The Social Democratic Party candidate for the House of Representative in Idanre/Ifedore Federal constituency, Ondo state, Alhaji Tajudeen Adefisoye has been arrested over the death of a 25 year old Benjamin Falusi during an electioneering campaign. He is being detained at the state SIIB together with three other suspects. Two persons were reportedly shot. While […]
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All is now set for the official launch of Trader Moni in Ondo State by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday. Trader Moni is a component under the Social Investment Programme of the Federal Government aimed at making soft loans readily available to petty traders. Mrs Olubunmi Ademosu, the Special Adviser to the […]
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, in South West has said it cannot afford to lose any of the six states in the zone to the opposition. APC stated this at a caucus meeting by chieftains of the party in the zone, presided over by the National Vice Chairman, Pastor Bankole Oluwajana, APC is at present […]
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Chevron Nigeria Limited, (CNL), an affiliate of Chevron Corporation (Chevron), announced the disbursement of US$2.5 million donated by Chevron to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), for the implementation of the Chevron-Global Fund Anti-Retroviral Treatment Service Maintenance Program (ART Program), in Delta, Bayelsa, Ondo and Lagos States. In 2018, a […]
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On the basis of guidelines by the Debt Management Office on subnational borrowing, 23 states of the federation exceeded their borrowing limits in 2015, the Fiscal Responsibility Commission has said. In a report on the states and indebtedness, the FRC said Lagos, Kaduna, Cross River, Gombe, Ekiti, Edo, Ondo and Imo states had borrowed more […]
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Youths in the country established a factory for the production of toothpicks and pencils in Akure, the Ondo State capital, under the sponsorship of the National Directorate of Employment. The factory, where over 250 graduates are currently working, is said to be the first of its kind in Africa. The idea of local toothpicks production […]
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No fewer than 10 persons narrowly escaped death in Akure, the Ondo State capital Wednesday as two petroleum tankers in a filling station caught fire. The inferno, which occurred at a filling station located along Akure/Ondo express road, caused traffic gridlock along the busy road for several hours. Those who escaped death in the fire […]
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), arrested two suspected drug pushers with the possession of 500grammes of Cocaine in Ondo in Ondo West local government of Ondo State. The state Commander of NDLEA, Mohammed Sokoto, who was briefing reporters about the activities of the command for the year 2015 at the command State headquarters […]
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