assures he means no harm By Banji Ayoola A former governorship aspirant and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State, Mr Isaacs Kekemeke, has apologised over a viral video in which he purportedly threatened violence and asserted that his party would use the federal might to win the October 10 governorship […]
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By Banji Ayoola Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has charged the newly elected council chairmen in Ondo State to get cracking on ensuring that he wins the October 10 governorship election. He asked them to immediately raise campaign committees to begin work at their respective councils once the campaign starts. He particularly asked them to work hard […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has appealed to the presidency to contain what it alleged as growing violence in Ondo state aftermath of the just concluded council poll and ahead of the October 10 governorship election. It said it petitioned the presidency through the security agencies. At a press conference on Monday […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has listed what it called ‘sins’ of the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, that it believed would eventually give victory to its candidate, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, in the October 10 governorship election. In a statement on […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission, ODIEC, has declared the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as the overall winner of the council polls it conducted on Saturday. Its chairman, Prof Yomi Dinakin, who declared the results on Sunday at the commission’s headquarters in Akure, the state capital, said the party cleared all […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has alleged that the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission, ODIEC, has failed the people of the state as it described today’s local government election conducted by the commission as a charade. It therefore called for its disbandment. The PDP and Zenith Labour Party had boycotted the election […]
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By Banji Ayoola Shock, disbelief and dismay tore through the media industry in Ondo State yesterday as the news of passage of veteran journalist and iconic sports enthusiast, Mr. Ayo Ogedengbe after a brief illness, filtered in. His veteran seniors and colleagues, those he mentored in the profession, his many friends on the social media […]
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In line with the statutory provisions, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released the final list of nominated candidates for the October 10 Ondo State governorship election. This was contained in a statement by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye Esq. who also disclosed that four political parties […]
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By Banji Ayoola A former Deputy Governor of Ondo State and leader of the APC Unity Forum, Alhaji Ali Olanusi, has joined the campaign train of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, who is seeking a return for second term, signifying the collapse of the faction into the Akeredolu structure. The Forum, comprising most of the All […]
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By Banji Ayoola A pressure group, Ondo State Council of Professionals, OSPC, said on Tuesday that it has uncovered an alleged plot to discredit the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the October 10 governorship election in the state, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, SAN. It alleged in a statement by its coordinator, Mr Cornelius […]
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