Ondo: Who is Afraid of Jamiu Ekungba?
By Tunde Musibau Akanni Suddenly, the media deemed Chief Jamiu Ekungba as deserving the most robust visibility among all the recent APC contenders for the office of the governor of…
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Over 30,000 PVCs Yet to Be Collected in Ondo-INEC
By Temitope Adedeji in Akure As preparations towards the November 26 governorship election in Ondo State gradually begin, the Residents Electoral Commissioner in the state, Mr. Segun Agbaje, has said over…
HISTORICAL REMINISCENCES: Twice A Monarch, Life & Times of Oba Olateru Olagbegi 11
Twice A Monarch: Life & Times of Oba Olateru Olagbegi 11 (Olowo of Owo) 1910-1998 By Femi Kehinde Destiny, being a harbinger, has an uncanny hand, in the affairs and…
Herdsmen Abduct, Kill Falae’s Security Guard
About a year after he too was abducted by Fulani herdsmen, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Chief Olu Falae, has lost one of Oodua Peoples Congress…
We Won’t Participate in Forthcoming LG Poll in Ondo, Says Labour Party
The Labour Party in Ondo State has said it will not participate in the forthcoming Local Government election in the state. Also, the party appealed to Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko to desist from…
Governor Mimiko’s Office Gutted
By Temitope Adedeji The office of Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko was gutted by fire on Wednesday afternoon. But it has nt wrecked much havoc before men of the state fire service came…
Royal Fathers in Ondo Accuse Mimiko of Marginalising Them
Over 130 traditional leaders in Ondo State on Thursday, converged on the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre, in Akure, the state capital, accusing the state government of marginalising them. The…
Ondo State Confirms 2 Cases of Lassa Fever
Ondo State has confirmed two cases of lassa fever. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Dayo Adeyanju, who made the announcement at a Lassa Prevention Stakeholders meeting for health workers, religious, and…
Mimiko Lavishes N102-2billion Security Vote in 6 Years, Claims APC
By Temitope Adedeji in Akure The All Progressives Congress in Ondo State has accused the Governor of the state, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, of spending a whooping sum of N102.2billion on security…
Kidnappers Abduct Company Matron, Demands N35m Ransom
From Temitope Adedeji in Akure A matron in the employment of Rubber Estate Nigeria Limited, a company managing over seventeen thousand hectares of rubber plantation in Nigeria, Mrs Eralkhuemen Unulkiere was kidnapped twelve days ago by unknown gunmen in Araromi Obu,, in Odigbo local government area of Ondo state. WESTERN POST learnt that the kidnappers who have now contacted the management of the company and her family are demanding for a ransom of N 35m to secure her release. Mrs Eralkuemen said to be one of the old staff of the company who was kidnapped on her way to church on Sunday October 18, 2015 along Alaye- Araromi road. The victim, who has been in captivity for twelve days, hails from Edo state and is said to be the only matron in the company’s clinic. Confirming the abduction to WP the Managing Director of the company, Mr. Eric Hocepied, said the abductors were demanding for N35 million, adding that, the rising cases of kidnap is becoming worrisome. Mr Hocepied, a Belgian who says Nigeria is like home to him said anybody could be kidnapped in Nigeria. He said all efforts were being put in place to secure her release. Contacted, the Ondo State police spokesman, Mr Femi…
