Tag: ondo
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Former Ondo guber aspirant, Dayo Fadahunsi is dead
A former aspirant in the just concluded October 10 governorship election in Ondo state, Comrade Dayo Fadahunsi, is dead. Fadahunsi, was also the ex- Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ), Ondo State chapter. He was also a Special Adviser on Union Matters to former Governor Olusegun Mimiko. Fadahunsi died in the early hours…
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Gunmen kidnap three persons in Ondo
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers yesterday abducted three persons, who were travellers in Ikakumo Akoko in Akoko North East Area (LGA), Ondo State. The incident occurred at Ikakumo, a border town between Ondo and Edo states about five months after a captain in the Nigerian Army was kidnapped alongside three others in the local government…
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BREAKING: Fire razes Ondo SUBEB office
Office of the Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) at Oke-eda, Akure has been razed by fire. The building also housed the Marketing office of the State Radio Corporation. Details of what caused the fire were still sketchy as at press time. Details shortly…
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Hoodlums attack Correctional facility in Ondo, release 58 inmates
A total of 58 inmates were set free by inmates at the National Correctional Service centre in Okitipupa, headquarters of Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. The hoodlums also torched local government secretariat, two police stations and INEC office in the area. One vehicle within the correctional centre premises in was burnt while other…
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Dozens of inmates escape in Ondo prison break
Several inmates at the National Correctional Service Centre in Okitipupa, Ondo State have escaped during a jail break on Thursday, October 22, 2020. Scores of hoodlums defied a 24-hour curfew on Thursday to break into the centre and set the inmates free, according to a report by The Punch. A similar jail break happened in…
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Ilaje Development Summit Group congratulates Akeredolu, deputy-elect on election victory
The Ilaje Development Summit Group has congratulated Governor Rotimi Akeredolu and his Deputy-elect Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa on their successful outing in the Ondo governorship election held on Saturday, October 10 in the state. The group in a statement by its Executive Administrator, Rev. Sola Adebawo said the victory at the poll was a reaffirmation…
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![[GRAPHIC PHOTOS] Police van somersaults in Ondo, four officers feared dead](https://thenewsguru.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nigeria-police-van-0c79.jpg)
[GRAPHIC PHOTOS] Police van somersaults in Ondo, four officers feared dead
Tragedy struck on Tuesday in Akure, the Ondo State Capital on Tuesday after a Police Hilux van somersaulted with about four mobile policemen on board were feared. Three others were seriously injured in the lone accident. According to reports, the van somersaulted several times before hitting a pavement while trying to negotiate a bed on…
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BREAKING: Akeredolu inches towards victory, wins 9 of 12 LGs announced by INEC
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu is coasting home to victory in the governorship poll held in Ondo on Saturday as he has won nine of the 12 local governments declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC so far. The Governor posted his biggest win in his own Owo LG where he polled 35,957 to defeat Eyitayo…
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![[Video]: INEC confirms boat accident involving staffers, narrates ordeals, rescue mission](https://thenewsguru.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Boat-capsize.jpg)
[Video]: INEC confirms boat accident involving staffers, narrates ordeals, rescue mission
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC said its staff who were involved in a boat mishap on Friday while deploying for the governorship election in Ondo state have all been rescued. A statement from the publicity directorate of the Commission reads; “INEC can confirm that there was an incident last night during the movement of…
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#OndoDecodes: ZLP’s candidate, Agboola votes, faults security arrangements
Ondo State Deputy Governor and Zenith Labour Party governorship candidate, Agboola Ajayi, cast his vote about 10.32 a.m at Apoi Ward II, Unit 004 in the 2020 Ondo governorship election. Ajayi, who lauded the impressive turnout at his unit, said, “Ondo State people are ready to vote freely. In any contest, there must be a…