Makinde, Fayemi, Sanwo-Olu, others condole Akeredolu over mother’s death

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and his Ekiti State counterpart, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Thursday visited Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in Ibadan, to commisserate with him over the passage of his mother, Lady Evangelist Grace Bosede Akeredolu (JP), who died earlier in the day. Also, their Lagos State counterpart, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, wrote, expressing his […]

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Akeredolu’s mother passes on

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu this morning announced the passage of his mother, Lady Evangelist Grace Bosede Akeredolu. Announcing her death in his tweet handle, @RotimiAkeredolu, the governor wrote: “My siblings and I announce, with deepest regret and total submission to the Will of the Almighty, the passing into glory of our adorable, dutiful and […]

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Ondo commissioner, Lola Fagbemi marks birthday

Family members, friends and political associates yesterday flocked around the Ondo State commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperative Services, Deaconess LoLa Fagbemi, as she marked her birthday. A statement by Bisi Agboola said that it was a day she chose to solemnly set aside to appreciate her Creator in prayer “but her family, friends and […]

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Ondo police command arrests 4 murder suspects, 6 others

Ondo Police Commissioner, Oyeyemi Oyediran Ondo State Police Command has arrested the suspected killers of a security guard at a petrol filling at Osi and three other murder suspects. A statement by the police spokeswoman in the state, SP Funmilayo Odunlami said they were among ten crime suspects arrested in the state between July and […]

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Ondo APC fires back, says PDP suffering from political paralysis

The All Progressives Congress, APC in Ondo State on Monday fired back at the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, describing as spurious and laughable the latter’s allegation of plot to rig the forthcoming 2023 elections in the state. In a statement by its spokesman in the state, Mr Alex Kalejaye, the APC said: “”The attention of […]

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Kidnappers of Ondo funeral guests contact families, demand ransom

Govt vows to rescue victims Says State won’t be haven for kidnappers, bandits Kidnappers of funeral guests who were picked along Owo/Benin highway in Ifon, Ose local government area of Ondo State at the weekend, have contacted the victims’ families demanding ransom ranging between N3 million and N10 million. This was confirmed on Monday by […]

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Missing Ondo director found dead

Ondo State Police Commissioner, Oyeyemi Oyediran A missing Director in the Ondo State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Mr Gbenga Olofinmoyegun, has been found dead, according to the police. Confirming the incident to NAN in Akure, the state capital, on Sunday, the state police command spokeswoman, SP Funmilayo Odunlami, said that the mutilated corpse of the […]

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Ondo PDP unveils alleged plot by APC to rig 2023 elections

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Ondo State on Sunday said it has uncovered an alleged “grand plan by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig the 2023 general elections.” In a statement by its spokesman in the state, Mr Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, which was titled “APC plotting to rig 2023 general elections,” the party […]

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Ondo govt arrests Keke Marwa ticket fraudsters

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Ondo State Government has begun the arrest of perpetrators of ticket racketeering for commercial tricycles known as Keke Napep or Keke Marwa in Akure. Investigation showed that some of the perpetrators have been arrested while the government is on the trail of others. It was learnt that some of them have gone […]

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