Oke’s call on me to step down ridiculous – Akeredolu

Ondo State Government has described as ludicrous a recent call by an All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship aspirant, Chief Olusola Oke, that Governor Rotimi Akerodolu, SAN, to step down for him ahead of the election. Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Special Duties and Strategy, Dr Doyin Odebowale, who stated this added that such […]

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Ondo uncovers plan to blackmail Akeredolu with customised whisky

By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Government has uncovered an alleged plan to blackmail Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, with a customised whisky. It disclosed this in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Ojo Oyewamide. The statement was accompanied with the video clip showing the labels and inscriptions on the […]

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Wike heads Edo PDP governorship campaign

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed Governor Nyesom Wike as chairman of its Edo State Governorship Campaign Council. This was disclosed by PDP national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, after a meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja. The NWC also disclosed that the Adamawa State Governor, Umar Fintri, is the Deputy Chairman […]

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PDP disqualifies two Ondo guber aspirants, clears seven

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on Friday disqualified two of the nine aspirants jostling for the party’s flag at its July 22 governorship primaries for the election coming up on October 10. It cleared the remaining seven. The chairman of the party’s five member screening panel, Hon Yakubu Dogara told reporters in Abuja after the […]

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Akeredolu says ‘I won’t allow replay of 1983 violence’

By Banji Ayoola Ondo state Governor, Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has expressed determination to avert a probable replay of the 1983 crisis arising from the irreconcilable power tussle between Governor Adekunle Ajasin and his Deputy, Chief Akin Omoboriowo, which snowballed and eventually consumed the Second Republic. The governor, who is on self isolation to reverse […]

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PDP screens nine Ondo governorship aspirants

By Banji Ayoola The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday started the screening of nine aspirants seeking to contest the party’s governorship primary in Ondo State on July 22 and 23. The exercise which started earlier in the day was still on as at 6:47 pm. The aspirants include the state’s Deputy Governor, Hon Agboola […]

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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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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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Buhari backs Giadom as APC Acting National Chairman

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared support for the controversial deputy national secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Victor Giadom, who has called a virtual National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the party for Thursday. Speaking through his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, on Wednesday afternoon, the president said he would attend the meeting because “the law […]

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