Category: Starnews Editorial
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Lagos, Oyo, Ondo top list of southwest states with highest federal allocation, see breakdown
From the data available on the portal of National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Lagos State, Oyo and Ondo States have taken the lead of southwest states in Nigeria who received the highest federal allocations from January–May in year 2024. While Lagos takes the lead, receiving a total sum of N131, 431, 787, 816.06 from January-May,…
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Insecurity In Ondo: A call for Aiyedatiwa to take action
The recent surge in kidnapping incidents in Ondo State is a disturbing reminder of the growing insecurity in Nigeria, Starnews NG reports. The tragic events along the Ifon/Owo Express way, where a driver and a female passenger were brutally killed, and five others abducted, have sent shockwaves through the community. This incident, along with similar…
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Ondo health care system in shamble
The once vibrant health sector of Ondo State under former Governor Segun Mimiko is currently a shadow of itself, Starnews NG can report. The government of Ondo State in the past seven years has turned the health sector into a private caricature like a one-man business of healthcare delivery. Drugs are not found in the…
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Akure midnight raid: A call for Tinubu to checkmate EFCC
The tranquillity of the quiet Akure, the capital of Ondo State, was apparently truncated when the Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) intentionally invaded two Lounges on Saturday to apprehend, pounce, beat black and blue, some unsuspecting clubbers. Some of the clubbers who are females had their derrières injured, while the facility…
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Matters arising as Aiyedatiwa, Ajayi grapple for Ondo governorship seat
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” The candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should gaze intently into the above aphorism before being swept into the ditch of political losers. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who is the candidate of the APC, and his major contender, the PDP…
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Ondo healthcare system in sorry state
To say the least, the ondo state healthcare system is in a pitiable state compared to its glorious moment during Dr Olusegun Mimiko’s regime which ended eight years ago. Starnews NG reports that the foundation for this monumental destruction was laid by the late Rotimi Akeredolu himself when, in his wisdom, chose to run the…
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Battle of ex-Akeredolu’s deputies: Ondo South vs Ondo South, which way to go?
The conclusion of the governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) respectively has produced candidates who served as Deputy Governor to the late former Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the incumbent Governor of Ondo State and the candidate of the ruling party, was the Deputy Governor of…
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PDP vs APC: Between the worst and best primary election in Ondo history
The primary elections of both the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State have come and gone. Ahead of Ondo State governorship election, it is no more news that the two political parties have now produced a flag bearer, Agboola Ajayi for the PDP, and the incumbent…
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE ONDO 2024 5-DAY OPINION POLL BY STARNEWS NG
We apologise for the temporary suspension of the ongoing opinion poll conducted by us for the six major contenders under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The public should NOTE that this poll was not deactivated, but temporarily suspended due to some technical difficulties our experts are currently addressing now. We will resume back to…
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Five Ondo Reps passed the wrong verdict against Aiyedatiwa
Ondo State has been embroiled in heated controversy following an open letter addressed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by five Federal Lawmakers from the state. The open letter to President Tinubu was signed by six lawmakers, namely, Adesida Abiodun Cornelius (Akure North/South), Timehin Adelegbe (Owo/Ose), Festus Ayodele (Ileoluji-Okeigbo/Odigbo), Ojogo Donald (Ilaje/Ese-Odo), Odimayo Okunjimi (Okitipupa/Irele), and…