Ondo Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi has swept the polls at his unit located at Idumado Quarters, Kiribo, Ese-Odo Local Government. Ajayi, the governorship candidate of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, scored 395 votes while the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC and Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu got 13. His Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP counterpart, Mr […]
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Hundreds of protesters have stormed the Police Force Headquarters, Abuja, demanding the disbandment of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. They insisted they won’t leave until Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu shows up to address them. A senior police officer, who came out of the building to address the crowd, was interrupted as he […]
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Eyitayo Jegede has won his polling unit. He polled 220 votes to defeat Akeredolu of the APC who scored 60 and Agboola who polled seven votes. Jegede votes at Unit 009, Ward 2, Akure LG located inside Sacred Heart Primary School, Cathedral area of Akure. At the second unit in […]
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The police have arrested least 25 suspected political thugs in Ondo State for alleged illegal possession of firearms. This came to light as the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of election security, Leye Oyebade, said in Ondo State yesterday that there was robust mechanism on ground to ensure safety of all stakeholders. […]
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The police on Saturday rescued a man who was about to be lynched by a mob in the Owo area of Ondo State. The unidentified man, who claimed to be an election observer at Ward 4, Polling Unit 15, Shagari Market along the Owo-Benin Highway, was accused of approaching voters to sell their votes when […]
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Wife of Ondo Governor, Mrs. Betty Akeredolu, has latched out at those behind a viral video stating she was injured at the polling centre after thugs invaded the place. She said the sponsors of the video were insane. Mrs. Akeredolu, who spoke at their Owo residence, said the video was meant to damage the voting […]
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After casting his ballot at about 11.15am, Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi has expressed dismay with the handling of logistics by security agencies. He told reporters at his polling unit in Kiribo, Ese-Odo Local Government Ondo Deputy Governor and candidate of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, Hon Agboola Ajayi has accused security operatives of compromise in […]
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Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede eventually voted at 11:08 am, 10 minutes after the card reader failed to read his fingerprint and that of his wife, Eno. Clad in white native attire with a blue cap to match, he dropped his ballot paper with excitement using two fingers to express victory. He […]
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#EndSARS protesting youths have stormed the palace of Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, to demand end to alleged brutality and extortion by officials of the Special Anti-Response Squad (SARS). Iirate youths and policemen had clashed in the state capital, Osogbo on Friday leading to sporadic shooting to disperse the protesters. During the peaceful […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has broken silence on the #ENDSARS protests spreading across the nation. He said his administration was committed to reforms in SARS operations. The President, in a series of tweets on Friday night, said he had met with the Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, who he said has briefed him on moves […]
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