Ondo
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A man in Ondo, whose identity has been withheld by the Ondo State Police Command, set his wife ablaze and killed himself after a disagreement between them. The police in the state narrated this gory incident on its official page on X on Thursday. "Mr A was married to Mrs A, but along the line,…
2 days ago
The Ondo State 2024 Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has received five petitions challenging the declaration of Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the Nov. 16 election. INEC had, on Nov. 17, declared Aiyedatiwa winner of the election, having polled a total of 366,781 to defeat his closest rival, Agboola Ajayi…
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No fewer than 634 students on Thursday graduated from the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo State, during the institution's 6th convocation. With 34 of the graduates bagging first class, 539 students will graduate from the institution's first degree, 95 will emerge from the postgraduate programmes, and 127 students will be graduating with unclassified degrees.…
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The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Chief Olamide Oladiji, has said that the assembly would critically look at 2024 budget performance of all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) in the state. Oladiji stated this on Wednesday while declaring open the defence of 2025 budget. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports…
9 Dec
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2024 Ondo State Governorship election, Agboola Ajayi, has filed a petition at the Ondo State Election Petition Tribunal challenging the victory of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Agboola lost the election to Aiyedatiwa as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), polling a total of 117,845…
8 Dec
Ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), who participated in the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State, have vowed to protest the nonpayment of their allowances by the commission. According to some of the 17,000 aggrieved ad hoc staff, who lamented their plight in Akure, the state capital, three weeks after…
7 Dec
...Reaffirms commitment to sustainable development in Ondo state
6 Dec
Men of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested the suspected killers of the campaign coordinator of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, Excel Alaba, who was killed eight months ago. The suspects, Mohammed Sheu and Abubakar Umar, were apprehended following the confession to the crime by one of the duo. Excel, who was killed…
4 Dec
A bill seeking the creation of a new coastal state from Ondo State has passed its first reading in the Senate. Sponsored by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, representing Ondo South Senatorial District, the bill calls for a constitutional amendment to establish a coastal state, with the primary aim of fostering rapid development in the riverine communities…
3 Dec
Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency have arrested a 36-year-old man for staging his own kidnapping and demanding a ransom of N50 million from his employer. The suspect, identified as Akpooh Edet, worked as a security guard at Rubber Estate in Ose River, Ovia South West Local Council Area of Edo State, before…
2 Dec
The Federal High Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has dismissed the suit challenging the qualifications of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in last month's governorship election in the state. According to the Presiding Judge, Justice Toyin Bolaji Adegoke, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Agboola Ajayi, who dragged Lucky…
1 Dec
Lucky Aiyedatiwa has pledged to run an inclusive government, prioritising welfare, economic growth, and collective progress for Ondo citizens, but it remains to be seen how the returnee governor intends to avoid some of the pitfalls of his predecessors, writes David Meshioye. As the dust finally settled on Ondo State gubernatorial election that was characterised…
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