Kekemeke and manifesto of old order

By Bolu Olu-Esho In the past, political parties endeared themselves to the electorate by their varying mind-blowing manifestos. The people, particularly in the present Southwest, would study and weigh the prosperity in the manifestos made available by the array of political parties presenting candidates for different elective positions.  Usually, in the then Western Region, political […]

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Ondo APC expels anti-impeachment lawmaker

By Banji Ayoola Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has expelled the lawmaker representing the council area’s constituency in the state’s House of Assembly, Hon Success Torukerijoh. He is one of the nine lawmakers opposing the impeachment of the state’s deputy governor, Hon Agboola Ajayi. Fourteen […]

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Akeredolu meets labour Monday over strike threat

By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, would meet labour leaders on Monday over the ultimatum given government by workers to pay their outstanding salaries and other emoluments. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, MrDonald Ojogo, said the three-day meeting is to robustly engage the workers in an interface, appealing […]

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Why Akeredolu should be reelected – Ale

By Banji Ayoola Strings of monumental achievements in all sectors of Ondo state’s economy including industrial and statewide infrastructural development, with the ongoing novel Port Ondo, Bitumen and Araromi Obu to Ibeju Lekki Lagos legacy projects, among several others just within three and half years, are what the state Government believes as enough reasons to […]

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Akeredolu deserves reelection – Ale

By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Government has given reasons it believes Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, deserves reelection. Besides, it debunks the allegations making the rounds that the governor sidelined party leaders and people of the state in favour of his relatives and in laws in the award of contracts. In an exclusive interview with The […]

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Ondo Assembly asks Chief Judge to constitute deputy governor’s impeachment probe panel

By Banji Ayoola Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Bamidele Oleyelogun, has written to the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Oluwatoyin Akeredolu, to set up a seven-man panel to investigate the allegations of gross misconduct levelled against the Deputy Governor, Hon Agboola Ajayi. Fourteen of the 26 lawmakers had on […]

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APC adopts indirect primary for Ondo, begins screening guber aspirants

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has adopted the indirect mode of primary election for Ondo State. It also started the screening of its 12 governorship aspirants at an undisclosed hotel in Utako, in Abuja on Wednesday. The party’s primary for the October 10 governorship election is slated for July 20. The Governor Mai Mala Buni- […]

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Probe ex-SSG for 2016 election rigging claims, Akeredolu tells security bodies

Ondo State Governor, Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has called on security agencies to probe the allegations made by former Secretary to the State Government, Sunday Abegunde, that he was part of those that manipulated 2016 election in favour of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Abegunde, after resigning from the government on Monday, said on a […]

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Former OSRC boss, Jise Akinmurele dies

By Banji Ayoola Veteran broadcaster and chairman of Ekimogun Communications Limited, owners of Eki FM radio station, Ondo City, Chief Jise Akinmurele, has passed on. He was also a former chairman of Ondo State Radiovision Corporation, OSRC, whose tenure witnessed a remarkable surge in revenue internally generated by the station to complement its statutory subventions. […]

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Ondo deputy governor petitions chief judge over planned impeachment

By Banji Ayoola The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Hon Agboola Ajayi, on Wednesday petitioned the state’s Chief Judge, Justice O. O. Akeredolu over the planned impeachment moves against him by the state’s House of Assembly. In the letter which was signed by the Media Adviser to the Deputy Governor, Comrade Allen Sowore, he appealed […]

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