Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has ordered the imposition of a 24-hour curfew on Ikare-Akoko, the headquarters of Akoko North East Local Government Area of the state. The Governor in the directive issued on Thursday, said the curfew takes immediate effect in the community. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, […]
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Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, Wife of the Ondo State Governor, on Sunday presented cash and gifts to the first three babies of 2023 in Akure. Anyanwu-Akeredolu also presented cash and gifts to seven other babies who were delivered on Christmas day, and in the last hours of 2022. The wife of the governor, who presented the […]
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Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, of Ondo State has granted State pardons to seven convicts awaiting execution at various correctional facilities within the State. The governor commuted the convictions of the seven prisoners who were awaiting execution from death sentences to life in prison. Four inmates, also serving varying jail terms had their sentences reduced, while seven […]
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Thirteen days after the gruesome murder by gunmen on worshippers at Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, funeral mass for the deceased victims has commenced. Atleast 40 persons were gruesomely murdered on June 5 when daredevil gunmen rained bullets on the worshippers during service. The funeral mass began around 10:00 am after the caskets […]
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The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has dismissed the claim by the Federal Government that Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) is responsible for the killing of innocent worshipers at the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owa-Iluwa, Owo. Kokomansion recalls that tragedy struck when gunmen numbering about four opened fire on worshippers on Sunday, June 5, […]
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The United States (US) has condoled with Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State over the last Sunday terrorist attack at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owaluwa Street, Owo. Kokomansion recalls that not less than 40 persons out of the 127 involved in the attack were killed, leaving 61 survivors currently on admission in different hospitals and […]
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The Ondo State Government on Wednesday disclosed that the death toll from the Sunday terrorists attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, is now 40. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Ajaka, made the disclosure in a statement issued on Wednesday. Ajaka said as of Tuesday midnight, the state government’s record showed that those […]
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The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has expressed sadness over the attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa in Owo, Owo Local Government Area of the state. Kokomansion reported earlier that unknown men armed with sophisticated weapons stormed the church on Sunday and opened fire on worshipers leading to the death of an unspecified number […]
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Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has assured that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will have a hitch-free presidential primary election on Monday. Akeredolu said this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde on Saturday in Akure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akeredolu is the Chairman, sub-committee on Security […]
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The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has requested that Godwin Emefiele resign as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Akeredolu made this statement while describing the news of Emefiele’s purchase of Declaration of Intent and Nomination Forms to contest for the office of the President as shocking. He asked that President […]
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