by Ariyo Dare Ahead of the release of the final list of governorship candidates for Ondo State, a Pro-Democracy Coalition has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to follow the path of established principles of law and decisions of the Supreme Court. The group specifically urged INEC to apply the various judgements of the... Read More

CDNDC, elections, INEC, jimoh ibrahim, nigeria, Ondo State, Politics

October 19, 2016

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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 one of the truly few progressing states in Nigeria will have one of the greatest tests of its existence come November 26, 2016, when the people are expected to vote for a new governor that... Read More

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October 15, 2016

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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 boardrooms to living rooms, wherever Nigerians meet they are most likely talking about bad political leadership in the country. I believe that there’s no country in Africa, and possibly the world, whose potential for greatness... Read More

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September 9, 2016

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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 remanded in prison custody for the alleged killing of a commercial motorcycle rider popularly called, okada. The accused was said to have committed the offence on Sunday at Omifon community in Odigbo Local Government Area of... Read More

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Anthony Nwadike, Murder, Okada rider, Ondo State, police

September 7, 2016

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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 in Ondo state. DSNO officials stated this while giving its reports to the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Dayo Adeyanyu at his office in Akure. A case was first identified in Eyin-Ogbe, Owo LGA and was... Read More

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Disease Surveillance and Notification Officers, DSNO, Lassa fever, Ondo State, Three cases

September 6, 2016

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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 the 100-seconds video made available by the online medium, the dead motorcyclist could be seen lying dead on the floor while no policeman could be seen on site. Reports say that the body of the... Read More

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September 5, 2016

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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 has kicked against the emergence of Rotimi Akeredolu stating that the election was fraudulent. Oke who came a distant third with 583 votes behind Akeredolu and Segun Abraham who polled 669 and 635 votes respectively... Read More

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September 2, 2016

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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 Party (PDP) in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, Niyi Pirisola. According to a source who spoke with Sahara Reporters Pirisola was gunned down on his way from church. “He was killed in the early hours... Read More

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August 26, 2016

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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 kiosk in the bush for over five months in Imafon Village area. According to the suspect who is a relative of the girl’s mother, the victim, Precious Michael was caged because she had witchcraft and was... Read More

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August 24, 2016

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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 August, 2016, according to SaharaReporters. The postponement was made through the party’s publicity secretary Omo’ba Abayomi Adesanya, in a statement issued on Wednesday in the capital Akure. “The decision was communicated to the State chapter at... Read More

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August 11, 2016

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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 improving social and environmental conditions of the people of Southern region but one question that seems to be begging for answer is; Whether or not, the commission has achieved it’s mandate. It is true that... Read More

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August 2, 2016

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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 in Arepo creeks were seen together on Sunday, trying to perfect an escape plan. Famuyiwa said cameras on NAF’s platforms that were used for night operations picked some of the insurgents having meetings. He said the... Read More

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June 28, 2016

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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 “I cannot come and go and die” but someone I respect so much made me write this after a lengthy phone conversation about this country..I really think Aregbesola and Fayose needs to see a psychiatrist;... Read More

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June 22, 2016

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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 get the striking workers back to work. The governor met with workers in his state from Grade 01 to 17 in Akure to explain the true picture of the economic situation of the state. While... Read More

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June 15, 2016

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‘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 it unlawful for herdsmen to freely graze their cattle in the state. A communiqué jointly signed by the chairmen of both associations, Rev. John Oladapo and Mr. Joshua Odeyemi on Monday, noted that the issue... Read More

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June 9, 2016

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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 blocked the entrance of the state government house. The workers have been on strike since last week over unpaid 5-month salary arrears. The governor thereafter came down from his vehicle to plead with the workers... Read More

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June 1, 2016

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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 expressed his intention to contest the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election. Mr Alade aims to rescue the South Western by vying on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. Alade declared that he joined the... Read More

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May 29, 2016

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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, Isaac Kekemeke, over the weekend, had a physical faceoff, The Leadership reports. The brawl is said to have occurred at the Akure residence of Senator Tayo Alasoadura, who recently lost his wife. The Minister was reported to... Read More

