Bye-election: Tension in Ondo over alleged sharing of money by Deputy governor at voting centres

APC candidate chased out of polling unit, the leader was beaten up for running away with voter’s money It’s a lie, they should bring evidence – Deputy governor He came to monitor the situation as a senior citizen – Former commissioner Low turn out of voters, peaceful Election peaceful – Ondo APC Tension heightened in […]

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365,088 voters to decide Akure bye-election

Govt restricts vehicular movement A total of 365,088 eligible voters are expected to troop out to vote in today’s by-election in Akure North/Akure South Federal constituency seat. The ruling All Progressives’ Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) are major contenders for the seat even though seven political parties fielded candidates for the election. […]

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Ondo free shuttle buses gather dust amid pupils, parents’ multiple troubles

Pupils and parents in Ondo State are feeling the pain of stoppage of free shuttle buses that eased transporation problem of schoolchildren in the past, Peter Dada writes. It is no longer news that the free shuttle buses, which used to convey pupils of primary and secondary schools to and from schools in Ondo State, […]

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Fedpoly Ile Oluji appoints Adegoke pioneer Acting Dean Student Affairs

The Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji, Ondo State has appointed Dr Benjamin Olusesan Adegoke as its pioneer Acting Dean for Student Affairs. A statement on Friday by the Deputy Registrar, Information, Protocol & Passages, Mr Sanmi Enigbokan, said: “The Management of Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State has approved the appointment of Engr. Dr. ADEGOKE Benjamin Olusesan […]

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Residents, CSOs protest Internet fraud, insecurity in Ogun, Ondo

A Civil Society Organisation, the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, Ogun State chapter, on Wednesday, staged a protest over what it called incessant ritual killings and Internet fraud by youths in the state. The CDHR, in collaboration with the Human Rights and Grassroots Development Society, called on concerned authorities to make efforts to […]

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PDP, Akeredolu trade words over son’s appointment, undue powers

• Civil service, public funds at mercy of governor’s son, says opposition • You’ve misfired over Executive Order, govt replies The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ondo State Chapter, has again accused Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of using the state machinery and resources to empower his son, Babajide, who he recently appointed as the Director-General of Performance […]

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Ondo PDP celebrates Olafeso at 66

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has felicitated with its former National Vice-Chairman, South West, Dr Eddy Olafeso, who turns 66 today. A statement by the party’s spokesmann in Ondo State, Mr Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, said: “On behalf of the State Executive Committee and members of Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Ondo State, we celebrate this […]

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Agagu community’s monarch, others beg govt for potable water

The royal father of the home town of the late Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Agagu, Iju-Odo, in Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state, Oba Festus Olumoyegun, and some traditional chiefs from the neighbouring communities have appealed to the government at all levels to provide potable water in their communities. The traditional ruler pointed […]

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Why I want to represent Ondo South in Senate – Ex-envoy, Iji

By Banji Ayoola Ambassador Sola Iji has explained that his senatorial ambition is being driven by the passion to effectively represent the people of Ondo South Senatorial District of Ondo State in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, the Senate, and initiate a rapid transformation of the living conditions of the generality of the […]

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Ondo PDP mourns Yetunde Dada, says it lost an amazon

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ondo State Chapter, on Tuesday mourned the passage of its Senatorial Woman Leader in Ondo South Senatorial District, and former Chairman of Ile-Oluji/ Okeigbo Local Government, Mrs Yetunde Dada. A statement on Wednesday, by the party’s state spokesman, Mr Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, said that the party received the news of […]

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