Month: October 2019

BTO THANKSGIVING: THE AKOKO FACTOR

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BTO THANKSGIVING: THE AKOKO FACTOR

By: Alao Babatunde Akoko was in the news these past days not because there was another news about its bad roads. It became a spotlight and an area of concentration the past weekend. The entire traditional rulers in Akoko North East and North West Federal Constituency had organized a reception for their son, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo and it was on the 26th of October. This was later followed by a Thanksgiving service on the 27th…

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News Alert: Akoko Community elects new Monarch

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News Alert: Akoko Community elects new Monarch

By: Oluwatosin Adesola Thirteen years after the demise of their traditional ruler, the people of an agrarian community of Afin Akoko in Akoko Northwest area of Ondo State on Wednesday endorsed the selection of new monarch for the town. The community said the kingmakers had earlier selected the Oba-elect and urged the state government to quickly approve it to settle over 13 years of obaship tussle. The community said government should approve the winner of…

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Women deserve better deals in governance —Minister, Akeredolu

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Women deserve better deals in governance —Minister, Akeredolu

By: Ade Adeleke The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen on Wednesday attributed successful implementation of three-point agenda of the Federal Government to the appointment of more women into government positions, noting that women deserve better deals from most state governors than what they are getting. Tallen said the next level agenda of the All Progressives Congress(APC) can only be achieved if more women are appointed into government positions Speaking in Akure, the Ondo…

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Atiku vs Buhari: Wait till 2023 to test your popularity again —Ondo APC tells PDP

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Atiku vs Buhari: Wait till 2023 to test your popularity again —Ondo APC tells PDP

By: Ade Adeleke The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State chapter yesterday said it was a high time for the opposition parties especially the PDP gladiators joined hands with the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The State Chairman of the party, Engr Ade Adetimehin while reacting to the judgement of the Supreme Court on the PDP Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s appeal, commended Atiku for exploring the judicial option to express his feelings,…

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REVEALED: Why Ondo Reps Caucus visited Akeredolu in Abuja

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REVEALED: Why Ondo Reps Caucus visited Akeredolu in Abuja

By: Oluwatosin Adesola Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Wednesday received in audience, Ondo State caucus of nine members of the House of Representatives at the Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro Abuja. The nine federal lawmakers including four APC, three PDP, One ADC and one SDP. The visit is to check on the governor who has been outside the state for over three weeks on his alleged ill-health. However, the visit seems to have further shown…

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Prominent Islamic Scholar passes on; Ondo Monarch mourns

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Prominent Islamic Scholar passes on; Ondo Monarch mourns

By: Oluwatosin Adesola The highly revered Chief Imam of Igbara-Oke and Chairman of the League of Imam and Alfas in the Area, Alhaji Kelani Adetiloye on Tuesday (29/10/2019) passed on. Confirming the incident, the Olowa and Paramount Ruler of Igbara-Oke kingdom, Oba Dr. Francis Adefarakanmi Agbede confirmed the demise of the devoted religious leader. Until his death, Alhaji Adetiloye was the Chief Imam of Igbara-Oke and Chairman of the League of Imam and Alfas. This…

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Yoruba Youths blast ex-Ondo Dep Gov Olanusi over Akeredolu

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Yoruba Youths blast ex-Ondo Dep Gov Olanusi over Akeredolu

By: Ade Adeleke The National President Of The Yoruba Youths Congress (YYC) who doubles as the chairman coalition of southwest youth groups, Prince Dapo Adepoju has lambasted the former deputy governor of Ondo State Alhaji Alli Olanusi, over his unwarranted attacks on the administration and family of the state governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Adepoju while reacting to a news publication credited to the former deputy governor where he made lots of allegations against the Akeredolu led…

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What Atiku’s petition against Buhari has done to Democracy —Akeredolu

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What Atiku’s petition against Buhari has done to Democracy —Akeredolu

By: Ade Adeleke The Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Wednesday said the election petition and subsequent appeal filled by the PDP Presidential Candidate in the 2019 polls, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has enriched the nation’s democracy. Reacting to the judgement of the Supreme Court on Atiku’s appeal in a Press Statement signed by Ojo Oyewamide, his Senior Special Assistant On Media and Publicity, the governor noted that noting that democracy is the real…

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Mystery, Drama as 41yr-old Corpse found Intact in Ondo

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Mystery, Drama as 41yr-old Corpse found Intact in Ondo

Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Wednesday witnessed drama and surprises, after the corpse of a man buried forty-one years ago remained fresh and intact, when it was exhumed at a two-storey building in the town. SUNSHINETRUTH learnt that the corpse was exhumed due to the ongoing construction of the hospital road in Akure. The onlookers were surprised to see that the corpse was fresh, as if it was recently buried. All the things he…

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2023 Presidency: Politicians Strategize for  Tinubu in Ondo State

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2023 Presidency: Politicians Strategize for  Tinubu in Ondo State

By: SUNSHINETRUTH Scores of loyalists of the former Lagos State Governor,Asiwaju Bola Tinubu yesterday converged on Akure,the Ondo state capital for the inaugural meeting of Bola Ahmed Tinubu(BAT) Network Vision. The excited politicians came from the 18 local government areas,extolling the virtues of the All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart,whom they described as a political strategist and grassroots mobilizer. At the meeting were Alhaji Odele Akanni, the National Coordinator, Bola Ahmed Tinubu Network Vision the former…

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Minimum Wage: Why States can still renegotiate with Labour —Governors’ Forum

