Ondo State
10 Apr
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has debunked claims that President Bola Tinubu appointed him as the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo state. Tunji-Ojo debunked the report in a statement by his spokesman, Alao Babatunde on Wednesday. "The Minister of Interior, Hon. Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, completely disassociates and distances himself from…
10 Apr
The immediate past Vice National Chairman (South West) of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Eddy Olafeso, has stated that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has continued to inflict pain on Nigerians with no strategy in place to contain the socio-economic challenges plaguing the country. Olafeso stressed that the policies introduced by the APC-led administration…
7 Apr
Some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ondo State chapter, at the weekend, raised the alarm over an alleged plot by some persons to cause chaos within the party ahead of the primaries on April 20. The party leaders led by Adewale Ibraheem, who accused supporters of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of being behind the…
7 Apr
Ondo state governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Engr Ifeoluwa Oyedele, has promised to fix the infrastructural decay in the educational , health sectors and economic reverses suffered by the state over the years.
7 Apr
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has appointed Dr. Segun Oyebolu as the acting Chairman of the Ondo State chapter of the party.
6 Apr
A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election, Olusola Oke, has put to rest the controversy about his marital status. Oke, who submitted his nomination form at the APC secretariat in Abuja, addressed issues relating to the politics of the First Lady of the…
5 Apr
The Nigeria Police Force has denied authoring a document purportedly containing conclusions of an investigation into certificate forgery allegations against Ondo State governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement on Friday said the document alleges fraudulent misrepresentation, certificate forgery, examination malpractice, and perjury against the Ondo State governor. "We wish to clarify…
4 Apr
With the primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People's Democratic Party (PDP) a few weeks away ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State, both parties have raked in no fewer than N905 million from the sale of expressions of interest and nomination forms.
3 Apr
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People's Democratic Party (PDP) have raked in no fewer than N905 million from the sale of expressions of interest and nomination forms for primary elections in Ondo State. No fewer than 13 aspirants under the platform of the APC obtained the N50 million forms, while a female aspirant…
2 Apr
Members of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the University of Medical Sciences Teching Hospital (UNIMEDTH), Ondo State, have embarked on a 14-day warning strike. According to the doctors, the decision to downtool for two weeks was hinged on the non-payment of seven months salaries to their new members. The striking ARD members, who…
2 Apr
With about two weeks until the primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, some elders of the party under the aegis of APC Aborigines have endorsed and recommended Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to be picked as the party's standard-bearer in the forthcoming governorship election The leader of the group, former Ambassador to Togo,…
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