Tag: ondo
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Photo: NDLEA arrests driver with two human heads in Ondo
A middle-aged man, Hassan Saka has been arrested for being in possession of two human heads in Ondo State. Saka was arrested on Monday by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the state. The exhibits were discovered in a vehicle along Owo/Akure road, concealed in a brown carton. The State Commander…
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Ondo hunters kill kidnapper, rescue seven abducted Abuja travellers
Hunters and rescue team in Akunu Akoko in Akoko North East local government area of Ondo State have killed a suspected kidnapper and rescued seven kidnapped victims. According to reports, the hunters stormed the forest on the orders of the Regent of the town, Princess Tolani Orogun, after news filtered in that some travellers have…
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Ondo declares Wednesday work free day
Ondo State Government has declared Wednesday, February 24 work free day. A statement by the Head of Service, Dare Alagbaye, said the work free day declaration was to mark the swearing in ceremony of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for a second term in office. The venue of the event, scheduled for Wednesday, February 24, is the…
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Just in: Akeredolu declares public holiday in Ondo to mark his 2nd inauguration as governor
Ondo State Governor, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has declared tomorrow, Wednesday work free day to celebrate his second term inauguration. In a circular signed by the Ondo State Head of Service, Aderemi Olabode on the subject matter, accounting officers were instructed to note the circular and disseminate same to all staff of their respective Ministries, Departments…
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Jealous wife kills husband for calling another woman in her presence in Ondo
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a woman identified as Queen Beatrice for allegedly killing her husband Emmanuel Ikujuni at Omotosho town in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that the suspect hit the head of the deceased with a plank following an argument that ensued between them when the…
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Ondo doctors begin indefinite strike
Doctors working with Ondo State government, under the aegis of Ondo State Government Doctors’ Forum, on Monday, began an indefinite strike. The Spokesperson for the forum, Dr Olubosede Omolayo, at a press conference on Tuesday in Akure, said that the strike had become imperative, following the payment of 50 percent of members’ salaries by government…
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Rumblings Along the Western By-Pass – Chidi Amuta
Chidi Amuta Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, seems every inch an unlikely candidate for rascally adventurism. A man who wears his grey beards naturally without a pretension to the delicacy of incessant grooming can be trusted to govern and decide freely and fairly in matters that concern everyone. Add to this his illustrious legal…
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Herders must register to operate in our state, Ondo insists
The Ondo State Government has said its order on registration of herders in the state is total. Following the agreement reached by the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association and other stakeholders on vacation order issued to the herdsmen to leave the forest reserves in state, the government said the herders have…
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JUST IN: No eviction order to herdsmen in Ondo, other South West states – Governors Forum
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has said that there was no eviction order to herdsmen in Ondo State or any part of the South West region. It said the speech of Ondo Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, was misconstrued in the media and was only directed at government reserve including registration. Chairman of NGF and Governor of…
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Ondo-Oyo, Herders Crisis: We must all work to douse tension – Saraki
Worried over the tribal clashes in Oyo and the quit notice issued to Fulani herdsmen in Ondo State, former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has appealed to the federal government, politicians and Nigerians at large to come together and find a solution to the twin-problem of insecurity and threat to national unity. Saraki in a statement…