Tag: ondo
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Tinubu, floors Atiku, Obi, others, wins 18 Ondo LGAs seamlessly [See results]
The Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, floored the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku with 246,477 votes in the election held last Saturday in Ondo state. Tinubu cleared all the 18 council areas of the state, polling 361,944 votes as against Atiku’s 115,467 votes.
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Soldiers gun down ‘Oluomo’ at INEC collation centre
A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Akinlabi Akinnaso in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo has been shot dead by soldiers deployed to maintain security at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Collation Centre in the state. Mr. Akinnaso, also known as ‘Oluomo’ was killed in the Owena area of Ayetoro in Idanre…
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How I hit Guinness World Record in Akure – Ezekiel explains
A Guinness World Record holder in most skips on one leg, Gbenga Ezekiel has explained how he challenged the record held by Rasel Islam from Bangladesh. He attributed his feat to Coach Chibuisi Ukandu, who encouraged him to go for the contest.
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Ondo traditional rulers raise alarm over influx of herdsmen
Traditional rulers in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State have raised the alarm over the influx of suspected herdsmen into communities in the area. The traditional rulers, in a communique issued at the end of the stakeholders’ meeting on Sunday in Ute, said the activities of the herdsmen had been hindering preparation for the…
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Fire guts petrol filling station in Akure
An Optimal Filling Station located on Aule Road in Akure, the Ondo State Capital caught fire on Monday. The fire, which destroyed the administrative block of the filling station and dispensing pumps
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300-level student of FUTA allegedly commits suicide
Mr Olona Oluwapelumi, a third-year student of Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), has allegedly committed suicide at his off-campus lodge in Akure. Joseph, who was in FUTA’s Department of Industrial Design, allegedly
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Gov. Akeredolu imposes 24 hour curfew on Ondo community
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Ikare-Akoko, headquarters of Akoko Northeast Local Government Area, following a fracas during a New Year carnival. Pandemonium broke out in the town on Tuesday when a New Yea
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Police IG gives N24m to police widows in Ondo
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has doled out more than N24million to the widows of late policemen in the Ondo State Police Command. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Funmilayo Omisanya.
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Ondo govt commences implementation of child protection law
The Ondo State Government has commenced the implementation of a child protection law in a bid to protect the rights of children in the state. To this end, the Ondo State Agency Against Gender-Based Violence has formed a partnership with an international agency, the Westminster Foundation for Democracy to validate the child protection policy draft…
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Step down in the interest of the party, PDP senatorial candidate tells Ayu
Mr. Ifedayo Adedipe, Ondo Central Senatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has admonished the national chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu, to relinquish his position in the interest of the party. Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers and four other governors have been calling for Ayu’s resignation as the national chairman to pave the…