Nigeria’s first chocolate factory rolls off products

Nigeria’s first chocolate factory on Tuesday rolled chocolate bars off its production line as the Ondo State Government vowed to give it operational freedom. Named Sunshine Chocolate Factory, the venture is a Public Private Partnership between Ondo State Government and a United States company, Spagnavola Chocolatiers.It was established at Alade-Idanre in Idanre Local Government Area […]

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Jegede promises to end farmers-herders clashes

Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, has promised to end clashes between farmers and herders in communities in Akure North local government. He made the promise when he took his campaigns to Aiyede/Ogbese, Ilu Abo, Bolorunduro, Alayere and Eleyeowo communities . The PDP candidate stated that it was regrettable that […]

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Court remands suspected political thugs who attacked Akeredolu

The suspected political thugs being taken to Olokuta Prisons By Shefiu Adeyemo An Akure Magistrate Court on Tuesday remanded for one month, seven suspected political thugs who allegedly attacked the campaign train of All Progressives Congress, APC candidate in the October 10 governorship election and Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, on September 19 at Ifon […]

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Akeredolu urges Ajasin’s daughter, other aggrieved ex-aspirants to join his team

Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State, Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has told aggrieved aspirants, who are yet to key into his re-election campaign, to do so and not after the October 10 election. He said over 90 per cent of the aspirants that contested at the APC primaries had pledged […]

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Jegede disowns thugs arrested with firearms

Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, has disowned suspected thugs arrested with firearms at Ifon in Ose Local Government. He was scheduled to stop at Ifon as part of his local government campaign tour. The suspected hoodlums were inside a Toyota Sienna bus branded with Jegede’s […]

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Eight injured, vehicle burnt as Akeredolu, Jegede supporters clash

Eight persons have been injured and a vehicle razed in an attack between supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at Oba Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State. The clash occurred on Wednesday when Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s campaign team ran into the campaign train of […]

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Ondo 2020: What change electorates can embrace?

By Adekunle Adesida The show of resolve to take over Alagbaka’s seat of power will assumeintensity across the state in few weeks. The gubernatorial poll whichfell short of two months already will hold on 10th October, 2020.Already, in the bid to retain occupancy, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has putin good stead by commissioning more infrastructure projects, […]

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Ondo poll: INEC recruits 17,000 ad hoc staff

Ahead of the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State, the electoral body said that no fewer than 17,000 persons would be recruited as ad-hoc staff for the poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission. According to the commission, the recruits comprised 15,000 corps members and 5,000 undergraduates of the federal higher institutions in the […]

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Ondo 2020: APC governors, chieftains defy rain, flag off Akeredolu’s Campaign

Members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday defied heavy downpour and waited for over three hours in the rain to flag off its campaign for the second term reelection of governor Rotimi Akeredolu on the October 10 governorship election in the state. The event which took place at the Akure sports stadium, at […]

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Ondo people are with us, PDP will win guber election – Jegede

Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, on Saturday said his party is confident of victory. He spoke with reporters after a stakeholders meeting held at the Oyo State Government House in Agodi, Ibadan, to strategise towards the election. He said:“The people of […]

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