Tag: Ondo State

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Op-ed EditorOctober 31, 2016

Opinion: Jimoh Ibrahim | A man with a rare midas touch

by ‘Káyọ̀dé Oyèró According to Greek mythology, Midas was a king of Phrygia in eighth century B.C. He was very ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 25, 2016

Opinion: Ondo poll |Coalition tasks INEC to defend democracy 

by Ariyo Dare Ahead of the release of the final list of governorship candidates for Ondo State, a Pro-Democracy Coalition ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 19, 2016

Opinion: Eyitayo Jegede and the vision of a “Greater Ondo Together”

by Jude Ndukwe The great Ondo State is at another threshold of history. The state which is generally accepted as ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 15, 2016

Aziza Uko: Mimiko, the man I wish would lead Nigeria someday

by Aziza Uko No class of Nigerians suffers from prejudicial generalization like our political leaders. From classrooms, to newsrooms, to ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 9, 2016

Court remands police Inspector for killing okada rider

A Magistrate Court sitting in Oke Eda, Akure, Ondo State on Thursday ordered that a police inspector, Anthony Nwadike be ...

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AzeezSeptember 7, 2016

3 new cases of Lassa fever reported in Ondo

The Disease Surveillance and Notification Officers (DSNO) on Wednesday announced it has discovered three fresh cases of the Lassa fever ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 6, 2016

How trigger-happy policeman killed motorcyclist in Ondo over N50 bribe (WATCH)

An unidentified trigger-happy policeman killed a commercial motorcyclist on the Benin-Ore expressway over a fifty naira bribe, according to Sahara Reporters. In ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 5, 2016

Ondo APC primary was fraudulent – Oke

One of the aspirants in the just concluded governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Olusola Oke ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 2, 2016

Gunmen murder former Ondo PDP LGA chairman

Unknown gunmen in the early hours of Friday assassinated a former local government caretaker committee chairman of the Peoples Democratic ...

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AzeezAugust 26, 2016

Why I locked 4-year-old girl in a cage for months – Suspect

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old woman, Mary Matthew, for allegedly locking away a four-year-old foster daughter in a ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaAugust 24, 2016

APC postpones Saturday’s Ondo gov’norship primary election

The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ondo State has postponed its governorship primary election originally scheduled for this Saturday 27 ...

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Op-Ed EditorAugust 11, 2016

Opinion: The challenges new NDDC chairman, Ndoma Egba would need to overcome

by Richard Romanus It’s been 16 years after the Niger Delta Development commission (NDDC)was established with a core mandate of ...

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AzeezAugust 2, 2016

Dislodged Arepo militants fleeing to riverine areas in Ondo state

The Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, Group Capt. Ayodele Famuyiwa, on Monday said vandals ...

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Op-Ed EditorJune 28, 2016

Opinion: The madness of Nigerian governors; a case study of Mimiko

by Gbenga Adene Ojo Oladimeji will agree with me that I’ve given up on arguing anything related to Nigeria/politics because ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 22, 2016

Workers’ strike: Mimiko makes promises, no headway for Fayose

Governor of Ondo state, Olusegun Mimiko has promised to infuse N3.4 billion into the state’s economy in a ploy to ...

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Dele BenjaminJune 15, 2016

‘Human beings are more important than cows’ | CAN, PFN reject cattle grazing in Ondo

The Christian Association of Nigeria and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, in Ondo, have urged the state government to make ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 9, 2016

Mimiko blocked from entering government house by angry workers

The Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, was on Thursday prevented from gaining access to his office by protesting workers who ...

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Dele BenjaminJune 1, 2016

American judge on a ‘rescue mission’ to save Ondo state

No, it’s not a marvel movie. This is real story. Dele Alade, a Nigerian-born United States of American judge, has ...

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Mazi EmekaMay 29, 2016

Ondo state APC chairman, Minister, fight dirty in public

The Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Professor Cladius Daramola and the Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman, ...

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Mazi EmekaMay 17, 2016

Opinion: Dr Mimiko, achievements do the talking, not the printed lies of government

by Orukotan, Ayomikun Samuel The Federal Republic off Nigeria still lacks human capital- a key resource to her growth and ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 13, 2016

PDP won’t hold South-West Congress anymore

Following the ruling of a Federal High Court given by Justice Ibrahim Buba restraining the Peoples Democratic Party from going ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 4, 2016

PDP chieftains suspend bickering for Southwest leaders meeting (PHOTOS)

Key members of the Peoples Democratic Party from the Southwest zone have momentarily put aside their differences, and have come ...

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Op-Ed EditorApril 28, 2016

REPORT: Death, destruction and the herdsmen

The following is a report conducted by SB Morgen, on the menace of Fulani herdsmen. Introduction In the early hours ...

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Op-Ed EditorApril 25, 2016

Jude Ndukwe: The people’s will prevailed in Ondo council polls

The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) has conducted elections into the 18 Local Government Areas of the state. One ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoApril 18, 2016

APC accuses Mimiko of using workers’ salaries to fund upcoming election

The Ondo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress has accused the state governor, Olusegun Mimiko of plotting to use ...

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Op-Ed EditorApril 12, 2016

Jude Ndukwe: Olusegun Mimiko – Giving Ondo state a clean bill of health

When in March, 2015, the executive governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, inaugurated the State’s University of Medical Sciences, ...

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Janeth JMarch 9, 2016

Impeachment of Ondo Speaker reversed

Speaker of Ondo state House of Assembly, Jumoke Akindele who was impeached on Tuesday, has been reinstated. On Tuesday night, 18 ...

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Op-Ed EditorFebruary 16, 2016

Jude Ndukwe: What APC can learn from Mimiko… after withdrawing the budget of shame

The 2016 budget of Ondo State which is the seventh in the series of the state’s Budget of a  ‘Caring ...

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Janeth JFebruary 10, 2016

How stepfather impregnated, ‘threatened to kill’ 13-year-old stepdaughter

A 13 year old girl identified as Odunayo was allegedly raped and impregnated by her stepfather, Femi Orojo, in Okitipupa ...

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Janeth JJanuary 11, 2016

Former Ondo Speaker, Victor Olabintan kidnapped

A former speaker of the Ondo state House of Assembly, Victor Olabintan, has been kidnapped in Abuja. This is coming ...

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