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Headlines, Ondo, State News
Saturday, September 22nd, 2012
An Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) chieftain and a member of the House of Representatives (Akure South/Akure North), Ifedayo Abegunde (a.k.a Abena), has been arrested by the Ondo State Police Command over his alleged involvement in heavy shootings and maiming of Labour Party (LP) members. About 12 LP members and passersby were hit during the […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Headlines, Ondo, Party Politics, State News
Friday, September 21st, 2012
AHEAD of the October 20, governorship election in Ondo State, the Olusegun Mimiko Campaign Organisation,MCO, has accused the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN of planning to rig the exercise in collaboration with some staff of the Independent Electoral Commission of Nigeria, INEC. It also called on the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega to monitor […]
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Headlines, Ondo, State News
Friday, September 21st, 2012
BY CLIFFORD NDUJIHE & DAYO JOHNSON THIRTY days to the October 20 governorship election in Ondo State, the leading contenders are upping the ante to out-do one another. The ruling Labour Party Candidate and Governor of the state christened Sunshine State, Olusegun Mimiko is not sparing any arsenal in his bid to surmount the mounting […]
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Headlines, Ondo, State News
Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
ONDO State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has declared that he has the divine confidence that he is already marching to victory ahead of the October 20 gubernatorial election in the state. Dr Mimiko is the Labour Party standard- bearer in the election where he will be seeking a second term in office. Making an official […]
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Headlines, Ondo, State News
Sunday, July 29th, 2012
Photo: Sun News Publishing By: TUNDE RAHEEM, Akure Date: Sun, 07/29/2012 – 23:22 Igbokoda, the headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area was on edge yesterday as naval officers attached to Igbokoda Forward Operational Base and some youths suspected to be militants engaged one another in a gun duel. At the end of the clash, no […]
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Headlines, Ondo, State News
Thursday, July 26th, 2012
Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko yesterday in Akure, the state capital, declared his intention to run for a second term under the platform of the ruling Labour Party (LP). Many of the guests, including notable Yoruba leaders, were absent. Among them were the daughter of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Dr Tokunbo Awolowo-Dosumu, and former […]
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NYSC (National Youth Service Corp), Ondo, State News
Saturday, June 30th, 2012
By Dayo Johnson, Akure CORPS members serving in Akure, the Ondo state capital wept profusely when a reckless driver knocked down and killed one of them. Saturday Vanguard gathered that the deceased, Olaniyan Tosin Michael with call up number 0D/11c/0301 was going for the weekly Community Development service CDSwhen he met his untimely death. Eyewitness […]
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Ondo, State News
Monday, June 25th, 2012
THE Ondo State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, on Saturday, said the only solution to the problem of insecurity and insurgence across the country is the adoption and implementation of true federalism. The governor also said the time was ripe for the Yoruba nation to restrategise its approach towards agitations in the country. Mimiko said this […]
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Headlines, Ondo, State News
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
It was a night of terror at Ikare-Akoko in Ondo State as seven people were killed while scores of others sustained gun wounds when a gang of bandits struck late in the night at three commercial banks in the town The robbery incident which took place recently during one of the international foot ball […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Ondo, State News
Friday, May 4th, 2012
Remains of the late former Deputy Governor of old Ondo State, Chief Akinwole Michael Omoboriowo, were committed to mother earth yesterday in his Ijero-Ekiti country home, in Ekiti State, with eminent Nigerians and pastors from the Republic of Togo biding him goodbye The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, in demonstration of love […]