Tag: Ondo

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February 27, 2013

They said, they said: Mimiko spent over a billion naira on inauguration – PDP, That’s a lie! – Labour Party

by Isi Esene The Ondo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has accused the state governor, Olusegun Mimiko of ...

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February 7, 2013

Opinion: ‘The Green Revolution’ and the realities of today’s youth

by Wale Bakare Oil became the new Agriculture of my generation. Owning an oil block was more worthy than tilling ...

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February 5, 2013

Debo Adejugbe: Gov. Olusegun Mimiko is the reference point for real leadership (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe “Leadership success is having a dream then work, work, work.” – Bill Newman Recently, a friend asked ...

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January 30, 2013

23-year-old sentenced to 3 years in jail for stealing a ‘China BlackBerry’ phone in Ondo

by Akan Ido Adepoju Jamiu, a 23-year-old man was yesterday sentenced to three years imprisonment for stealing a China BlackBerry ...

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January 17, 2013

SEE the 2014 Bentley acquired by the Olugbo of Ugbo Kingdom (SNAPSHOT)

by Akan Ido According to reports, the above pictured 2014 Bentley is the actual car purchased by the Olugbo of ...

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January 16, 2013

Ondo monarch makes history by being first black person to buy 2014 Bentley worth about $235,000 (PHOTO)

by Akan Ido What does it feel to drive in a 2014 Bentley? For now, only the Olugbo of Ubgo ...

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January 15, 2013

Ondo: Commissioner slaps director over alleged tractor diversion

Ondo State Commissioner for Transport, Mr Nicolas Tofowomo yesterday threw decorum to the wind as he openly slapped a director ...

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January 11, 2013

“He poured salt and dipped his fingers inside me” – 22-year-old woman alleges of ‘pastor’ who was brutally beaten

A 32-year old Nigerian pastor, Kehinde Boluwaji, has landed himself in trouble for allegedly dipping his fingers and pouring salt ...

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January 10, 2013

Michael Orodare: The Labour Party’s Orange Revolution (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare There is a LP spirit in all of us, and that is the spirit that inspires us ...

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December 28, 2012

Fiery December: Fire guts Ondo FRCN station, shuts down operation

by Akan Ido This season is turning out to be a fiery one as the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, ...

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December 19, 2012

Stop selling coffins near hospitals – Ondo set for ban

by Hauwa Gambo Yesterday, the Ondo government signalled that it is ready to push a law banning the sale of ...

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December 18, 2012

Jungle Justice: 9 men arraigned in Ondo for attempted murder

by Akan Ido Nine men were earlier today arraigned before an Ogbese Ayede Magistrates’ Court over an alleged attempt to ...

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December 9, 2012

Opinion: Corruption – The 37th State of the Federation

by Theophilus Ilevbare “Corruption has become a state of the Federation, drawing its weekly and monthly allowances from the Federation ...

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October 31, 2012

Opinion: How opposition parties helped Mimiko win Ondo poll

by Sam Fatoyinbo The weapons that the oppositions used before and during the election were outright lies; half-truths; character assassinations; ...

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October 29, 2012

Road transport chairman killed over N100 association fee

by Isi Esene Ebenezer Adedeji, a branch chairman of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN, at a park ...

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October 28, 2012

Simon Kolawole: Achebe and the future of Nigeria

Actually, I used to expect so much from our leaders. But I have grown frustrated. After closely observing Presidents Olusegun ...

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October 26, 2012

Hauwa Gambo: Bola Ahmed Tinubu, you have a message (YNaija FrontPage)

In the South-West which it dominates, the ACN has ambled along with juvenile irredentism (Rauf Aregbesola, Osun) arrogant elitism (Babatunde ...

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October 23, 2012

Kumbaya: PDP pays congratulatory visit to Mimiko

by Stanley Azuakola There are no permanent foes in politics, the saying goes. Here’s your proof: The Peoples Democratic Party, ...

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October 23, 2012

Opinion: Jagaban returns to Lagos empty-handed

by Niyi Akinnaso Several mediators appealed to him to leave Governor Olusegun Mimiko alone, that he was too popular in ...

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October 23, 2012

We have “incontrovertible evidence” of rigging in Ondo – ACN

by Hauwa Gambo Public sentiment be damned – the Action Congress of Nigeria is insisting it should have won the ...

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October 21, 2012

TICKER: #OndoDecides: Police arrest two with N1m at polling booth

The  police on Saturday arrested two persons in possession of N1 million and instructional materials on how to vote with ...

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October 21, 2012

TICKER: It’s looking like a landslide victory for Mimiko…

Results of some polling units announced so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission have shown that the Labour Party ...

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October 20, 2012

#OndoDecides: Voting underway in Ondo State governorship election

Reporting by Gbadebo Daniel (YNaija Ondo Correspondent) The elections in Ondo State is going on smoothly with reports of violence ...

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October 8, 2012

Onoshe Nwabuikwu Reviews: Bisi Olatilo goes over the top, the Ondo debate, and more

by Onoshe Nwabuikwu   Did you know it was Independence? Monday October 1, 2012 was Nigeria’s 52nd Independence anniversary. Not ...

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September 21, 2012

N200m worth of items missing at ex-militants’ camp in Obubra

by Akan Ido There are reports that over N200m worth of items have been carted away during the relocation of ...

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September 17, 2012

Petrol scarcity bites in Lagos, other South West states

by Isi Esene Scarcity of petroleum products is slowly creeping into Lagos and other south-west states due to the vandalization ...

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July 15, 2012

Student Union leaders die in Akure-Owo road accident

by Isi Esene Students of the Federal University Technology, Akure (FUTA) took to the streets yesterday in protest against the government for failing ...

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June 24, 2012

“Kangaroo election” – Ondo ACN aspirants kick against (s)election of Akeredolu

by Stanley Azuakola Once again, the tradition of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in shunning democratic primaries in favour ...

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