Author: ABB
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Ondo Election: Government declares Friday public holiday
The 2024 Governorship Election in Ondo State has been scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to hold on Saturday, 16th November, 2024. To this end, the Ondo State Government has declared Friday, 15th November, 2024 as Work-Free Day for Public Servants in the State to enable them travel to their various communities to…
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Ondo: Aiyedatiwa signs N96B 2024 Supplementary Budget into law
Towards meeting the new financial commitments of the state government, the Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has signed into law the supplementary budget for 2024. The supplementary budget of N96, 788, 100, 000 (Ninety-six billion, seven hundred and eighty-eight million, one hundred thousand naira), as approved by the State House of Assembly, was signed…
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Ondo Election: Kogi Gov. Ododo, Rallies Ebira Community for Aiyedatiwa
As the November 16 gubernatorial election in Ondo State draws closer, members of the Ebira community in the State have endorsed Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa as their preferred candidate. Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State, who led the gathering of Ebira indigenes on Saturday in Owo, spoke passionately on behalf of the community, drumming support…
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FG unveils 63KM Ondo State axis of Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project
The Federal Government has unvieled the details of the 63-kilometre axis of Ondo State in the ongoing construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, revealed the specifications of the project during a town hall meeting with stakeholders held at the Government House in Akure. Umahi, who highlighted the federal…
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Rivers political crises take new turn as Abuja Court stops further release of financial allocation to state
A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria from further releasing financial allocations to the Rivers State Government pending when a lawful appropriation act is passed by a validly constituted House of Assembly. Justice Abdulmalik in her ruling on a suit filed by the Rivers State House of Assembly led…
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Botched AFCON 2025 Qualifier: CAF awards three points, three goals to Nigeria
The Disciplinary Board of Confederation of African Football (CAF) has awarded Nigeria, three points and three goals from the botched Matchday 4 encounter of the 2025 AFCON qualification series scheduled to be played by Libya and Nigeria in Benina on 15th October. In its ruling on Saturday, signed by the chairman, Ousmane Kane, the Disciplinary…
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OSRC needs more government support to enhance effectiveness – Ondo Legislature
Towards ensuring effective media operations and strengthen the dissemination of credible information, the Ondo State House of Assembly Committee on Information, led by its Chairman, Chief Olatunji Oshati, paid an oversight visit to the Ondo State Radiovision Corporation (OSRC). The visit aimed to assess the station’s operations, challenges, and needs as part of its statutory…
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Kolawole’s Book Launch: Continue To Uphold Ethics, Standards, Ondo Information Commissioner Urges Journalists
Young Journalists and students of Mass Communication have been urged to uphold the ethics of Journalism towards safeguarding Nigeria’s democracy and enhancing societal development. Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Otunba Wale Akinlosotu gave the charge at the public presentation and launching of a book, Emerging Journalists’ Companion, by Sunday Kolawole, a Broadcast Journalist…
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Ondo; Cmte Targets 700,000 Votes for APC, as Aiyedatiwa Harps on House-to-House Campaign
Seven hundred thousand, that is the total number of votes being projected for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, in the November 16 governorship election in Ondo state. At the unveiling of the 700,000 votes’ target in Akure on Monday, Prince Biyi Poroye, chairman of the special interest committee of…
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APC mends fences ahead Ondo governorship election
Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Abiodun Oyebanji of Ekiti and Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State have assured their Ondo State counterpart, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, of victory in the November 16 governorship election in the State. The three Southwest governors under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were in Akure, the Ondo…