The police, soldiers and other security agencies on Thursday engaged in a ‘show of force’ ahead of the governorship election holding across Ondo State on Saturday. Armed policemen, soldiers and members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps mounted armoured personnel carriers and vans, as they patrolled Akure and other towns in the state to warn hoodlums and those who might want to cause violence during the poll. Our correspondent observed that dozens of security patrol vans mounted by soldiers moved through some major streets blaring siren as they moved along the roads. There have been…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that it would not share the responsibility of appointing collation and returning officers with groups, individuals or political parties. INEC’s National Commission and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, said this on Thursday in an interview with NAN in Abuja while reacting to some concerns by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over an alleged attempt to compromise the outcome of the poll. According to him, the INEC had a clear procedure of appointing collation and returning officers. Recall that the Chairman of the PDP Ondo State Gubernatorial National Campaign…
THE stage is set for tomorrow’s governorship election in Ondo. No fewer than 40,000 security operatives have been deployed to Ondo for the exercise. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, commenced distribution of sensitive materials to various local government areas across the state. The roads leading to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in Akure, the state capital were condoned off by security operatives. Vanguard noticed heavy security both inside the CBN and on the roads leading to the bank. Officials of the political parties participating in the election were present to monitor the distribution Parties commend distribution…
The Federal Government through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority could impose a total penalty of $94,500 on international airlines for breaching COVID-19 safety protocols as established by the Presidential Task Force. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Thursday at the PTF briefing in Abuja that the culpable airlines flew in 27 passengers into Nigeria with no negative PCR test result on COVID-19. In August, the PTF said airlines that failed to comply with the laid down international flight safety protocols against the spread of COVID-19 would be slammed a $3,500 fine per passenger. This implies that for the 27…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has directed schools to reopen on October 11. It said there will be no third term, and cautioned owners of private schools against demanding the third term fees. Disclosing this in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister of FCT, Mallam Muhammad Bello, said boarding students would resume on Sunday while full academic activities will begin on Monday, October 12. “There is no third term; private schools should not demand third term school fees,” he said. Bello explained that the FCT did not record any case during the reopening of schools for exit classes and was optimistic…
VOTER distribution •Akoko S/West 87,351 •Ese-Odo 66,481 •Akoko N/East 66,290 •Idanre 64,438 •Ose 63,568 •Akure North 60,744 •Akoko N/West 58,505 •Irele 57,651 •Ifedore 54,640 •Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo 54,391 •Ondo East 40,496 •Akoko S/East 32,763 NO fewer than 1,478,460 voters will decide tomorrow’s governorship election in 203 electoral wards across 18 local government councils in Ondo State. The State has 3,009 polling units. Although 17 candidates are eying the Alagbaka Government House, Akure, the state capital, eyes are only on three standard bearers. The three major candidates are Governor Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) of the ruling…
A statement by Donald Ojogo, the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, on Thursday said all workers in the public service would observe the holiday. The statement titled, ‘Ondo Decides: Friday is work-free day,’ explained that the holiday was approved to enable workers have enough time to prepare for the poll. It reads in part, “The Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN has directed that Friday, October 9, 2020 be observed as work-free for workers in the State Public Service. “The governor’s decision comes on the heels of the governorship election scheduled for Saturday, October 10, 2020.…
The last is yet to be heard of the calls seeking to disband the police Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), as youths in Lagos stayed up late into Wednesday night protesting that the unit be scrapped totally. In recent times, the activities of the police unit have come under scrutiny and several members of the squad have been found guilty of using their position of authority to trample on the rights of citizens, especially the youths. End SARS protests were held in various locations across Nigeria on Wednesday, however, while many thought the noon time demonstrations would be all for the…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has run into murky waters in Ondo State. On Thursday, the party sanctioned its state officials that endorsed candidates of other political parties. Some of them either declared support for Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) or Eyitayo Jegede, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flagbearer. ADC Vice Chairman, Peter Edeh, at the party’s grand finale rally in Akure, said the members have been suspended for being anti-party. He named Ibrahim Rasheed as new acting Chairman and Timothy Akinola as acting Secretary in Ondo. National Chairman, Ralphs Nwosu,…
A yet-to-be-identified policeman is on the run after shooting his girlfriend in her mouth at Salvation Bus Stop in the Ikeja area of Lagos State. It was gathered that after the policeman perpetrated the crime, he fled from the crime scene and abandoned the victim. Footage of the incident, which had been trending online showed the lady grappling in pain as some good Samaritans rushed her to the hospital for treatment. In the footage, the lady’s chick had torn due to the impact of the bullet that pierced her mouth. The lady was also seen sitting on the floor of…