commitment on Saturday, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, was optimistic that the commission would bridge developmental gaps in the South-West and unlock its economic potential. He spoke at Ode-Aye, at a thanksgiving reception in honour of Dr Jide Martins […]
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State has described recent defections into the party as a proof of the good performance of the President Bola Tinubu and Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa administrations. Responding to the criticism of a civil society group over the defections, the party, in a statement by its state Director of Media […]
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Prof Joash Amupitan The coordinator of Tinubu presidential legal team (TPLT), Mr Babatunde Ogala, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has said that the newly nominated chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Joash Amupitan, was not part of the legal team that defended President Bola Tinubu at the election tribunal. President Tinubu […]
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Prof. Amupitan say he’s unfit as ex-APC lead counsel Some lawyers have petitioned the Senate to block Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). President Bola Tinubu has just forwarded the don’s name to the Senate for clearance as the commission’s new boss following the exit […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has described media reports suggesting a fresh order for the arrest of its immediate past Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, as misleading and factually incorrect Also, it denied allegations of disobedience to a court order issued by the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, […]
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