Two NSCDC officers lost their lives in a road acciden in Ondo State, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ondo State on Saturday disclosed this. The tragic incident was said to have happened on Friday along the Ondo-Ore Expressway on Friday, the state’s Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr. Okoro Eweka, told journalists
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Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, will be sworn in for a second term as Governor of Ondo State. The inauguration for second term in office will be done on February 23 next year. The governor was re-elected for another term of four years on October 10. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo,
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Ondo State Governor, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has lifted the curfew imposed on Ondo metropolis do to the crisis followed in the wake of the EndSARS protests with effect from today. It said the decision to lift the curfew followed consultations between Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and security chiefs after preliminary assessment of security situation in the
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There was an extreme fear in Akure yesterday, in Ondo State capital, as a warehouse containing undistributed COVID-19 palliatives was on Thursday set on fire by unknown persons after all the palliatives was carried away. It was learnt that some residents located the warehouse in Akure before breaking into the place. Various food items were
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Officers of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, have confirmed, the death of two police officers, involved in an accident in Ondo state. The commission equally stated that eight other police officers sustained various degree of injuries, in the crash. Their police Hilux van somersaulted several times before hitting a pavement while trying to negotiate
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The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has opened an early lead in the gubernatorial election held today in the State. Akeredolu, who contested Saturday’s governorship election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is in an early lead as results continue to trickle in from polling units across the state. To retain
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Wife of Ondo Governor, Mrs. Betty Akeredolu, has latched out at those behind a viral video stating she was injured at the polling centre after thugs invaded the place. She said the sponsors of the video were insane. Mrs. Akeredolu, who spoke at their Owo residence, said the video was meant to damage the voting
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Former National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr Eddy Olafeso, has applauded today’s governorship election in Ondo State. According to Olafeso, the election in Okitipupa, the headquarters of Okitipupa Local Government Area, has been peaceful so far. Our correspondent observed that election materials and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission arrived on
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The Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Research and Planning, Adeleye Olusola Oyebade who is heading the police operations at the Ondo State governorship election coming up today, (Saturday) has said that the leadership of the force under IGP Mohammed Adamu will not leave any stone unturned in its bid to ensure a
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Palpable tension now mounts in all the 18 Local Government Areas of Ondo State as the people of the state go to the poll today to elect a new governor who will serve them for another four years. No fewer than 1.4million voters spread across all the villages and towns in the state will participate
Read moreAhead of the October 10 governorship elections in Ondo State, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement in the state as he also assured voters and other residents of adequate security of the public space. Adamu directed that the restriction of vehicular movement should take effect from
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected Vice Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Prof. Eyitope Ogungbenro Ogunbodede, as Chief Returning Officer of Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo. The party alleged Ondo residents cannot get free and fair election with the present composition of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Chairman of the PDP
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President Muhammadu Buhari declared yesterday that all necessary measures have been put in place to ensure the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State is peaceful, transparent and credible. President Buhari also assured the electorate in Ondo of adequate security to forestall any breach of the peace by unscrupulous elements. In a video message to
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After 11 months of trial, an Ondo court has sentenced founder of Sotitobire Praising Chapel, Prophet Babatunde Alfa to life imprisonment over the disappearance of a 13-month-old boy Gold Kolawole. The boy was last seen in Alfa’s church.Members of the church wept as their leader was being taken away by security men and court officials.
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United States authorities on Tuesday said they will take concrete steps towards ensuring a free, fair and transparent voting process in the Ondo State governorship election. “We reiterate our hope that all participants in the democratic process, including the INEC, political parties, and the security services, will take concrete steps to ensure a peaceful election
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