The All Progressives Congress (APC) says all governorship aspirants in Edo and Ondo State will pay N22.5 million as part of the requirements for contesting in the states’ governorship elections on Sept. 19 and Oct. 10. In a timetable released in Abuja on Wednesday, APC National Organising Secretary Emma Ibediro said that the party would […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after its meeting on Tuesday decided not to change dates fixed for both Edo and Ondo governorship elections. The Commission at the meeting deliberated on a wide range of issues including the conduct of the Edo and Ondo Governorship elections, as well as the nine outstanding bye elections in […]
The federal and the Ondo state governments have agreed to return one of the suspected killers of Pa Fasoranti’s daughter, Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, to the custodial centre after testing negative to COVID-19. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu disclosed this on Monday at the weekly COVID-19 press briefing at the Government House, Akure. The suspect, who had earlier […]
Gunmen suspected to be hired assassins have reportedly shot dead the son of a retired army general and one time military administrator of Ondo state, Brigadier General Opeleye (rtd). It was gathered that the deceased, Opeleye Babafumilayo Muyiwa, was shot dead on Thursday, while hanging out with a friend at a popular drinking joint on […]
Mr Banji Okunomo, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Ondo State, says his ultimate aim is to become governor of the state rather than deputy governor.Okunomo, a former PDP Publicity Secretary in the state, stated this while speaking with journalists in Okitipupa on Friday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the aspirant […]
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state on Thursday urged leaders of Shasha Market in Akure to limit the crowds in the market due to the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Akeredolu made the call in Akure during an unscheduled visit to the market. He expressed concern over the large crowd in the market in spite of […]
The Ondo State government has denied reports in some national newspapers that it rejected the bags of rice supplied to it by the Federal Government, describing the story as not only false, but sensational. Reacting on behalf of the government, the State Palliative Committee, in a statement by its Spokesman, Mr. Alex Kalejaye said at […]
Churches in many parts of Akure, the Ondo state capital, did not open for Easter Sunday service in compliance with the stay -at -home order of the state government to curb the spread of COVID-19. The state government had on April 17 granted the churches a concession to hold Easter services after a meeting with […]
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has paid two out of the seven months’ salary arrears owed political office holders in the Olusegun Mimiko administration. Mr. Ojo Oyewamide, senior special assistant to the governor on media and publicity, who disclosed this in Akure, said Gov. Akeredolu had always believed that a worker deserves his wages. […]
The Ondo state House of Assembly has proceeded on an indefinite break in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Bode Adeyelu, the clerk of the House, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Akure. ”It is more worrisome that there has been increase in the number of index cases […]
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), in Ondo state has donated health kits to the state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) for the use of members as precautionary measures against the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19). Thenmaterials donated by the NMA, include buckets, chlorine and hand sanitizers among others to be placed at the NUJ […]
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the reconstitution of the current PDP Ondo state exco into the state caretaker committee with effect from April 5, 2020 when its earlier tenure is due to expire. NWC’s decision is predicated on the party’s inability to conduct the state congress scheduled […]
…Demands investigation, palliatives for victims The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed apprehensions and shock over the strange explosion that rocked a suburb of Akure, Ondo state, injuring many compatriots and destroying numerous houses on Saturday morning. The party charged the Federal Government to immediately set up an inter-agency panel to conduct a forensic investigation […]
Some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders in Ondo East Local Government area have endorsed a former Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Banji Okunomo, as the preferred candidate ahead of the governorship primaries scheduled for May. The leaders gave the endorsement in Bolorunduro town, headquarters of Ondo East council area during the tour of the […]
The former Deputy Governor of Ondo state, Lazeez Oluboyo and his supporters have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC). Oluboyo and others decampees were received by the state’s APC Chairman, Ade Adetimehin, at a ceremony in Akure. Welcoming the decampees, Adetimehin said that he was happy with the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday was welcomed by a large crowd in Ondo state as he was in the state to commission some projects Buhari in Ore inaugurated the Ondo -Linyi industrial hub and a flyover President Muhammadu Buhari lauded Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu over the establishment of the Ondo-Linyi Industrial Hub and the construction of […]
Security agencies on Monday began to beef up security in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo state, ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s planned visit to the state today. President Buhari is expected to inaugurate the new Ore inter-change flyover and the industrial park during the visit as part of activities to mark Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s […]
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, on Sunday, said the gang-up against his re-election bid will soon crumble like a pack of cards. Governor Akeredolu said this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, CPS, Segun Ajiboye, in Akure, the state capital. No fewer than seven chieftains of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the […]
Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ilaje Local Government area of Ondo state on Sunday protested at the party’s secretariat in Akure over what they called imposition of the chairmanship candidate. The protesters, who carried placards with various inscriptions, alleged the imposition of Goke Jatuase, the current education secretary in the local council […]
The African Action Congress (AAC) has berated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for its decision to deregister 74 political parties describing the move as unjust. The party in a statement issued on Thursday by its Ondo State Chairman, Alex Adeniyi, also flayed the electoral body for giving recognition to Leonard Nzenwa as the chairman […]