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…
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…
By: Oluwatosin Adesola More facts have emerged over the detention of the lawmaker representing Akoko South West II, Felemu Gudu-Bankole and the Clerk of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr. Bode Adeyelu who regained their freedom from EFCC custody on Wednesday. Their release comes after they have met their bail condition. SUNSHINETRUTH had reported…
By: Ade Adeleke The Ondo State Deputy Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa yesterday led who some top government functionaries in the state to attend a party organised in honour of Mr. Dare Aragbaiye to celebrate the successful completion of his tenure as the Ondo State Head of Service. The event is also to celebrate his…
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…
It took the timely intervention of Policemen at the Oba-Ile Divisional Station in Akure North local government area of Ondo state averted an outbreak of violence following the death of an Okada rider who ran into a stationary vehicle. The victim’s kinsmen had attempted to burn down the vehicle involved in the accident but for…
…….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…
Ondo State Government has approved the payment of School Certificate Examination Fees otherwise known as WAEC Fees for students in public schools in the state. This followed the approval of a memo sent to the governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN by the State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and signed by the signed by the…
