…says l didn’t ask for interest on the N4.3b lodged in secret account By Dayo Johnson – Akure Candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the governorship election in Ondo State, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has opened up on his estranged deputy, Hon Agboola Ajayi. Akeredolu said he gave his deputy “wide room to operate […]

…OSOPADEC fund mismanaged for four years By Dayo Johnson – Akure Candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in the Ondo state governorship election, Hon Agboola Ajayi, has alleged Governor Akeredolu’s led administration mismanaged funds meant for the state’s oil-rich region. Ajayi who is also the serving deputy governor of the state defected to the […]

…Deputy governor is a drowning man By Dayo Johnson – Akure The wife of Ondo State Governor, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has described the allegation levelled against her by the state’s Deputy Governor, Hon Agboola Ayayi, that she nominated her husbands running mate as untrue, petty and mischievous. Ajayi, who is also the governorship candidate of the […]

By Dayo Johnson – Akure Police detectives in Ondo state command have arrested six suspected political thugs over the violence that erupted in lpele, Owo area of the state. The state police spokesperson, Tee-Leo Ikoro confirmed the arrest to newsmen in Akure. Ikoro also said that the Tuesday violent clash was between the supporters of […]

By Dayo Johnson – Akure Candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in the Ondo State governorship election, Hon Agboola Ajayi, has claimed the wife of the state’s governor, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, nominated the running mate for her husband in the coming election. Ajayi who was the deputy governor defected to the ZLP following some irreconcilable […]

…OSOPADEC fund mismanaged for four years By Dayo Johnson – Akure Candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in the Ondo state governorship election, Hon Agboola Ajayi has again given reasons why he fell out with the governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Ajayi who was the deputy governor defected to the ZLP following some irreconcilable differences with […]

…20 vehicles destroyed, motorcycle burnt By Dayo Johnson – Akure Another political violence erupted in Ipele, Owo council area of Ondo state as political thugs injured no fewer than ten persons, destroyed vehicles and other property in the town. In all no fewer than 20 vehicles were destroyed, several motorcycles burnt. The two major political […]

…Urges EFCC to swing into action By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja With less than two weeks to the Ondo state governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, national campaign council has described the excuse by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu that he submitted the account of the spending of COVID-19 response funds to an Abuja based Non-Governmental […]

Dayo Johnson – Akure The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressive Congress, APC, have disagreed over Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s attack on his River State counterpart, Nyesom Wike for alleging that the APC was mounting pressure on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to rig the October election in his favour. Governor Wike […]

No plan to collapse structure for any other party Dayo Johnson – Akure AHEAD of the October governorship election in Ondo State, the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, has said that its national leader and immediate past governor of the state, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has no intention of dumping the party’s candidate, Hon Agboola Ajayi, for […]