No fewer than 30,000 policemen will be deployed to provide security in the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State, according to the Nigeria Police Force. Daily Times understands that no fewer than 15 political parties would be participating in the election, including the All Progressives Congress, the Peoples Democratic Party, the Zenith Labour Party, […]
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu wants the revenue formula of the country reviewed, Daily Times gathered. According to Tinubu, the population of the country can be used to our advantage if fiscal elements of Nigeria’s economy are strictly supervised. The APC national leader said this on Saturday in […]
Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, the Governor of Ondo State has noted that his deputy, Mr Agboola Ajayi, is overly ambitious to rule the state. As gathered by Daily Times, Akeredolu refuted insinuations that Ajayi, along with several of his supporters, had quit the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), saying that the Deputy Governor was the only […]
Ondo State Government at the weekend said it had provided discounted agricultural inputs as palliatives to farmers as part of measures to ensure food security. Mr Akin Olotu, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Agribusiness, said this to newsmen in Akure. He said that the government also had put in place various […]
There was violence at the weekend in Ayede/ Ogbese in Akure North Local Government Area during the council election. Daily Times gathered that miscreants suspected to be political thugs, brandishing cutlasses and wooden sticks molested residents. Chief Oladimeji Abidogun, a community leader, said that the violence was a result of the show of strength by […]
The Chairman, Information and Voters Education Committee, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Festus Okoye, has assured that INEC will conduct peaceful and credible elections in Edo and Ondo states. He also noted that anything different from that will result in a constitutional crisis. Daily Times was present when Okoye made this statement on Thursday at […]
Yaba Area of Ondo town in Ondo State was rocked by violence on Thursday between the supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and those of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Daily Times gathered that many people were seriously injured and no fewer than 15 vehicles were vandalised in the clash that started Thursday evening. The […]
Omotayo Adanlawo, a teacher in Ondo State, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl. This pronouncement was made at an Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, the state capital, after the accused was found guilty of the offence. The convict was arrested by the men of the state police command […]
The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi officially declared intentions to run for governorship under the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP on August,14,2020. Daily Times recalls that, Agboola Ajayi dumped All Progressive Congress on June,22,2020 for the Peoples Democratic Party, in the bid to actualize his governorship ambition has hoped on the third party Zenith […]
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 […]
The Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu SAN has picked Mr. Lucky Ayedatiwa as his running mate for the October 10 governorship election, Daily Times gathered. The announcement was made on Wednesday at the swearing in ceremony of a new commissioner – Mr. Idowu Otetubi – in the state. According to the Governor, he picked […]
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has relieved Mr Allen Sowore, Special Assistant on New Media to the embattled Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, of his appointment with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Akure by Mr Olusegun Ajiboye, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and made available to newsmen. […]
At least over 500 illegal miners who penetrated from the northern part of the country into an authorized local camp in Ondo State have been arrested. Silas Godwin, the Mine Officer in charge of Ministry of Mines and Steel Development in Ondo state confirmed the arrest of the suspects to journalists in Akure. He explained […]
The management of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technolog (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State, on Friday debunked the rumour that an administrative staff of the institution tested positive for COVID-19. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the rumour had caused panic among residents of Okitipupa and environs. READ ALSO:COVID-19: Lagos begins home-based treatment […]
Accreditation of journalists to cover the governorship elections in Ondo and Edo states as well as upcoming bye-elections will be done online. National Commissioner and Chairman, Voters Education and Publicity, Festus Okoye, disclosed this on Wednesday, during a virtual meeting with the media. Reading out modalities for the exercise, he said INEC will screen the […]
Ondo state has recorded two new deaths of COVID-19. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu announced this on his Twitter handle. The two individuals died at the university of medical Sciences Teaching Hospital (UNIMED) in Ondo town. Another victim is currently at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Akure undergoing treatment. READ ALSO Heartbreaking story of how a man […]
A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Ondo State, Hon Isaacs Kekemeke, has said that he has no plans to step down from the race either for Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu or any other aspirant. Kekemeke, who was a former Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, said he is a serious- minded person that […]
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 Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as unsolicited, puerile, and uncharitable, what it said is a malice-induced assessment of its viability by a governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Mr. Bode Ayorinde. The APC said that it was amazing that “a […]
The Ondo State House of Assembly says it will resume legislative duties on Tuesday, after its indefinite break declared on April 7 in order to contain the spread of coronavirus in the state. This is contained in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by Mr Bode Adeyelu, the Clerk of […]