The 13 state governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party are headed for a possible showdown today (Monday) as they meet to discuss the party’s internal crisis, which took a deeper turn on Friday following the emergence of a factional PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Yayari Mohammed. Friday’s development marked a new twist […]
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP and former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has said that only a miracle can save the party from the leadership crisis rocking it. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, he described the crisis which peaked with suspension and counter-suspension of its national officers, as embarrassing and unnecessary. […]
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By Kennedy Ikantu Peretei The much-hyped Flag-off Campaign by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa at the Ondo City Stadium on Saturday, 12th October, 2024 was not only a show of shame but an anticlimax. The Stadium which hosted various high-calibre sporting events in the past was a ghost of its former self with a dilapidated pavilion as […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the N73,000 minimum wage announced on Saturday by Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, as a Greek gift, warning workers to be cautious. In a statement on Sunday by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity of its Campaign Organisation in the State, Mr. Ayo Fadaka, the party said […]
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From fuel costs to passport fees, Nigerians struggle under the yoke of price hikes Agency Report Some Nigerians are complaining about the high cost of living occasioned by the recent hike in the pump price of petrol. They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja. An economic expert, Dahiru Garba, said […]
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promises robust infrastructural development, enhanced security Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa flagged off his campaign for the November 16 Governorship Election on Saturday in Ondo City under the banner of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He also announced the implementation of a N73,000 minimum wage for workers, stressing his administration’s commitment to the welfare […]
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Osun State Amotekun Corps has warned peddlers of defamatory stories against its staff to desist from such act or be ready to face the full weight of the law. The state’s Amotekun Corps commander, Dr Adekunle Omoyele, gave the warning through a statement by the agency’s public relations officer, Mr Idowu Abbass. He said the […]
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The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), in Osun State has appealed to the Federal Government not to withhold the allocation of the 30 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state over the legal clause which restrained the state government from constituting democratically elected council executives before yesterday October 10. This followed the expiry of the October […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s first lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has donated N1 billion to her Alma mater, the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, OAU. Mrs Tinubu who said she graduated from the great Ife 41 years ago, lamented the growing infrastructural decay and environmental uncleanliness in the nation’s higher institutions. She spoke during the official commissioning of a 2 […]
Continue ReadingAs part of the Aiyedatiwa administration’s efforts to provide clean and accessible water and prevent cholera outbreaks in Ondo State, the Commissioner for Water Resources and Sanitation, Sunday Akinwalire, has inspected water schemes in Okitipupa and parts of the Southern Senatorial District. During an inspection at a moribund water scheme in Iju Odo, Akinwalire announced […]
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