#OndoDecides2020: YIAGA Africa calls INEC’s attention to notorious blind spots known for rigging in riverine areas

It’s hours to the October 10, Ondo Governorship Election and expectations are high on not just the outcome of the polls but the process leading to same. For any true lover of democracy, the process is as important as the outcome. One of such democracy champions is The Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement... Read More

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#OndoDecides, #OndoDecides2020, #OndoElection2020, APC, Ese Odo, Ilaje, INEC, PDP, The Youth Initiative for Advocacy Growth and Advancement (YIAGA), YIAGA, ZLP

January 8, 2015

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Opinion: Agbaje, Ambode and the vision of a ransomed Lagos

by Dehinde Chord Agbaje could not be linked with any terrorist tendencies, either in actual deployment of NURTW thugs or verbal intimidation along the lines of rigging, roasting, arming and charming the ballot process. Why is there a conflict in Ambode’s form fillings? Why is simple truth so complicated? Is he from Ilaje in Ondo state?... Read More

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June 21, 2014

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Woman arrested for selling 2-month old baby for N30,000 in Lagos

by ‘Jola Sotubo A woman in Lagos has been apprehended by the police after reports that she was guilty of human trafficking. The middle aged suspect, identified simply as Mrs. Victor, is said to have sold a 2-month old baby for N30,000. She was arrested by the police at her home in the Sabo Ilaje... Read More

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April 6, 2014

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Opinion: Ilaje 2014 polls – Many candidates but not enough promises to go round

by Samuel Orukotan Why are we planning to smuggle arms and ammunitions just to alter the decisions of a collective people? Isn’t this another political hoo-hah? Definitely, it is. If the Ilaje’s cannot boast of any meaningful development in their community, where then, is the equation we claim to have solved simultaneously? Over the years,... Read More

elections, Ilaje, oil producing state, Ondo State, opinion, samuel orukotan, ynaija

April 11, 2013

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“I belong to a cult group, White Angels Corps of Arrest Force” – Man caught with double-barrel gun (PICTURED)

by Isi Esene A mad thought to be mentally unstable has been arrested with a locally made double-barrel gun and three toy guns at the Tolu area of Ajegunle in Lagos. The man, simply identified as Monday was arrested in an abandoned school police believe serves as a hideout for armed robbers. There are speculation... Read More

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December 7, 2012

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Crisis in Ajah: One person killed, hundreds displaced, houses set ablaze

Eighty-five year old, Rev. Ebenezer Megbalewon, was in his Ilaje home, Lagos State, resting on November 29, 2012 when some irate youths allegedly set his home ablaze. The octogenarian, it was learnt, ran out with his family and watched from a distance as the place he had called home for over 28 years was razed... Read More

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November 28, 2012

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Thugs on rampage in Ajah, as police state readiness to deploy armoured tanks

Many people were injured in the Ajah area of Lagos on Monday after hoodlums believed to be members of rival gangs clashed. PUNCH Metro learnt that the clash was as a result of a long-standing feud between rival gangs in Ilaje and Ajah. A police source who craved anonymity, told our correspondent that the clash... Read More

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July 23, 2012

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Makoko residents take grievances to Fashola

by Isi Esene In a move reminiscent of the Occupy Nigeria protests in January against the Fuel Subsidy removal by the Federal Government, the displaced residents of the Makoko Waterfront community have begun to mobilise with a view to taking their grievances to the seat of the Lagos State Government at Alausa, Ikeja. As the... Read More

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