Category: BREAKING NEWS
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Breaking News: Chief Edwin Clark is dead
Renowned Nigerian statesman and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, has passed away at the age of 97. Clark’s demise was announced in a statement signed by Prof. C. C. Clark for the family and Mr. Penawei Clark for the children. According to one of the statements, Clark passed…
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Breaking News: Lagos Assembly impeaches Speaker
The speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudasiru Obasa has been impeached. The impeachment, it was gathered, occurred earlier on Monday, January, 13, 2025. Details later
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ODIEC commences distribution of non-sensitive materials ahead January 18 LG polls
The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) has begun distribution of non-sensitive materials to the 18 Local Government Areas ahead of the January 18th, 2025 Local Government Elections in the state. Speaking on the preparedness of ODIEC, the Commission’s Chairman, Dr Joseph Aremo, noted that the commission has successfully recruited and trained ad-hoc staff who…
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Breaking News: Fire razes shops in Akure, victims call for help
A midnight Inferno has razed a shopping complex at Ijoka area of Akure, destroying goods worth millions of naira. No fewer than six shops were affected in the complex located at Abusoro junction. The cause of the fire incident could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report. The shops , according…
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BREAKING : INEC declares Governor Lucky Ayedatiwa (APC) as the winner of the Ondo State governorship election.
APC – 366,781 votesPDP – 117,845 votesADC – 4138 votesZLP – 2,692 votesLP -1,162 votes
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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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Breaking News: ODIEC announces new date for Local Government elections
The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission has announced that the Local Government elections in the state will take place on January 18, 2025. Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Joseph Aremo, gave the confirmation during a meeting with members of all political parties, the state’s 18 electoral officers, and security personnel at the Commission’s office in…
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Ondo APC optimistic of victory in November governorship poll
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo state says it is confident of victory in the fast approaching governorship election billed for November 16, 2024. In a statement by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Alex Kalejaiye, Ondo APC boasted of a swelling camp with the receipt of what it called notable opposition party members into its…
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Breaking News: Bobrisky regains freedom
Popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, who was sentenced to six months imprisonment, has been released. He regained freedom from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre on Monday around 10am. It would be recalled that Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced Bobrisky for Naira abuse. The judge, who sentenced the cross-dresser…
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Breaking News: Court declares Ondo 33 LCDAs illegal
An Akure High Court has declared the creation of 33 Local Government Development Areas (LCDAs) in Ondo State as illegal. In a landmark judgement, Justice A.O Adebusuoye, described the LCDAs as inchoate and not lawfully created.