The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the Akoko bye-election which held at the weekend in Ondo State as a shameless rape on democracy by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. In a statement by its spokesman in Ondo State, Hon Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, the PDP said its lawyers are studying the results announced by […]
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A federal high court sitting in Osogbo, Osun state on Thursday remanded a member of the state transport management system, Oyeyemi Olalekan (aka Emir), in the Ile-Ife correctional center. The defendant was brought to the court for arraignment but his counsel, Edmund Biriomoni, challenged the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the case. Biriomoni said […]
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Osun State Governor Governor Ademola Adeleke at the weekend embarked on marathon peace consolidation efforts among the previously disputing communities of Ilobu and Ifon, hosting three town hall meetings till late in the evening. The Governor who was accompanied by heads of security agencies and top administration officials was at Ilobu, Ifon and Erin Osun, […]
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By Banji Ayoola Thn Vice-Chancellor of Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin in Ondo State, Prof Kayode Thadius Ijadunola, has challenged the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, (BEDC) on the need for quality service to the citizenry and particularly the University Community. This is contained in a statement by the institution’s Head, Public Relations, Mr. Williams Olufunmi. He said […]
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Disturbed by the killings of Yoruba obas, the Arole Oodua and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has vowed to rally all the six governors in the South West to involve the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams in securing the region against killings and kidnappings He gave the […]
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Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Thursday invaded the palace of the Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, killed Oba Peter Segun Aremu, and kidnap his wife and two others. The traditional ruler, said to be a retired army general, was reportedly shot dead in his palace on Thursday night […]
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By Abdu Rafiu The consequences of befuddled thinking flowing from parochial interests and not for the general welfare of all, are staring all in the face. The country is in a chokehold of anguish, uncertainties and disillusionment. I am continuing my reflection on the state of insecurity in the land. Since the last one week […]
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Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti has blessed Hon. Diran Iyantan and expressed his well wishes for his governorship ambition. Iyantan, a brother to the departed former Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Barrister Afolabi Iyantan, and a former Federal Commissioner at the National Population Commission, NPC, is aspiring to fly the flag of the ruling All […]
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pledges total loyalty An ex-deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, Chief Olayide Owolabi Adelami, was sworn in on Thursday as the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, pledging absolute loyalty to his principal, Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa. The State Chief Judge, Justice Olusegun Odusanya administered the oath of office to the Deputy Governor at the event […]
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Following up on his promise to give needed attention to the state-owned tertiary institutions, Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Ayedatiwa, has approved N1 billion to build a new Senate Building at the main campus of the University of Medical Sciences, UNIMED, Ondo. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, […]
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