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May 17, 2016

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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 development. Pitifully, investment in education (key to human development) at all level has been below parity considering UNESCO as threshold. Characteristically, the bedrock of secondary and tertiary forms of education is the primary form of... Read More

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May 13, 2016

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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 ahead with its scheduled South-West zonal congress, the party has announced that the congress will not hold. The National Secretary of the party, Wale Oladipo, stated in an interview with Punch on Friday, May 13... Read More

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May 4, 2016

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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 together to deliberate on the future of the zone in the opposition party. Before the meeting which held on Wednesday, in Akure, the South West rank of the former ruling party was reported to be... Read More

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April 28, 2016

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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 of Monday, April 25th, 2016, destruction was unleashed upon Ukpabi-Nimbo, a sleepy village in Uzo-Uwani LGA of Enugu State. Scores of heavily armed Fulani herdsmen executed a ferocious attack on the community, killing dozens and... Read More

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April 25, 2016

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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 of the very striking highlights of the election is that it was conducted, concluded and commended by all and sundry including the over 70 State electoral chairmen and commissioners from across the country and over... Read More

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April 18, 2016

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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 money meant to pay workers’ salaries to buy votes of the people in the upcoming governorship elections slated for November 26. In a statement released by the Director of Media and Publicity of the party,... Read More

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April 12, 2016

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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, the first of its kind in Africa, it was an opportunity to come to terms with the landmark achievements in that blessed state starting with the health sector. The university itself is located within the... Read More

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March 9, 2016

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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 out of the 26 members of the house impeached both the speaker and her deputy. Subsequently, Iroju Ogundeji from Odigbo state constituency, was elected as the new speaker while Ayo Arowele from Owo state constituency,... Read More

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February 16, 2016

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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 Heart’ under the leadership of Governor Olusegun Mimiko, has, as usual, attracted comments and analysis by experts and political actors. The budget which has earned for itself the toga of an exemplary budget for other... Read More

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February 10, 2016

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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 town, Ondo state. Orojo was alleged to have molested his step daughter in October 2015, when his wife- Bunmi Joshua was not home. Joshua, who had been married to the suspect for six years without... Read More

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January 11, 2016

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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 barely 48 hours after he declared his intention to contest for the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship ticket in Ondo state. The Secretary of the Olabintan Campaign Organization, Gboyega Ajayi, confirmed the incident to journalists... Read More

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September 30, 2015

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THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: MASSOB leader begs UN to allow Biafra secede from Nigeria | Timipre Sylva finally accepts APC’s decision | Assembly dashes Ambode’s hope over commissioners | More stories

Buhari speaks on Saraki’s trial and ministerial list (WATCH). YNaija Bailout: Ondo workers begin warning strike Wednesday. Premium Times MASSOB leader begs UN to allow Biafra secede from Nigeria. YNaija As a ‘loyal party member’, Timipre Sylva finally accepts APC’s decision. YNaija Assembly dashes Ambode’s hope over commissioners. Vanguard Why military action alone cannot end... Read More

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Opinion: Ondo poll |Coalition tasks INEC to defend democracy

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

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

Court remands police Inspector for killing okada rider

3 new cases of Lassa fever reported in Ondo

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

Ondo APC primary was fraudulent – Oke

Gunmen murder former Ondo PDP LGA chairman

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

APC postpones Saturday’s Ondo gov’norship primary election

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

Dislodged Arepo militants fleeing to riverine areas in Ondo state

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

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

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

Mimiko blocked from entering government house by angry workers

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

Ondo state APC chairman, Minister, fight dirty in public

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

PDP won’t hold South-West Congress anymore

PDP chieftains suspend bickering for Southwest leaders meeting (PHOTOS)

REPORT: Death, destruction and the herdsmen

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

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

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

Impeachment of Ondo Speaker reversed

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

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

Former Ondo Speaker, Victor Olabintan kidnapped

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