The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the majority of the House of Assembly seats in last Saturday’s election in Ondo State. Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr. Segun Agbaje, who declared the results at a press conference on Sunday, in Akure, said the PDP won 19 seats, and the All
The Ondo State Government has re-instated about one thousand local government workers laid off last year, following discovery that their employment was illegal. It has also waived the outcome of the last promotional examination in the state to ensure that workers in its employ were eligible for promotion. In a statement issued by the Commissioner […]
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Ondo State Command, has arrested seven of the suspected armed robbers, who attacked and robbed banks in Owo Local Government Area of the state. The armed robbers, numbering about 50, had penultimate Thursday robbed Eko, Wema, First, and Skye Banks simultaneously. They were among the 91 suspected criminals […]
Youths suspected to be political thugs, on Tuesday, disrupted the existing peace currently being enjoyed by the people of Idanre, in Ondo State, by engaging in acts of violence. The violence came barely 48 hours after the announcement of the Presidential and National Assembly election results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the […]
Ahead of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly polls, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ondo State will, today (Thursday), distribute all the sensitive materials to the 18 local government areas. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr. Olusegun Agbaje, disclosed this on Wednesday, at a Stakeholders’ Forum, organised by the
Barely a week to the presidential election, aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, last weekend, resolved to sheathe their swords and work for the re-emergence of President Goodluck Jonathan. At a stakeholders meeting, convened by leaders of the party within the Northern Senatorial District of the state and hosted by […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it has renewed and extended the pipeline protection contract to some of its host communities. In a statement issued in Abuja by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Department, NNPC, Mr Ohi Alegbe, it said the measure was to effectively combat the growing scourge of pipeline sabotage […]
