Tag Archives: Ondo State
Olubunmi Oke, a female journalist working with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Akure, has been released by her abductors. Mrs. Oke , a nursing mother, was kidnapped on Thursday by four gunmen after closing from work at Oba Ile area … read more »
President Goodluck Jonathan has again parried suggestions that he may be seeking re-election in 2015. Speaking at the Redeemed Christian Church of God’s Holy Ghost Congress at the church’s Redemption Camp on the outskirts of Lagos last night, the president … read more »
By Reuben Abati As Nigerians continue to celebrate the success of the just-concluded governorship election in Ondo State, it is important to note that although the president would naturally have wanted his party, the PDP, to win the governorship election … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria
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Tagged Akure, Election, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Jonathan, Mimiko, Nigeria, Ondo State, Reuben Abati
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Posted in Election, Nigeria
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Tagged Action Congress of Nigeria, Focus: Ondo Guber, IndepthAfrica, Jornal Horizonte, Labour Party, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria, Olusegun Mimiko, Ondo 2012 Gubernatorial Election, Ondo 2012 Gubernatorial Election results, ondo election, ondo election results, Ondo State
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Today, 1,654,206 registered voters in Ondo State would file out to decide the fate of 13 governorship candidates contesting on the tickets of various political parties. Out of this number, there are 7, 539 voters, made up of those who … read more »
Posted in Election, Nigeria
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Tagged Action Congress of Nigeria, Edo State, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, INEC, Olusegun Mimiko, Ondo, Ondo State, Politics, voting
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By Moses Alao,Nigeria Tribune Apart from attaining 52 years of nationhood this year, Nigeria should also be celebrating 13 years of return of democracy after military interregnum. But it appears that the nation is battling many challenges. Indeed, the ruling … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria
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Tagged Abia State, Action Congress of Nigeria, Ekiti State, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica African news, Nigeria, Ondo State, Orji Uzor Kalu, PDP, People Democratic Party
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February 21, 2011 by benim
In the Niger Delta, part of the peace deal with the tribal rebels was jobs. One of the largest job programs is 5,000 positions as oil pipeline watchmen. Several problems have developed. First, there are disputes between Ijaw and Itsekiri … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Indepth Africa Magazine, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Boko Haram, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, Enugu State, Imo State, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Itsekiri, MAIDUGURI, News local news, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Ondo State, World news
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January 24, 2011 by benim
The ongoing voter registration may suffer setbacks in some parts of Lagos State as National Youth Service Corps members engaged by the Independent National Electoral Commission threatened on Sunday to boycott the exercise on Monday (today). The News Agency of … read more »
Posted in Election, News, Nigeria, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, Agbado, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, Independent National Electoral Commission, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Lagos State, National Youth Service Corps, News Agency, News local news, newspapers, Nigeria, Ondo State, World news
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January 18, 2011 by benim
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has demanded the extradition of a 26-year old Nigerian, Olaniyi Makinde, in connection with e-mail scams currently valued at about USD800,000. A source at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said the FBI … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, Andrea Bradley, breaking news, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Embassies and Consulates, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Intuit, Mr. Makinde, National Youth Service, News local news, newspapers, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, Olaniyi James, Ondo State, United States, University of Ado Ekiti, World news
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December 28, 2010 by benim
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was said to have collapsed at Saint Stephen Anglican Church, Igbotako in Okitipupa Local Government area of Ondo State on Tuesday during a church service to mark the 70th birthday of his friend General Olu Bajowa(rtd). … read more »
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Tagged Adeyinka Adebayo, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Christianity, church service, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, News local news, newspapers, Nigeria, Nigeria news Papers, Olu Bajowa, Olusegun Agagu, Olusegun Mimiko, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ondo State, Peoples Democratic Party, political-news, President of the United States, Religion and Spirituality, Religion Belief, World news, yoruba, Yoruba people
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November 29, 2010 by benim
The Ondo State Government yesterday said the swearing in of Rauf Aregesola as the governor of Osun State is a clear indication that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is no longer relevant in the south west. The state government,in a … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Akure, Alliance for Democracy, Ekiti State, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ondo State, Osun State, Peoples Democratic Party
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