By: Oluwatosin Adesola YOU CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR YOURSELF NOT ONDO PEOPLE —PDP chieftain blasts Akeredolu A Chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Ondo state and party’s former spokesman, Mr Zadok Akintoye has rejected the comment of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu who said Ondo state will not be part of proposed secession, tagged: Oduduwa…
…… EX-ONDO LAWMAKER DIES ON ONDO-AKURE ROAD Former Minority Leader of Ondo Assembly, Hon Akpoebi Lubi, has died in an auto crash, which occurred on Tuesday afternoon. Late Lubi represented Ese-Odo state constituency during the administration of Dr. Olusegun Mimiko. He was the only PDP lawmaker elected to the Assembly in 2011. Lubi also served…
By: Oluwatosin Adesola Members of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) in Ondo state from basic and secondary schools today staged a peaceful protest to seek their inclusion in the extension of the retirement age at teachers from 60 to 65 years and the years of service from current 35 to 40 years. The three day…
It was a sad day when a middle- aged man, identifed as Gbenro has allegedly strangled his wife, Wayeṣọla to death in Ondo state. SUNSHINETRUTH learnt that the sad incident happened at Salvation Army Street, Odojọmu, Ondo city between 5-6 am. A five year old daughter of the deceased, Fayọkẹ witnessed how her mother was…
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has declared that Ondo state will not secede from Nigeria, saying those promoting Oduduwa Republic are politicians who lost out power. He said they were promoting the secession because they want to return to power through the backdoor. Speaking at a public forum in Akure today, Akeredolu who explained that nobody is…
By: Ade Adeleke About 6,000 ex-militants from Ondo State have staged a peaceful protest to seek the federal government’s intervention in reintegrating them into the Presidential Amnesty Programme since they have been disarmed; SUNSHINETRUTH can report authoritatively. The Ex-Militants while briefing newsmen during a peaceful protest in Akure, Ondo State capital expressed disappointment in the…
21st March 2021 Press Release ……. Yiaga Africa Condemns the violence in Ekiti Bye-Election; Says electoral impunity must be addressed. The report of electoral violence witnessed during the Ekiti East State Bye-elections held on Saturday, 20th March 2021, is despicable and antithetical to the democratic rules of credible elections. The unleashing of mayhem on the…
INEC suspends Ekiti East bye election. The Independent National commission, INEC has suspended the bye election into Ekiti east constituency one of the state house of Assembly. The Resident Electoral commissioner, Dr Adeniran Tella announced this while addressing newsmen in OMUO EKITI. Dr Tella explained that the suspension was based on violence that characterised the…
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Saturday attacked the convoy of Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom. The incident happened at Tyo Mu along Makurdi/Gboko road around noon. It was gathered that the Governor was on his way to Makurdi when the gunmen opened fire on his convoy but were repelled by his security men. In…
The bye election into the seat of the Member who represented Ekiti East Constituency 1 in the State House of Assembly, Honourable Juwa Adegbuyi has left many people seriously injured including a Corps member and policemen escaping death. The seat became vacant after Hon. Adegbuyi died of an undisclosed ailment few months ago. SUNSHINETRUTH learnt…
