By Banji Ayoola Candidates participating in Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State have pledged to shun violence or any act likely to disrupt or truncate the exercise. These were the main terms of a peace accord which they signed in Akure the state capital on Tuesday. The signing of the pact was witnessed by the […]
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The National Peace Committee, NPC, has called for free, fair, credible and peaceful governorship poll in Ondo State. It admonished the candidates, security agencies, the Independent National Electoral Commission, civil societies, the traditional rulers and the citizens of Ondo State to support the peaceful process in the state. In a statement signed by its Chairman, […]
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Police, security agencies deploy 37, 283 men We will deal decisively with troublemakers – Adamu Votes will count – Yakubu ‘No one will benefit from impunity or be rewarded for bad behaviour such as vote-buying, ballot box snatching and stuffing, multiple voting, hijacking and diversion of election materials, disruption of collation, falsification of results, attack […]
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By Banji Ayoola The chances of the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in next week’s governorship election in Ondo State, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, got a boost on Monday as eleven participating political parties collapsed their structures in his support. They declared their new position at a press conference held at the PDP state […]
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The race to the Alagbaka Government House in Ondo State is becoming stiffer by the day with analysts predicting a tight three-horse race. The State governorship election is about seven days away and preparations are already in top gear. No fewer than 17 political parties would take part in the election. They include the ruling […]
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Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation and Chairman, Media, and Publicity Committee ofthe Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Campaign Organisation, Mr Donald Ojogo, has said all odds were in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate securing victory with a wide margin in next Saturday governorship election. Ojogo said there was no way Akeredolu could lose […]
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By Kunle Adesida Darasimi, a nine year-old teenage girl popularly called “smart girl” has lauded the manifesto of Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, as regards Education and Health particularly, describing the “School Free Shuttle” programme as one direct dividend every child has benefited from besides being the safest means of transport for pupils. In fact, she […]
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You can’t ditch Jegede’s ambition halfway, PDP chieftain tells Mimiko ‘PDP, ZLP should team up to defeat APC’ Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has flayed the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for meddling in his strained relationship with his former friend and predecessor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko. He wondered why the PDP was sulking over the statement […]
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By Kunle Adesida Ahead of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) mega campaign rally in Ondo City of Ondo West Local Government Area next week, the Ondo State Deputy Governor and ZLP’s candidate in the October 10 governorship election, Hon Agboola Ajayi, was on Tuesday welcomed to the City for a familarisation rally. He was ushered […]
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By Shefiu Adeyemo Ondo State Chief Judge, Justice Olanrewaju Akeredolu, has freed four inmates from prison custody as part of activities to mark the forthcoming 2020 legal year. The freed former inmates include two men and two women. They are Okeowo Samuel, aged 61; Nnabike John, 40; Eze Uchena, 45; and Deborah Onu, 19. She […]
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