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Dayo Johnson – Akure Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the governorship election in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede, and his party have dissociated themselves from the ploy to disrupt the flag-off rally of the Zenith Labour Party scheduled to hold in Ore, Odigbo council area of the state today. The Director-General of the Eyitayo
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By Dayo Johnson – Akure Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the governorship election in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede, has described the attack on his convoy by political thugs was an attempt to assassinate him. Jegede said “lf anything happens to me before and after this election, our people should know who to
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By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has urged Nigerians to hold the All Progressives Congress (APC) responsible for the burning of the head office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Akure, Ondo state last week. Spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan on Sunday told journalists at the party’s headquarters in Abuja that
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Allegations of foul play to rig are balderdash — REC 5114 card readers card completely destroyed APC, Group calls for probe Dayo Johnson – Akure Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state today visited the state headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) gutted by fire and described the incident as unfortunate and shocking. The
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…Wants INEC to probe ‘suspicious fire outbreak’ By Dayo Johnson – Akure Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede, says he suspected foul play in the mysterious fire that gutted the state office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Over 5,100 card readers meant for the October 10 governorship election
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By Dayo Johnson Political thugs Monday for hours laid siege to the Ondo State House of Assembly, causing anxiety across the state capital. Their surprised presence as early as 730am Monday, Vanguard gathered was to prevent the nine suspended lawmakers that the court quashed their suspension last week from resuming. Nine lawmakers were suspended by
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The Action Alliance (AA) has urged Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu not to use the local security outfit, ‘Amotekun’, against opposition political parties before, during, and after the Ondo State governorship election, holding on Oct. 10. Mr James Vernimbe, National Secretary of the party said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on
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By Dayo Johnson – Akure A 32-year-old father, Muyiwa Ayorinde, has been arrested by police detectives for dumping his own three weeks old baby boy into a canal in Akure, the Ondo state capital. But for the timely intervention of police detectives, the suspect would have been launched by irate youths. The boy who was
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By Dayo Johnson – Akure The 18 newly elected local government council chairmen in Ondo state will be sworn this morning by the state governor Rotimi Akeredolu. All the chairmen were elected under the platform of the All Progressive Congress in the election held last Saturday across the state. The chairman of the State Independence
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…Says Akeredolu has performed against all odds …Play by the rules, APC tells supporters By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja Lagos State Governor and Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Campaign Council for the Ondo Governorship election, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has told the opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), not to waste its time challenging
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