Ondo health commissioner, Adegbenro dies

By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Wahab Oluropo Adegbenro, has passed on. The death was confirmed to The Radiance by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Mr Donald Ojogo. He, however did not elaborate. It was learnt from other sources that Adegbenro passed on on Thursday morning at the state’s infectious diseases hospital […]

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Ondo PDP governorship aspirants fault screening panel composition

allege secretary openly supports one of them Party spokesman, Fadaka says nothing to fear By Banji Ayoola Governorship aspirants on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo state have kicked against the composition of the five man screening committee raised to grill them in Abuja on Thursday July 2. The party had in […]

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INEC distributes 1,478,460 voter’s cards for Ondo election

suspends further distribution of PVCs till after the poll By Banji Ayoola Ahead of the October 10 governorship election in Ondo state, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, disclosed on Wednesday that the total registered voters in the State is 1,822,346. It said that 1,478,460 Permanent Voter’s Cards, PVCs, were collected while 372, 888 PVCs […]

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Deputy Governor, Ajayi Rallies Ondo People To Pray For His Boss, Akeredolu

By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, today rallied the people of the state to pray for the quick recovery of his boss, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, who earlier today confirmed that he had tested positive to the dreaded COVID-19. A statement by his media aide, Mr Allen Sowore said that Ajayi who […]

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Fetish objects found in Okitipupa council chairman’s office

Some objects suspected to be fetish were found today in the office of the Chairman of Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, Om’oba Abayomi Adesanya. The objects which were found by one of the Chairman’s aides (name withheld) were carefully wrapped and strategically placed in the Chairman’s office. A statement by his Press Secretary, […]

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Ondo assembly slams Ajayi over alleged N10m bribe

Lawmakers in the Ondo State House of Assembly on Wednesday slammed Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi over N10million bribe allegation. Ajayi had alleged that Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu bribed the legislators with N10million each to begin impeachment process against him. The deputy governor on Sunday resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and defected to the Peoples […]

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Akeredolu, deputy’s rift won’t replay 1983 violence

By Banji Ayoola The Second Republic was terminated by the military in 1983 following a senseless horrendous violence, during which the old Ondo State was turned into a huge killing field, where many human beings were either slaughtered or roasted alive. This incident was a spontaneous reaction statewide to the declaration of the governorship election […]

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Jegede appoints Adaramola campaign director general

Former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last election who aspires to fly the party’s flag again in the coming election in the state, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, has appointed a former commissioner, Mr Akin Adaramola as his pre-primary Campaign Director General. He is to work for Jegede’s emergence at the […]

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Mafo withdraws from Ondo governorship race

By Banji Ayoola A governorship aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State, Prince John Ola Mafo, has withdrawn from the race due to what he described as “circumstances beyond my control.” He announced his withdrawal in a statement which he sent today to The Radiance. The statement which was entitled […]

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