By Banji Ayoola Palpable grief tore through Akure, the Ondo State capital on Monday, as news of the sudden death of the member representing Akure South/Akure North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Isaac Adedayo Omolafe, filtered through. The grief cut across political party, religious and other social affiliations as members of the […]
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By Banji Ayoola The House of Representatives, Ondo State Governor, Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, his predecessor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko and the Peoples Democratic Party have expressed shock at the passage of the member representing Akure South/Akure North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Isaac Adedayo Omolafe. The philanthropic and charismatic lawmaker, popularly called ‘Expensive’, […]
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Banji Ayoola Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Monday described the death of the member of the House Representatives, representing Akure South/North Federal Constituency, Hon Adedayo Omolafe, as shocking and devastating. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Richard Olatunde, to the governor the governor described the death as too difficult to accept; […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State has described the passage of the member representing Akure South/Akure North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Isaac Adedayo Omolafe, as a colossal loss to the party in the state. In a statement by the party’s state spokesman, Mr Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, […]
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Bereaved and shocked Mrs. Adebori Oladunni, has petitioned the Ondo State police boss, Mr Bolaji Salami, over the circumstances surrounding the mysterious death of her six-year-old daughter, Esther Ajijolaoluwa. In her petition to the police commissioner, through her lawyer, Mr. Mufutau Adegboye, she said she suspected that her daughter must have been used for ritual purposes […]
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Oba Aladelusi and Chief Umenweke at the ceremony Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi has scrapped the Eze Ndigbo title of the Igbo community in his kingdom as he installed a new Ndigbo leader in his domain. He is Chief Titus Umenweke. The royal father who had earlier approved the appointment about a year […]
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A Good Samaritan has rescued a three-year-old girl found inside a gutter in Ondo City, Ondo State. The little girl, who has been christened Esther, reportedly lost consciousness and almost died as she was tied in both hands and legs, put in a sack and dumped in a filthy gutter in the Ayeyemi area of […]
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Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has cautioned his people against carrying out retaliatory attack over Saturday’s killing of some Ondo indigenes in Plateau State. Noting that an unconfirmed number of deaths have been recorded while some persons were severely injured in the said attack. he called for calm in a statement by his Chief […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State has described the death of its candidate for Akoko North East/Akoko North West Federal Constituency in the 2019 election and a Special Assistant to former Governor Olusegun Mimiko, Mr Olawale Ogunleye, as a big blow. In a statement by the party’s spokesman in the state, Mr Ikantu […]
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Ondo State Governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic (PDP), Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, has explained why he did not join the national chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee and governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni in his petition before the election petitions tribunal. Addressing leaders of his party in a meeting at the […]
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