Tag: Ondo State

Plateau killings: Lalong begs Ondo people, govt. for forgiveness

Aminu Imam

Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong, has begged the government and people of Ondo for forgiveness, following the recent attack on their people. Recall that about 23 people from Ondo State, passing through Jos were killed on Aug. 14, while 23 were reportedly 23 injured. The commuters were attacked en route Ondo, along Rukuba road in Jos-North local government area, of which more than 30 were rescued by security agents. The apology is contained in a statement by the governor’s Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr. Makut Macham, on Saturday…

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Just In: Gunmen hijack school bus in Akure, Ondo State

Aminu Imam

There is panic among parents today, as some gunmen this morning hijacked a school bus in Oba-ile Estate, in Akure-North local government area of Ondo State, abducting one person who was on duty to convey children to school. According to reports, the incident, which occured around 6:45am while the driver and the attendant were moving round to pick the pupils of Chimola School, which is situated inside the estate, to their school. A source in the school explained that the gunmen, numbering about eight who were on motorcycles, rounded the…

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Akeredolu wins at Ondo election tribunal

Aminu Imam

The Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Akure, the State capital, has struck out a petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), against the return of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), as governor. The petition, filed by PDP’s Eyitayo Jegede, was struck out for want of jurisdiction by the three-man panel led by Justice Abubakar Umar. The tribunal, in its virtual judgment, said the issues raised in the petition are internal affairs and management challenges of a political party which it has no jurisdiction…

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Ondo: Gov. Akeredolu bans NURTW, RTEAN in entire State

Aminu Imam

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has banned the National Union of Road Transport Workers, (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) from all motor parks in the State. Both unions were warned to stop collecting dues and levies from commercial drivers in the State. They were also ordered to vacate the parks in the 18 LGAs and stop collecting dues. Speaking through the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Special Duties and Strategy, Dr. Doyin Odebowale, the governor said the ban of the unions was due…

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Doctors begin indefinite strike in Ondo State over half salary, arrears

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Doctors working with Ondo State government, under the aegis of Ondo State Government Doctors’ Forum began an indefinite strike.The Spokesperson for the forum, Dr Olubosede Omolayo, at a press conference on Tuesday in Akure, said that the strike had become imperative, following the payment of 50 percent of members’ salaries by government in November 2020.The forum consists of Association of Resident Doctors, UNIMED THC, Nigeria Association of General Medical Forum and Dental Practitioners as well as Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria.She said that the decision to embark on…

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Herdsmen crisis: Ondo govt., Miyetti-Allah agree to work together

Aminu Imam

…Govs. Forum clarifies Akeredolu’s eviction order…Open, night-grazing, under-age herders banned in South-West The Ondo State government and Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) have agreed to jointly wage a “war against criminality”. Both sides reached the agreement during a stakeholders’ meeting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, yesterday. Governors from the South-West and some of their counterparts from the North attended the meeting, which also had the Miyetti-Allah leaders in attendance. The meeting, which was chaired by the NGF Chairman, Governor Kayode Fayemi,  took place following the heated exchange…

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“Stop issuing ultimatum of leave to people living in Oyo”, Makinde warns

Aminu Imam

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde of  has frowned at individuals or groups issuing ultimatum and threat of forceful removal of persons or group of people from the state to desist such acts. In a broadcast yesterday, Makinde noted that the resort of unauthorised individuals to going around chasing people from their homes and causing mayhem amounted to an assault on residents of Oyo State and was not the way to further the cause of the Yoruba race. Makinde’s broadcast comes on the heels of a seven-day ultimatum issued by Yoruba…

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‘You can’t order herders out of Ondo’, Presidency replies Akeredolu

Aminu Imam

The presidency has reacted to the directive of  Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, who gave herders a seven-day ultimatum to vacate forests in the State. Picture Caption: Fulani herdsmen The governor, who said the decision was taken as a result of rising insecurity in the state, added that “bad elements” have turned the forest reserves into hideouts for keeping victims of kidnapping, negotiating for ransom and carrying out other criminal activities. But reacting in a statement on Tuesday, the presidential spokesman,Garba Shehu, said the action could set off a chain…

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Ondo: Akeredolu gives herdsmen ultimatum to vacate forest reserves, bans night grazing

Aminu Imam
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State

Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has given a seven-day ultimatum to herdsmen to immediately vacate forest reserves within the State. The Governor declared this during an interactive meeting with the leadership of the Hausa/Fulani and Ebira communities in the State, which was held at the  Governor’s office, in Akure, the State capital,. Akeredolu who fumed over the nefarious activities of the herdsmen across the State yesterday, stated that his administration will not fold its arms and allow a few individuals to turn the State into a haven of dare-devil criminals.…

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Father impregnates daughter, 17, in Ondo, remanded in prison

Aminu Imam

A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ore, Ondo State, yesterday remanded a man, Peter Moses, in prison custody for allegedly impregnating his daughter. The 36 yr-old man was said to have committed the offence between November 2020 and January 2021, at Asewele Korede town, in Odigbo local government area of the State. The defendant was arraigned before the court on a two-count charge bothering on unlawful sexual intercourse. He pleaded guilty to the two charges levelled against him. He, however, urged the court to temper justice with mercy. The Police…

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