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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Police inspector general posts, redeploys senior officers

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the posting and redeployment of AIG Adeleye Olusola Oyebade and AIG Ibrahim A. Lamorde to the Department of Research and Planning and Directorate of Intelligence, Force Headquarters, Abuja respectively. This is due to the recent presidential approval for the re-organization of the Nigeria Police Force which […]

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Police commission approves promotion of 6,618 senior officers

Group Salutes IGP’s Rejig Of Investigative Command The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of six thousand, six hundred and eighteen, (6,618) senior Police Officers. The promotions were part of the high points of the 8th Plenary Meeting of the Commission, which spanned a period of three weeks and ended on Wednesday, July 1, […]

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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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Akeredolu says Ondo people will miss Adegbenro

By Banji Ayoola “Dr Wahab Adegbenro, the Honourable Commissioner for Health was a reliable colleague and compatriot. A great General in the forefront of our battles against Covid-19. His calmness and dedication towards caring for everybody was loved by all. He will be sorely missed. My heartfelt condolences to his family, especially his Wife who […]

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