Scores of demonstrators from Ondo stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja on Tuesday, demanding the immediate redeployment of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, from the state. Waving banners and placards with messages such as “Mahmood: Redeploy Babalola Now” and “We Don’t Want a Repeat of Edo Fiasco,”…
Ahead of the forthcoming Ondo gubernatorial election, over 100 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) at a strategic meeting held in Ward 1, Afo, Ose Local Government. Afo is the hometown of Hon. Kevin Solomon Olaolu, the Senior Special Assistant on Students Affairs to the Ondo…
As the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State approaches, tensions are escalating within the state government, centering on the alleged controversial actions of the State Commissioner for Finance, Mrs. Omowumi Isaac. The development has made a pro-democracy group, the Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) to take a bold stance this week, urging Ilaje leaders and…
The Governor of Ondo State and candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 16 governorship election, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved a minimum wage of N73,000 for civil servants in the state. The federal government and the organised labour had in September signed an agreement on the new minimum wage of N70,000…
A female SS3 student of Akoko Anglican Grammar School, Arigidi Akoko, in the Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, has been arrested by the police for allegedly stabbing her male colleague to death. The tragic incident reportedly occurred outside the school premises following an argument between the two after school hours. The Ondo…
Police in Ondo state command have arrested a 34-year-old man, Monday Chukwu, who was alleged to have stabbed his friend, Kefa Ofando, to death over N2,000 debt. It was gathered that Chukwu and Ofando were arguing over the money when the argument degenerated into a fight between the two friends and Ofando was stabbed by…
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has sacked his Special Assistant on Forestry (Central Senatorial District), Adeboye Taofiq Ewenla, over a N30m bribery allegation levelled against him. Ewenla dismissal was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, who said the governor has also ordered a probe into…
The Southwest Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun Corps, has foiled five kidnapping attempts and rescued nine victims in Ondo State within the past week. This was made known by the Ondo State Commander of the Corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, during a parade of 20 suspected criminals at the Command’s Headquarters in Alagbaka, Akure, on…
Five persons, including a woman and her four grandchildren, have died in Akure, Ondo state capital, after eating poisonous pap and fish. The incident reportedly happened at Atayese street, Gaga area, off Idanre garage, Oke Aro in Akure. A neighbour to the deceased, simply identified as Isaac, said two kids who also shared in the…
ACCEPTANCE/APPRECIATION MESSAGEACCEPTANCE SPEECH Amiable Comrades, esteemed guests, and fellow Niger Deltans, I, Comrade Busari Hussein, humbly accept the mandate as the Elected Chairman of the Niger Delta Youth Council of Nigeria (NDYCN), Ondo State Chapter. MY HEARTFELT GRATITUDE I thank: 1. The Almighty God for His guidance. 2. Our National Leaders for their trust and…