Hope rekindled for repentant militants as Gov. Akeredolu sees brighter days for oil communities Admin 08-May-2018 News

Ondo State Governor , Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has expressed delight at the latest move by the Federal Government to integrate repentant militants into the amnesty programme. Addressing a subcommittee of the National Assembly on Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, while on a courtesy visit to him in his office in Akure, Governor Akeredolu said he […]

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Birnin Gwari Killings – Buhari approves new security measures

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a new Battalion of the Nigerian Army, and a new Police Area Command, in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, as part of measures to scale up the security response to the banditry affecting the area. These were contained in a statement by Garba Shehu, […]

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FG will restore power to Ondo South, help actualise Akure Teaching Hospital – Osinbajo

The Federal Government is working seriously to fix the black out being experienced by the people of the southern senatorial district of Ondo State. It will also help actualise the promised Akure Teaching Hospital, a facility so dear to the heart of the royal father, his chiefs and subjects, who have been waiting expectantly for […]

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Ekiti guber race: Fayose’s deputy, Olusola emerges PDP candidate

By Victor Ogunje, Ado Ekiti The Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, on Tuesday emerged the candidate of the People\’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the July 14 governorship election in the state. He beat the former national publicity secretary of the party, Prince Adedayo Adeyeye to the ticket. The leader of the Governorship […]

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APC annuls Ekiti primary, sacks committee’s secretary, agents, reschedules poll for Friday

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday annulled its last weekend’s primary for the July 14 Ekiti State governorship election, and ordered conduct of fresh poll on Friday, May 11. The party announced these at a press conference at the party’s secretariat in Abuja, through its National Publicity Secretary Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi. It also sacked […]

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Ekiti PDP holds primary Tuesday: 2,132 delegates to pick flag-bearer

At least 2,132 delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will participate in Tuesday’s governorship primary to pick the party\’s candidate for the July 14 election in Ekiti State. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan, made this known when he briefed newsmen on preparations for the primary in Abuja on Monday. He said […]

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Ekiti APC Primary Crisis: Chair impeached, secretariat laced with fetish object, pro Fayemi group forms caretaker committee

  By Victor Ogunje, in Ado Ekiti. Protest rocked the Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State on Monday, as those sympathetic to the cause of former Governor Kayode Fayemi besieged the party’s state secretariat to register their disapproval of the conduct of members of the party\’s State Working Committee. The protesters, […]

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I won’t take shoddy job, Odu warns contractors

The Chairman of Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Princess Oladunni Odu has warned all the contractors handling projects under the 2013/2014/2015 and 2016 SUBEB/UBEC projects that the commission would not take any job that is sub standard. She gave the warning at the inaugural meeting organised for the distribution of letters of award […]

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