Tag: ondo
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Photos: Tinubu, Akande, other APC chiefs storm Ondo for Akeredolu
National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and a former Interim chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande on Saturday stormed Akure, the Ondo State capital for the reelection of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Tinubu will also commission the state’s internal revenue building recently built by Akeredolu’s administration. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that…
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Chief medical director, hospital worker abducted in Ondo
Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the state hospital, Idoani, Ondo State, Dr. Olufemi Adeogun ,was yesterday kidnapped by gunmen along Owani/Idoani road in Ose Local Government Area of the state. Also abducted with the CMD was a record officer with the hospital, Mrs Foluke Ajibola and a yet to be identified person. A source said…
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IGP issues fresh warnings, says politicians arming thugs for Edo, Ondo polls
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has raised the alarm over the ongoing arming and movement of thugs by politicians in preparation for the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states. Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba in a statement said, “The IGP gave the warning having reviewed the Election Security Threat Assessment Reports…
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Court reinstates suspended Ondo lawmakers, awards N5m damages
An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, the state capital on Friday quashed the suspension of four members of the state House of Assembly who refused to sign the impeachment notice of the state deputy governor, Mr Agboola Ajayi. The lawmakers including the Deputy Speaker, Ogundeji Iroju, Mrs. Favour Tomomowo, Wale Williams and Tomide…
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Ondo State varsity reduces school fees
The management of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA) Ondo State, has reduced the school fees of the institution. This information is contained in a circular issued by Mr Opeoluwa Akinfemiwa, the Acting Registrar of the institutions on Thursday in Akungba Akoko. “I write on the directive of the Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olugbenga…
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Akeredolu to reduce fees in Ondo State-owned tertiary institutions
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Thursday said he would reduce fees being paid at state-owned tertiary institutions in the state. Akeredolu disclosed this in Akure during a courtesy visit by the national executive members of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). He explained that he had commenced investigation into fees being paid in…
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Pastor detained for using girl’s menstrual pad for rituals
The Ondo State Police Command has detained a pastor,Festus Adebayo for allegedly collaborating with another man, Gbemisola Olafusi, to use a girl’s menstrual pad for rituals. TheNewsGuru gathered that Olafusi is the 20-year-old girl’s boyfriend, and supposedly collected her menstrual pad and gave it to Adebayo for ritual purposes in December 2019. The…
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Ondo 2020: PDP mocks ZLP, says thrid force means third position
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo has dismissed the planned emergence of a third force in the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) ahead of the October 10 governorship election. It said recent political history in the state showed that third force political parties always came third during elections. This was contained in a statement issued…
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INEC threatens to suspend Edo, Ondo election over breakdown of law and order
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it will suspend the Edo and Ondo governorship election process if the actions of political actors led to a breakdown of law and order. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, announced this on Thursday in Abuja after a meeting where stakeholders…
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Ondo nurses protest unpaid salaries
Nurses in the employ of the Ondo State Government-owned University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Akure, on Thursday protested against the nonpayment of their five months salary arrears. The nurses, carrying placards with various inscriptions, condemned the State Government’s response on their plight. One of the protesters who spoke on condition of anonymity said: ‘From…