‘History will remember Akeredolu for standing up against marauders’

Mrs Bamidele Ademola-Olateju is the Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation. She speaks with Hakeem Gbadamosi, on her relationship with the late governor of the state, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu. Can you recollect the first time you met Governor Rotimi Akeredolu and your impression of him? First of all, thank you for thinking of making […]

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Tinubu vows to ensure lasting peace in South East

unveils South East peace project in Abia President Ahmed Bola Tinubu said the South East has weathered too many storms in terms of insecurity, assuring of his determination to utilize all available resources to ensure lasting peace in the South East sub-region He stated this while unveiling the Peace In the South East Project (PISE-P), […]

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N28.777trn budget: Works, Agriculture gets highest capital budgetary allocation

The Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security received the highest capital budgetary allocations in the 2024 Appropriation bill passed on Saturday by the National Assembly. Barring last-minute changes, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to sign the N28.777 trillion Appropriation bill to law on Monday, 1st January 2024 to maintain […]

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Celebrities pray as actor Zack Orji reportedly slumps, lands in hospital

Prayers from celebrities and netizens have started to pour in for a veteran Nollywood actor, Zack Orji after a video of him in the hospital went viral on Sunday. According to his friends who reached out to Linda Ikeji’s blog, the actor was “rushed to the hospital two days ago after he slumped in the […]

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Tinubu’s wife says Akeredolu did his best, Ohanaeze mourns ‘soldier of democracy’

Nigeria has lost a great man with the death of the former  Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, according to the wife of the President, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu. Akeredolu died on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, in a German hospital where he was being treated for prostate cancer. Mrs Tinubu, who spoke during a condolence visit to […]

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Mimiko visits Aiyedatiwa, condoles Ondo people over Akeredolu

A former Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has prayed that the new Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa be granted the needed guidance as he leads the state. He spoke at the presidential lodge of the Government House in Akure during a condolence visit to commiserate with the government and people of the state on the passage […]

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Kanu needs urgent treatment — IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra have raised the alarm over the alleged “precarious” health situation of their leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The pro-Biafran group said Kanu needs urgent and specialised medical emergency treatment to avert serious outcomes. This was disclosed in a press statement issued by the group’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, on Sunday. The statement […]

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My loyalty to Akeredolu not transferable – Ex-aide Odebowale

The Senior Special Assistant on Special Duties and Strategy to the departed Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Dr. Doyin Odebowale has said that his commitment and loyalty to his former boss are not transferable. Explaining why he resigned following the governor’s death, he noted that despite his loyalty to his former boss, he has no […]

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Akoko North East/Akoko North West bye-election: Ondo PDP names Bada consensus candidate

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State on Sunday named one of its chieftains, Mr. Olalekan Bada, as its consensus candidate for the coming bye-election into the vacant Akoko North East/Akoko North West Federal Constituency’s seat in the House of Representatives. A statement by the party’s state spokesman, Mr. Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, said that […]

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Aiyedatiwa visits Tinubu, pledges to move Ondo forward

condoles Akeredolu’s family, vows to keep his legacy Ondo, Oyo declare three days of mourning Jonathan, Atiku, Osinbajo, Abiodun, Otti, others mourn ex-governor, Na’Abba President Bola Tinubu, last night, met with the new Ondo State Governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, at his Lagos residence, and encouraged him to take charge of things and mobilise the people […]

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