Ondo
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The gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Olugbenga Edema, who contested last Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State, has reiterated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) does not have a valid candidate. Edema, who is contesting the eligibility of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa in court as the APC’s standard-bearer in the just-concluded poll,…
3 days ago
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has started the tracking of 18 constituency projects valued at N47.3 billion across the three senatorial districts of Ondo State. Mr Andrew Osove, Assistant Chief Superintendent of Investigation in ICPC, Ondo office, made this known while speaking with the newsmen during the monitoring and tracking…
3 days ago
The University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo State, and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) of the institution are at loggerheads over the alleged move by the management of the university to expend the sum of N65 million on the 10th-anniversary celebration of the institution. With the union alleging the leadership of the…
4 days ago
A human rights activist and an Akure-based lawyer, Tope Temokun, has urged the Ondo state government to comply with the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Akure division, Ondo, which ruled in favor of an amputated motorcyclist, Oluwasegun Oluwarotimi. The lawyer emphasised that the motorcyclist was shot by an operative of the State Security Network,…
17 Nov
The Nigeria Police Force says it has deployed personnel to forestall any post-election crisis after the Ondo State off-cycle governorship election held on Saturday. Mr Abiodun Alabi, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) made this known while addressing newsmen at the police headquarters in Akure on Sunday after the result of the election was announced…
16 Nov
Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim, (APC- Ondo South) has described the conduct of the Ondo State governorship election as free, fair and credible. Ibrahim, addressed journalists on Saturday at Igbotako, Okitipupa Local Government Area, shortly after he performed his civic rights. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ibrahim cast his vote at Idogun unit 2,…
16 Nov
Some All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains have lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies for the peaceful conduct of Ondo State governorship election. The chieftains, who spoke in a separate interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday after casting their votes, also commended the punctuality and dedication of INEC…
16 Nov
A former Quartermaster General, Nigerian Army and high chief in Ikale, Retired Maj.-Gen. Olu Bajowa, has urged all parties to accept the outcome of the 2024 governorship election in Ondo State. Bajowa said this on Saturday, adding that the large turnout of voters and peaceful conduct of the Ondo State governorship election indicated that democracy…
16 Nov
The candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the ongoing Ondo State Governorship election, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has said he will accept the outcome of the election even if it means defeat. He also urged citizens to accept the outcome of the election while commending them for the voter turnout recorded and their peaceful…
16 Nov
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a suspected vote buyer during the ongoing Ondo State Governorship election on Saturday. In a video cited by our correspondent, the suspect, a male apparently in his 40s, was stopped by the DSS operatives while driving a Toyota Camry car. The operatives then conducted a…
16 Nov
Ondo State deputy governor, Dr Olayide Adelami, has just voted at his Igboroko 2, Ward 3 Unit 16 in Owo local government area. Around 9:40am, Dr Adelami joined a queue of voters waiting to be accredited and thereafter was in line alongside members of his immediate family to cast his vote. Speaking with newsmen after…
15 Nov
President Bola Tinubu on Friday urged all stakeholders and the electorate in the Ondo State off-cycle Governorship election to uphold peace and decorum as they carry out their civic responsibilities without fear before or after the exercise. Tinubu, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said he expects…
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