Tag: Ondo

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept and recognize Chief Olusola ...

By Seyi Babalola The Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday approved the final register of voters for the Edo and ...

The Independent National National Electoral Commission has said it would invite new registrants in the Continuous Voter Registration in Edo ...

By Seyi Babalola Despite the Supreme Court's decision to grant financial autonomy to the country's 774 local government councils, Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has directed that newly appointed transition committees resume in the state's 18 local government areas and 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). According to Amidu Takuro, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, who issued the decree on behalf of the governor, the measure was necessary to prevent creating a vacuum. The state administration, through the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Kayode Ajulo, had previously justified the decision, stating that the governor acted within his constitutional authority. Aiyedatiwa had a few days ago appointed 357 members to the transition committees, shortly ...

By Seyi Babalola Ayodele Olorunfemi, the Labour Party's (LP) gubernatorial candidate in Ondo State, has promised to pay the N120,000 minimum wage if won in the off-cycle election on November 16. Olorunfemi stated that there is a need to pay a minimum wage that matches contemporary economic realities, since the cost of living has risen dramatically. Speaking to Newsmen, he stated: "As of 2023, when we were campaigning, we guaranteed our people that LP would pay a minimum of the N80,000 minimum salary in Ondo; that was before the economy got to where it is now. "With the situation in the market now, looking at the cost of living, ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission has mandated accredited organisations to upload personal details and photographs of their field observers via ...

By Seyi Babalola The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned Edo and Ondo State governors not to use their power of incumbency to deny opposition parties and candidates access to public facilities for rallies and other campaign activities ahead of the two states' off-cycle governorship elections. The commission also expressed worry that it has been a reoccurring issue in Nigeria's electioneering process for incumbents to victimize opposition parties by imposing various restrictions on their use of public venues for rallies and other campaign activities. INEC’s National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, handed the warning ...

By Seyi Babalola The Ondo State Government confirmed two cholera cases in the state. Commissioner for Health Banji Ajaka stated that the state has initiated surveillance to respond immediately to any cholera outbreak. Ajaka stated that two instances of cholera were recorded in Okitipupa LGA, and that the problem has been resolved by the fast reaction team. “The surveillance team was also strengthened with community informants and contact tracers trained and ...

By Seyi Babalola The Ondo State Police Command has arrested Yusuf Adenoyin, a 31-year old man who was allegedly in possession of eight dry human skulls in Isua- Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state. Mr Abayomi Oladipo, Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, stated this in a statement ...

By Seyi Babalola The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, has confirmed that its representatives raided nightclubs in Akure, ...