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Fire guts Ondo INEC office, destroys smart card readers

Ihesiulo Grace 11 September 2020 0

The Ondo State Office of the Independent National Electoral Commission caught fire on Thursday, which led to the destruction of some smart card readers. Daily Times Nigeria gathered that the cause of the fire is yet to be known. READ ALSO: Ondo election: I’ll defeat PDP, APC at the polls…

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Akeredolu’s car gift to all lawmakers not politically motivated — Ondo assembly

Ihesiulo Grace 9 September 2020 0

The Ondo State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, dismissed claims that the distribution of operational vehicles by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu was politically motivated, according to findings by Daily Times. Akeredolu had last week presented 2020 model KIA Sportage SUVs to 19 members of the Assembly as official vehicles in fulfillment of an earlier promise, omitting […]

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Akeredolu reveals Ondo elections will determine APC’s fate in 2023

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2020 0

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu insisted that the outcome of the forthcoming state governorship election would determine the South-West’s prospects of presidency in 2023. After mobilizing traditional rulers to meet the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, Akeredolu said that. As gathered by Daily Times, this was shortly after

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Court reinstates suspended Ondo Lawmakers

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2020 0

The Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure has reversed the suspension of four members of the state’s House of Assembly, who were earlier removed for alleged gross misconduct. In his judgment to the suit challenging the suspension of the lawmakers on Friday, August 28, Justice Ademola Bola described the suspension as illegal, null and […]

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‘States can’t fund Community Police, we will not accept it’ – Akeredolu

Ihesiulo Grace 26 August 2020 0

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu on Wednesday, reacted against the idea of states funding community policing in the country, Daily Times Nigeria gathered. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Akeredolu said the idea would not work. READ ALSO: Gov. Akeredolu rejects state funding for community… He disclosed that his colleagues

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Unity Forum declares support for Akeredolu

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2020 0

Members of the Unity Forum have put their weight behind Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the upcoming Ondo State elections. The group led by a former deputy governor of the state, Alhaji Ali Olanusi, made the declaration in a stakeholder meeting held in Akure the state capital on Sunday evening. READ […]

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Ondo deputy gov picks Mimiko’s ex-aide as running mate

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2020 0

The candidate of the Zenith Labour Party and Ondo State Deputy Governor, Mr Agboola Ajayi, has picked a former Commissioner for Works, Mr Gboye Adegbenro, as his running mate for the incoming Ondo October 10 gubernatorial election. According to reports, Adegbenro was a commissioner during the last administration of Dr Olusegun Mimiko. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Agboola […]

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Ondo 2020: APC Aspirants Collapse Structures for Akeredolu

Ihesiulo Grace 10 August 2020 0

The re-election bid of the incumbent Governor of Ondo State, Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, yesterday received a major boost as all governorship aspirants who lost at the primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) pledged to work towards ensuring the success of the party in the October 20, 2020, governorship election. Akeredolu defeated 11 other aspirants […]

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BREAKING NEWS: Nurses in Ondo State protest non-payment of salary

Ihesiulo Grace 6 August 2020 0

Nurses working in the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Ondo State on Thursday staged a protest against the non-payment of their salaries by the state government. Daily Times gathered that the nurses have accused Ondo State government led by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of nonchalance towards their welfare. Unanimously, shunned their duty posts to protest […]

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Akeredolu, running mate meet Tinubu and Sanwo-olu

Ihesiulo Grace 3 August 2020 0

Daily Times gathered that the Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu at the weekend met the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, in Lagos to introduce his running mate, Mr. Lucky Ayedatiwa. Akeredolu, who announced the meeting via his Twitter handle, said he also met with the governor of Lagos State, Babajide […]

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Ondo Senator Tofowomo denies rumours of dumping PDP for APC

Ihesiulo Grace 28 July 2020 0

Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo, representing Ondo South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has denied claims that he was dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement signed by his Media Aide, Olumide Akinrinlola, on Monday in Okitipupa, Tofowomo said that he did not at anytime contemplate resigning […]

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Trouble as Ondo APC chairman resigns

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2020 0

Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Ese- Odo local government area of Ondo state, Mr. Samuel Olorunwa has resigned his membership from the party. Olorunwa tendered his resignation letter on Friday at the APC state secretariat in Akure. Ondo: APC, 16 other political parties to conduct… He said he resigned his position as chairman […]

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Ondo APC faction rejects indirect governorship primary

Ihesiulo Grace 9 July 2020 0

*10 aspirants to boycott primary, challenge party decision in court *Alleges Akeredolu scheming for disqualification of notable aspirants *Modu Sheriff consults Buni ahead national convention Crisis looms ahead of the July 20 governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State as one of the two factions of state executive has rejected […]

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Ondo: APC risks fresh crisis over mode of primaries

Ihesiulo Grace 9 July 2020 0

Caretaker c’ttee adopts Oshiomhole’s indirect primaries  *Oke, others opt for direct primaries, as Akeredolu screened Tunde Opalana, Abuja The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) might be heading for another crisis over the mode of primaries to be adopted in picking its governorship candidate in Ondo State. While majority of the governorship aspirants said

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APC: Provide adequate information, Ondo screening committee warns aspirants

Ihesiulo Grace 7 July 2020 0

*You action can make or mar party, Buni tells Committee The chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Screening Committee for Ondo State governorship aspirants, Alhaji Tijjani Musa Tumsa has warned all the 12 aspirants in the race to make the assignment easy by  furnishing  the committee with adequate information. Obviously trying to avoid the Edo […]

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Ondo gov.: Two aspirants set to contest disqualification, as PDP inaugurates Appeal panel

Ihesiulo Grace 6 July 2020 0

Two governorship aspirants in Ondo State have rejected their disqualification by the Peoples Democratic Party State Governorship Screening Committee and have declared their readiness to face the Appeal panel to be inaugurated today. The chairman of the screening committee, Rt. Hon Yakubu Dogara had on Friday disclosed that two of the nine aspirants failed the […]

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Two Ondo governorship aspirants fail PDP screening

Ihesiulo Grace 4 July 2020 0

Two of the nine governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State failed the screening. Chairman of the screening committee, Rt. Hon Yakubu Dogara dislosed this to journalists Friday evening at the completion of its assignment. The former Speaker, House of Representatives, said the committee painstakingly, critically and analytically looked at the

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NUJ seeks 14-day lockdown over COVID-19 spike in Ondo

Ihesiulo Grace 4 July 2020 0

Ondo chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has urged the state government to enforce the lockdown for seven or 14 days to curtail the further spread of coronavirus. The union made the call in a statement signed by the Chairman, Mr. Adetona Aderoboye, and the General Secretary, Mr. Leke Adegbite, on Friday in […]

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APC mourns passage of Ondo Health Commissioner

Ihesiulo Grace 3 July 2020 0

The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the death of the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Wahab Oluropo Adegbenro, as unbelievable news that is traumatic and deflating to them. The APC in a statement by its state Publicity Secretary, Alex Kalejaye, described the late Dr. Adegbenro as someone who has […]

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NYSC plays pivotal role in electoral process, Ondo REC affirms

Ihesiulo Grace 2 July 2020 0

The Ondo State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr. Rufus Akeju, says the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) plays a pivotal role in the country’s elections. Receiving the state coordinator of the NYSC, Mrs. Grace Akpabio, on Thursday in Akure, he said that the visit was to update the scheme, as a critical stakeholder to the […]