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Minimum Wage: Why States can still renegotiate with Labour —Governors’ Forum

By: SUNSHINETRUTH The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), on Monday, said that state governments will not be compelled to adopt the federal government’s format of minimum wage payment, noting that state governments can still renegotiate with their labour Unions on what they can afford to pay as the new minimum wage. To this end, implementation of the consequential increments in the N30,000 Minimum Wage Law will depend on the capacity of each state government. The chairman…

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What we’re doing to take Youths out of Poverty in Ondo —Akeredolu

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What we’re doing to take Youths out of Poverty in Ondo —Akeredolu

By: Ade Adeleke The Ondo State Government on Monday enumerated some of its steps to take unemployed youths in the state out of poverty. This is just as the state government in conjunction with Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday commenced training of over 360 youths on different business enterprise. The three-day entrepreneurship programme, organised by Ministry of Youths and Sports Development with SMEDAN,…

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Policeman commits Suicide after killing Wife

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Policeman commits Suicide after killing Wife

By: SUNSHINETRUTH A yet-to-be-identified policeman has shot his wife dead for allegedly opting out of the union. The man who lived with his Prison Warden wife inside Prison Barracks on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, was said to have shot himself afterwards. The Nation was gathered that the incident occurred Sunday night during a fight in their flat. Officials were said to have evacuated the bodies just as most occupants of the building fled for fear of…

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Despite Free Education, Ondo College forces Student to Dropout over #82,000 Tuition

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Despite Free Education, Ondo College forces Student to Dropout over #82,000 Tuition

By: Oluwatosin Adesola A final year Student, Ayodele Olowu has been forced to dropout of Ondo state Government Technical College, Idanre as a result of his parents’ failure to pay his school fee of eighty-two thousand naira (#82,000). SUNSHINETRUTH gathered that the parents of Ayodele who is studying “Welding & Fabrication”, could not afford the fee. The father is a driver while Ayodele’s mother is a petty trader. The school’s authorities allegedly prevented Ayodele from…

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Nigerian Married Men can’t become Catholic Priests

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Nigerian Married Men can’t become Catholic Priests

Catholic bishops at the weekend approved a proposal allowing some married men to be ordained as priests in the Amazon region. The proposal, which must be approved by Pope Francis, would be a historic change to the church’s centuries-old tradition of unmarried priests. It was passed by a vote of 128-41 and applies only to some churches in the Amazon region that are experiencing a shortage of priests. The region includes parts of Bolivia, Brazil,…

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Why Igala, Ebira, Okun People’re the same —says Kogi Governor

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Why Igala, Ebira, Okun People’re the same —says Kogi Governor

By: SUNSHINETRUTH Less than a month to the governorship election in Kogi state, Governor Yahaya Bello has been honoured with a traditional title by Igala kingdom, where he declared that Igala, Ebira and Okun descended from the progenitor The Attah of Igala and President, Kogi State Traditional Council, HRM Dr. Micheal Ameh Oboni II, conferred Igala traditional title on Governor Yahaya Bello, as the Oga-Onu-Ogu-Attah of the Igala kingdom. The event was held on Saturday…

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“Thank you for giving us Brilliant Lawmaker like Adeogun” —Gbajabiamila to Akoko people

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“Thank you for giving us Brilliant Lawmaker like Adeogun” —Gbajabiamila to Akoko people

By: Ade Adeleke The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has described the lawmaker representing Akoko southwest/Southeast federal constituency, Hon Ade Adeogun, as one of the most brilliant, calm and silently performing members of the 9th Assembly. The Speaker said Adeogun always pushed for issues that would benefit his constituents since he was elected, saying, “thank you our kabiyesis and the people of this area for giving us such a brilliant…

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Obaship Tussle: Call your Commissioner to Order —Kingmakers tell Akeredolu

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Obaship Tussle: Call your Commissioner to Order —Kingmakers tell Akeredolu

By: Oluwatosin Adesola The Kingmakers in Afin Akoko, Akoko Northwest Local Government Area of Ondo State have accused the state Commissioner of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Hon. Rasheed Badmus, of complicity in the lingering obaship tussle in the town, pleading with Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to call Badmus to order. The Chairman of the Kingmakers, Chief Zaccheaus Adewumi, alleged that Badmus, an indigene of the town, was plotting to impose unpopular candidate on the community…

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Abducted Judge: Akeredolu tasks Nigerians on how to Combat Kidnapping

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Abducted Judge: Akeredolu tasks Nigerians on how to Combat Kidnapping

By: Ade Adeleke The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, (SAN) on Saturday expresses gratitude to God for the release of Hon. Justice Abdul Dogo from his abductors. In a Press statement signed Ojo Oyewamide, the governor’s Senior Special Assistant to the Governor On Media and Publicity, Akeredolu said the security operatives deserve collective commendation and encouragement at all times even as every Nigerian has a responsibility to be part of the intelligence gathering process…

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Update: How 8 Wedding Guests from Ondo died in Auto Crash

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Update: How 8 Wedding Guests from Ondo died in Auto Crash

Number of passengers that lost their lives in a road crash that involved those who were travelling for a wedding from Okitipupa, Ondo state to Ogun state has increased from seven to eight. The persons at the weekend feared died in a fatal accident. The 18 seater bus which loaded at the okitipupa was heading to Abeokuta, ogun state for a wedding of the Daughter of a teacher in the local government. Ten other passengers…

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