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Edo, Governors, Headlines, Ondo, State News
Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
Mohammed Adamu •Directs police commissioners to beef up security •APC, PDP trade blame over allegations By Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja, James Sowole in Akure and Adibe Emenyonu in Benin The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, has raised the alarm that politicians in Edo and Ondo States are arming thugs ahead of the governorship polls […]
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Ondo, State News
Wednesday, July 8th, 2020
By Wale OdunsiMajority Leader of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Jamiu Maito, has resigned. His letter of resignation was read by the Clerk of the House, Bode Adeyelu, during the plenary session on Wednesday. The legislature is in crisis over the impeachment process of Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi. On June 21, he defected to […]
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COVID-19, Headlines, Health, Ondo, State News
Thursday, July 2nd, 2020
Ondo state commissioner of health, Wahab Adegbenro, has died of COVID- 19 complications. Adegbenro died at the state’s infectious disease hospital on Thursday at the age of 65. His death came two days after the State’s governor Rotimi Akeredolu announced he had tested positive for COVID- 19. “Earlier today, I got confirmation of a positive […]
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Headlines, Ondo, State News
Sunday, June 28th, 2020
By Dayo Johnson – Akure A suspected armed robber was reportedly shot dead by his colleague during a failed operation in Okitipupa council area of Ondo state. Vanguard was informed that the hoodlums had robbed a lady of N60,000 at a Point of Sale (POS) centre in the town. But while the robbers were trying […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Edo, Governors, Headlines, Ondo, Party Politics, State News
Monday, June 15th, 2020
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC on Saturday night met via teleconference and agreed to work towards strengthening internal party mechanisms for the selection of candidates in the Edo and Ondo Governorship Primaries. Although a terse statement issued by the governors under the aegis of Progressive Governors Forum PGF […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Edo, Headlines, Ondo, Party Politics
Monday, June 1st, 2020
Bola Tinubu •Analysts criticise state executives for breach of travel ban By Alike Ejiofor The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, yesterday met with eight governors of the party over the impending governorship primaries for Edo and Ondo States, promising to prevail on the party’s national leadership to ensure a […]
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Headlines, Ondo, State News
Saturday, May 30th, 2020
By Abdul BabajideApastor, Kolawole Samson has been sentenced to death by hanging for committing murder. The death sentence was pronounced on the Pastor by a High Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Pastor Samson was accused of killing one middle-aged man, Ayo Olaniyi, on a farm settlement within Oke-Igbo axis in Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo Local […]
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Edo, Ondo, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Friday, May 22nd, 2020
Kola Ologbondiyan Chuks Okocha in Abuja Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said its governorship aspirants in Edo and Ondo States will pay the sum of N21 million each to purchase the nomination forms for the upcoming governorship election. The party also stated that governorship forms is free for all female aspirants in the two states. […]
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Ondo, Raw Politics, State News, Top Stories
Saturday, May 16th, 2020
Akeredolu Immediately the money was discovered by the state Accountant-General and the Commissioner for Finance, the state House of Assembly under the leadership of Bamidele Oleyelogun, summoned them for questioning. But the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Donald Ojogo, in a statement made available to journalists in Akure yesterday, said: “The Ondo State […]
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Governors, Headlines, Ondo, State News
Thursday, April 23rd, 2020
The ongoing rift between the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Hon. Agboola Ajayi and his boss, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu may have finally worsened following the campaign posters and jingles of the deputy governor which have surfaced on social media. The campaign messages, sponsored by Agboola Ajayi Grassroots Network, flooded social media, amidst the palpable fear and […]