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…
…….LAMENTS PROLONGED CRISIS OF DIVISION IN CAC. Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has charged the new President of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Pastor Samuel Olusegun Oladele, to put an end to the prolonged crisis of division in the Church. Governor Akeredolu, who said he has been involved in the CAC affairs for…
Justice Olabode Abimbola Adegbehingbe and Justice Bola Samuel Ademola, both from Ondo state have been appointed new judges at Nigeria’s court of appeal. Their appointments come on the heels of the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) which ratified the appointment of 26 judges after a meeting it had on March 17 and 18…
…….ASUP Commences Strike The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, has resolved to embark on an indefinite strike from 6th April following what the union described as unresolved issues between its members and the federal and some state governments. Reading a communique at the end of the National Executive Council meeting of the union held…
…….. LEADS CHARGE ON REVIEW OF APC CONSTITUTION Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Friday, led the charge for a review of the Constitution of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). This is just as he highlighted some areas that must be looked into by the Constitution Review Committee of the party. Governor…
Northern youths have told rights activist Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a Sunday Ighoho to move all Yorubas from northern states in the next 72 hours. They threatened they will be forced to evacuate all Yorubas resident in the north after expiration of the ultimatum. They also solicited support of northern elders, traditional rulers and security agencies in…
Some leaders of Yoruba ethnic group have urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to with immediate effect, suspend the forthcoming 2023 general elections. Those who addressed a press conference in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital Wednesday evening also called for the suspension of the 1999 constitution. Spokesman of the group…
….Seeks support on PORT ONDO. …..wants Aiyetoro Technical School Resuscitated. Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has sought the support of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on the establishment of the proposed Port Ondo. This is even as the Governor expressed the readiness of the state to key into the Blue…
By: Ade Adeleke The National Leader of the Pan Yoruba Socio- Political Group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti has stepped down due to old age. Pa Fasoranti who is 95 years old, has however named the former deputy leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo as the acting national leader of the group while the former financial secretary, Oba…
The Federal Government has vowed that it will not relent its efforts towards creating jobs for the teeming unempolyed youths in the Niger Delta region. The Minister of State for Niger-Delta Affairs, Senator Tayo Alasoadura, spoke in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, at the training and empowerment of 1,500 youths in different vocations. Pix: Senator…
