Police arrest two suspects at Jegede’s polling unit

Police have arrested two suspects at a polling unit on the premises of the Sacred Heart Primary School in Ondo State. Polling unit 9 ward 2 in Akure South Local Government Area, is where the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede, and his wife, E no, voted in the ongoing election. […]

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Boat capsize: How 15 Ondo election officials were rescued

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Saturday confirmed the capsizing of boat conveying its ad-hoc staff and electoral materials to riverine areas of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State but said there was no casualty. INEC Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Nick Dazang, confirmed the incident in a message sent to journalists in […]

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Ondo election: Akeredolu, Jegede, Ajayi win polling units

The three major candidates in today’s governorship election in Ondo State have won their individual polling units. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, who is seeking reelection on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, won the election held in his Polling Unit 6, Ward 5, Isokun, Ijebu Owo. He scored 413 votes to defeat Peoples Democratic Party’s […]

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Ondo election: Food vendors, others make brisk business at polling units

Food and other consumable vendors made brisk businesses at polling units in Okitipupa during Saturday’s Ondo State governorship election. Most of the electorate who trooped out to cast their votes were seen buying foods, minerals, bottle water, chinchin, puff-puff (Deep fried dough), biscuits and other items. Some of the vendors who spoke said that they […]

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Ondo Deputy Gov Ajayi sweeps polling unit

Ondo Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi has swept the polls at his unit located at Idumado Quarters, Kiribo, Ese-Odo Local Government. Ajayi, the governorship candidate of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, scored 395 votes while the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC and Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu got 13. His Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP counterpart, Mr […]

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#EndSARS protesters besiege Force HQ, ask to meet IGP

Hundreds of protesters have stormed the Police Force Headquarters, Abuja, demanding the disbandment of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. They insisted they won’t leave until Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu shows up to address them. A senior police officer, who came out of the building to address the crowd, was interrupted as he […]

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Ondo election: Police arrest 25 for bearing arms, assure robust security 

The police have arrested least 25 suspected political thugs in Ondo State for alleged illegal possession of firearms. This came to light as the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of election security, Leye Oyebade, said in Ondo State yesterday that there was robust mechanism on ground to ensure safety of all stakeholders. […]

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