The Ondo State Security Agency Network, the Amotekun, on Wednesday, said it had arrested some persons in connection with the killing of the Olufon of Ifon, Oba Israel Adeusi. Oba Adeusi was shot dead by gunmen at Elegbeka on the Akure-Owo-Benin Expressway in the Ose Local Government Area of the state last Thursday. The monarch […]
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Judicial Panel of Inquiry, set up by the Ondo State Government to probe alleged police brutality and abuse of human rights by security operatives, particularly by the men of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), on Thursday, said it has received 32 petitions from abuse victims of the disbanded SARS. Chairman of the nine-man panel, […]
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By Banji Ayoola Sade, wife of the Chief of Staff to Ondo State Governor, Chief Olugbenga Ale, who was kidnapped on Thursday, has been freed. Her husband confirmed her release to The Radiance at exactly 1 pm on Saturday. Her freedom was also confirmed by the police spokesman in the state, Mr Tee-Leo Ikoro who […]
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By Banji Ayoola Wife of Chief Olugbenga Ale, the Chief of Staff to Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has been kidnapped. Mrs Ale was abducted at Owena in Idanre council of the state on Thursday night by the bandits who had laid a siege on the highway and taken her into the forest. Already, the […]
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Ondo state Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, will on Friday present the 2021 budget to the state house of Assembly. Already, the assembly has affirmed that the budget would be presented to it as stipulated. Chairman, House Ad hoc Committee on Information, Hon Olugbenga Omole yesterday confirmed this in a telephone interview with The Hope.He said […]
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By Banji Ayoola The crisis rocking the Ondo State House Of Assembly got messier on Wednesday as Hon Festus O Akingbaso, representing Idanre State Constituency, rejected his purported appointment as the new deputy minority leader. His appointment followed the impeachment of the former deputy speaker, Hon Iroju Ogundeji on Tuesday. Akingbaso’s rejection was contained in […]
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Ondo state’s estranged deputy governor, Hon Agboola Ajayi, has alleged that the successive removal from offices of the state;s attorney general, Kola Olawoye Esq and assembly’s deputy speaker, RT Hon Iroju Ogundeji was to pave way for his impeachment. He made this allegation in a statement by his Media Adviser, Comrade Allen Sowore, titled “Akeredolu’s […]
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Rt Hon Samuel Aderoboye representing Odigbo Constituency 2 has been elected the new Deputy Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly This followed the impeachment of the former occupant, Rt. Hon Iroju Ogundeji .Ogundeji, in a parliamentary resolution presented by Hon Tomide Akinrogunde, had been accused of alleged of gross misconduct inimical to the […]
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By Banji Ayoola Again, suspected Fulani herdsmen yesterday night invaded the farm of Afenifere chieftain, a former Chairman of Social Democratic Party, SDP, a former Presidential candidate and ex Secretary to the Federal Government, Chief Olu Falae. This was conveyed in a terse message today by his Personal Assistant, Capt Moshood Adekunle Raji, who wrote […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State has declared its support for Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s leadership of the party in the South West. it made the declaration on Tuesday in a statement by its state spokesman, Mr Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, titled “Ondo PDP is united and in full support of the leadership […]
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