Category: Ondo State

The Ondo State electorate will troop out today to elect the new governor for the state amid a tight security provided by a team of the police, army, civil defence corps and other paramilitary security agencies. Altogether, 17 candidates were registered by the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC,  for the exercise which has generated nationwide interest […]

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed, has asserted that his primary mandate is to protect all Corps members serving in all parts of the country. To this end, the Director-General sought the assistance of all the major security agencies in Ondo State, who are members of the Inter-Agency Consultative […]

accuses APC of violence, underhand tactics tells int’l community to watch Nigeria The Joint Action Council for Democratic Governance (JACODEG) has called on President Bola Tinubu not to destroy his credential as a democrat by watching his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), truncate democracy through the Ondo State Governorship Election. The Council gave the […]

Ahead of tomorrow’s Ondo State Gubernatorial Elections, the Nigeria Police Force has taken significant steps to ensure a secure electoral process by deploying Commissioners of Police (CPs) to oversee security arrangements in all local government areas of the state. The Force announced the reinforcement of its strategies to maintain law and order, emphasizing its commitment […]

The Kimpa Development Initiative (KDI) has identified five local council areas of Ondo State as potential flash-points during Saturday’s governorship election. Raising security concerns a few hours before the poll, the non-governmental organisation urged security agencies to swiftly act on the intelligence. According to the Executive Director of KDI, Mr. Bukola Idowu, while briefing newsmen […]

The Deputy Governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Ondo State, Dame Olabisi Adu-Okunniyi, has hailed the Appeal Court judgment that reaffirmed her and Dr Ayo Olorunfemi as the party’s candidates for the Saturday, November 16, 2024, governorship election. The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Wednesday, disqualified Olusola Ebiseni as the party’s candidate. […]

President Bola Tinubu on Friday urged all stakeholders and the electorate in the Ondo State off-cycle Governorship election to uphold peace and decorum as they carry out their civic responsibilities without fear before or after the exercise. Tinubu, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said he expects […]

Photo: TheCable A faith-based non-governmental organisation, Justice, Development and Peace Makers, Centre, (JDPMC) Osogbo, Osun State, monitoring activities ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State has accused political parties of inducing potential voters with cash, food, and petrol. The organisation, however, disclosed that the poll would witness high vote-buying and voter inducement on election […]

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the APC (right) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Agboola Ajayi, battled as they engaged in a debate organised by Channels Television ahead of the Ondo State governorship election The absence of robust civic engagements, the citizenry’s lack of trust in the electoral process, and governance, economic hardship, as well […]

decry candidates stepping down few hours to election The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, a coalition of civil society groups accredited to monitor the Ondo State Governorship election has warned political parties and their candidates participating in Saturday’s election against engaging in acts that will undermine the credibility of the election. It particularly warned the […]