The African Democratic Party (ADC), has denied the purported endorsement of the candidacy of the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi on the platform of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Yemi Kolapo made this known to newsmen on Monday. In a statement on Monday by Kolapo, titled ‘ADC disowns
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The re-election bid of Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has received a major boost following the return to his camp of immediate-past Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde. Abegunde, who is popularly known as Abena, resigned his appointment on July 6. After his resignation, he vowed to work against Akeredolu’s re-election in
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The Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure has reversed the suspension of four members of the state’s House of Assembly, who were earlier removed for alleged gross misconduct. In his judgment to the suit challenging the suspension of the lawmakers on Friday, August 28, Justice Ademola Bola described the suspension as illegal, null and
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A pregnant woman, her two children, and one other person were killed in an accident that involved one tanker, one truck, and six motorcycles at Ikare, Akoko North-East local government in Ondo state on Saturday August 29. Several persons were also injured in the accident. According to reports, a tanker conveying diesel had a brake
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has been appointed as Chairman of the campaign committee for the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State by the National Central Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The 145-member list, released by the PDP on Tuesday, has Bello Matawallen Maradaun as Deputy Chairman and Abdullahi Maibasira
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The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of all the 18 chairmanship seats in Saturday’s local government election in the state The results of the election was announced by the Chairman of the state Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC), Prof. Yomi Dinakin, after presentation of results by Returning
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Ahead of the forthcoming Edo and Ondo governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said yesterday that it is conducting the Edo and Ondo governorship elections and 15 outstanding bye-elections within the context of COVID-19 pandemic that has substantially altered the previous ways of doing things.It explained that the two elections are end of
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A former Commissioner for Works, Mr Gboye Adegbenro, was on Sunday, in Ondo, chosen as the running mate to the candidate of the Zenith Labour Party and Ondo State Deputy Governor, Mr Agboola Ajayi for the October 10 governorshp election. The state Chairman of the ZLP, Mr Joseph Akinlaja confirmed the development on Sunday. Adegbenro
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A renewed protest to demand good governance under the aegies of #RevolutionNow was on Wednesday disrupted by soldiers and police men in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other cities like, Lagos, Ondo and Osogbo, capital of Osun State. The protest tagged national day of action is being held in major cities of the
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A governorship aspirant in Ondo State on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Nathaniel Adojutelegan has went to the Federal High Court in Abuja, to file a suit asking for an order to nullify the nomination of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu as the party’s candidate for the October 10, 2020 governorship election in
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Police on Wednesday arraigned a middle-aged man, Oluwaseun Olabode at the Akure Magistrate Court in Ondo State for allegedly beating his pregnant wife to death. The defendant allegedly committed the crime on April 3 at Oke-Agba area of Akure, Akure South local government area of the state. Police alleged that Olabode hit the deceased on
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There are strong indications that the Ondo State Deputy Governor , Mr Agboola Ajayi , has concluded plans to dump the Peoples Democratic Party to join the Zenith Labour Party to contest the forthcoming governorship election . Ajayi had vowed not to leave the PDP after losing out in the governorship primary. However, reports have
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President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday applauded the tireless efforts of governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), following the successful conduct of the party primaries in Edo and Ondo states. The president made a statement on Tuesday during a virtual interaction with the governors of the APC-controlled states attended by Vice
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Evangelist Bamidele Olumilua, former governor of old Ondo State is dead,The DAILY VENDOR learned. He died at the age of 80. Olumilua passed on in the early hours of Thursday in his country home, in Ikere-Ekiti. A close member of the family in Ekiti State where the deceased former governor hailed from confirmed his death.
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Residents of Ikare Akoko, the headquarters of the Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State, have rejected the decision of the state government to bury over 100 abandoned corpses in the community. It was learnt that the corpses were brought to the town by health officials of the state government from different parts
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