Gunmen on Saturday abducted scores of travelers on the Benin-Owo Expressway in Ifon, the headquarters of Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. The number of victims could not be ascertained as some sources said the victims were over 40 while others gave their number as 32. One of the sources at the town who […]
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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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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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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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Ticket sellers to tricycle commercial transporters popularly known as Keke Napep or Keke Marwa operating in Akure, the Ondo State capital are now enmeshed in ticket racketeering. Some of the transporters who spoke during an investigation revealed that ticket sellers at various collection units in the state capital, collect more than the official amount authorized […]
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Describes report as ‘misleading, untrue, shameless’ The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State has debunked the reported defection of some of its leaders in Ese-Odo Local Government Area to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.. In a statement by the Assistant Local Government Publicity Secretary, Mr Goodluck Ikuenogbon, PDP described “the propaganda and media […]
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Ondo State Government has debunked a report forbidding teachers from enrolling their children in private schools. In a statement titled: “Re-Akeredolu to Ondo teachers: It’s an offence to enrol your wards in private schools,” signed by the governor’s spokesman, Richard Olatunde, it said: “Our attention has been drawn to a news story making the round […]
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The Asiwaju Tinubu/Shettima Coalition for Good Governance, ATSCGG., will inaugurate the executive officers for its Ondo State Chapter on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 in Akure, the state capital. This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by Onibudo ‘Wole Iroaye on behalf of the Coalition’s South-West Zonal Coordinator, Ambassador Sola Iji. He said that […]
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Ondo State government has approved that serving primary school teachers can now reach the Level-16 status like their counterparts in the civil service. This, by implication, means that they can be considered for the position of permanent secretary when such vacancy is opened. Chairman, Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Rt.Hon Victor Olabimtan, dropped […]
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Akeredolu; Kumuyi and wife Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Thursday described himself as a miracle child. According to him, those who do not believe in miracle would not believe in his success story, particularly on the electoral victory that led to his emergence as the governor of the state. He made the disclosure […]
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