Tag: Ondo
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Two okada riders killed in Akoko, Ondo
Two commercial motorcyclists were at different locations killed in the Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State. One of the victims known as Dada Jatto from Iyani Akoko in the council area was said to have been missing for the past three days before his lifeless body was found beside the road on Tuesday.…
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10 states battling flooding, Ondo, Edo, Osun, Oyo 17 others at risk, FG warns
The Federal Government, on Thursday, said no fewer than 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, had either experienced various degrees of flooding or recorded casualties as rains intensified. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof Joseph Utsev, who dropped the red alert during a press briefing in Abuja, warned that 21 more…
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Guber polls: INEC commences display of PRV, PVC in Edo, Ondo
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has kicked off the display of the Preliminary Register of Voters (PRV) and the issuance of old Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) ahead of forthcoming elections in Edo and Ondo states. The events began on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, and will run for one week. According to INEC, the…
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INEC: 269,992 fresh voters registered in Edo, Ondo
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced on Tuesday that 269,992 new voters have been registered in Edo and Ondo states during the recent voter registration exercise. Sam Olumekun, the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, shared this information in a statement. “Statistics from the CVR as of Sunday…
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O.C General Unity Cup Kicks Off In Okitipupa, Ondo
**As construction of borehole, toilets and bathrooms begin at Okitipupa government field The most anticipated O.C General Unity Cup for teams across the six Local Governments of Ondo South Senatorial District has commenced on Wednesday in Okitipupa, headquarters of Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. Starnews Nigeria reports that the opening ceremony had in…
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Ondo, Ogun Govts Disagree Over Ownership of Ilaje Communities
The Ondo State Government on Friday frowned at the recent allegation by the Ogun State Government that the residents of Irokun Community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo are attacking the Ogun citizens in the area. The Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Mrs Noimot Salako-Oyedele, made the allegation at a press conference…
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Three policemen feared killed at checkpoints in Delta, Ondo
Two yet-to-be-identified policemen attached to the Dragon Patrol Team were feared killed as gunmen shot them at their checkpoint along the Ughelli-Asaba Road by the Oleh roundabout, in Delta State, on Sunday. A commercial driver who narrowly escaped death in the incident, however, said he could not confirm if the two policemen died as a…
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Ogun, Ondo, Edo protesters storm banks, demand cash
Residents of Abeokuta, Akure and Benin City, on Tuesday, expressed their anger in protests that paralysed socio-economic activities in Abeokuta and on the Benin-Ore highway. They protested the prolonged naira and fuel crisis facing the nation. The PUNCH reported that irate youths shut down many parts of Ogun State capital as banks abruptly closed their…
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Ondo, Osun Amotekun arrest 100 suspected criminals in joint patrol
NO fewer than 100 suspected criminals have been arrested in a joint operation by the personnel of Ondo and Osun security outfits, codenamed Amotekun. The joint inter-border patrol was meant to secure the South-West, ahead of the Yuletide. This is coming barely a week of flagging-off the Operation “Gba’le gba ‘ko” by the Ondo and…
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Why Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Ogun cannot produce PDP chairman if zoned to S’West — Bode George
Predicts further crisis if PDP fails to observe the rule AHEAD of the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a former deputy national chairman of the PDP, Chief Olabode George, on Sunday, gave reasons why Osun State could not produce national chairman if zoned to South-West. According to him, both Osun and Oyo…