Hoodlums burnt tyres around the Alagbaka office of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in Akure. They tried moving in to burn the office but were rebuffed by armed security operatives from creating more damage. The vandals equally attacked newspaper vendors in Ondo Town, Ondo West Local Government, who were sorting out daily Continue Reading
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ondo State, has denied any involvement in the burning of the APC Secretariat in the state. The party wondered why the party would accuse it of such a dastardly act. A statement by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Kennedy Peretei, in response to the accusation by Continue Reading
Tragedy has occurred in the ongoing endsars protest in the state. Eyewitnesses said a Toyota Camry car and two commercial motorcycles rammed into the Akure protesters killing one person on the spot. Three others were injured and rushed for immediate medical attention. The incident occurred close to Alagbaka, the Governor’s Continue Reading
As a result of alleged N130m debt to private waste collectors, refuse has taken over Akure, defacing the erstwhile serene city. It was learnt that the debt has necessitated stoppage of waste collection by the operators. A visit round the town confirmed the unhealthy state, as Isikan, Oba Adesida, Oyemekun, Continue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has presented a Certificate of Return to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu and Deputy Governor-Elect, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa. This was as a result of their victory at the recently held October 10 gubernatorial election. The certificates were presented at the INEC office in Akure, with the Continue Reading
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee Chairman, who is also the Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, had led victorious Governor Rotimi Akeredolu and his Deputy Election, Lucky Aiyedawa, on a thank you visit President Muhammadu Buhari. On the entourage were Chairman, APC Campaign Committee for the Ondo State Continue Reading
The National Youth Service Corps, Ondo State branch, has allayed fears of parents who have been calling on Information that some corpers were kidnapped during the recently concluded Ondo State election, that no youth corper was kidnapped before, during and after the election. Director, NYSC South West Area Office, Mr. Continue Reading
After clinching 292, 745 of the 572, 745 valid votes, incumbent Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, was returned to office by the good people of Ondo State in a relatively free, fair and peaceful election. He is the second, after Dr Olusegun Mimiko, to achieve this feat. His runner up, Eyitayo Jegede, Continue Reading
The Peoples Democratic Party has cried foul play in the soon to be announced appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Prof Eyitope Ogunbodede, as the Chief Returning Officer for the governorship election in the state. Chairman, National Campaign Council of PDP, who is also the Continue Reading
Although there are 17 candidates in the contest, it is a three-horse race. Interestingly, the three leading candidates are spread across the three senatorial zones in the state. Rotimi Akeredolu, the incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is from Ondo north, Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Continue Reading
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