Ondo State pays pensioners Nov 2, 2009
The Governor of the State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko personally handed over the cheques to some of the pensioners at a ceremony in Akure. Speaking at the function, Dr Mimiko said the gesture was in line with his administration's policy of "A Caring Heart" and his desire to bring joy and hope into the lives of the people of the State, adding that relieving the pensioners of their plight was paramount to his administration, hence the quick intervention instead of waiting for the Federal Government to... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Nigeria: Amodu Negotiates Super Eagles' Exit Sep 23, 2009
Lagos Troubled Super Eagles' head coach, Shuaibu Amodu, may have secured himself the job of becoming the head coach of Globacom Premier League side, Sunshine Stars Football Club of Akure, after his future remains uncertain with the Nigerian national team. In spite of assurances from the bigwigs at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amodu knows that he is sitting on a keg of gunpowder at the moment after the dismal performance of the Super Eagles in its 2-2 draw on September 6, at the Abuja... (allAfrica.com)
Nigerian Army ratifies life jail for 27 soldiers, commutes sentencesAbuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army has ratified the life jail slammed on27 soldiers for staging a public protestin Akure, capital of South-west Ondo state, in 2008, but the sentences have beencommuted to seven yearsimprisonment for each convicted soldier, army spokesman Brig.-Gen. Chris Olukolade said here Saturday. 29/08/2009 Full Text... Aug 30, 2009
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army has ratified the life jail slammed on 27 soldiers for staging a public protest in Akure, capital of South-west Ondo state, in 2008, but the sentences have been commuted to seven years imprisonment for each convicted soldier, army spokesman Brig. -Gen. (Panapress.com)
Nigeria: Niger Delta - Unfair Fair Aug 3, 2009
What type of facilities were required for this job creation fair that are not in Akure, Asaba, Benin City, Calabar (Tinapa), Owerri, Port Hacourt, Umuahia, Uyo, and Yenagoa. Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
'Okah too sick to meet Yar'Adua' Jul 15, 2009
Okah too sick to meet Yar'Adua' From Martins Oloja, Kelechi Okoronkwo (Abuja), Onajomo Orere, Wole Shadare, Alex Olise (Lagos), Niyi Bello (Akure), Lawrence Njoku (Enugu) and RoseAnn Chikereuba (Port-Harcourt) ... " The committee, which was in Akure, Ondo State capital on a tour of naval formations in the state as part of its oversight functions, also paid a courtesy visit to Governor Olusegun Mimiko where the request for states assistance was made. Committee Chairman, who represents Ondo North... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: ASUU Begins Indefinite Strike Jun 30, 2009
Akure The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday ordered its members in both federal and state universities nationwide to immediately proceed on indefinite strike action over Federal Govern-ment's refusal to sign the agreement it reached with the union about two and a half years ago ... Addressing reporters in Akure, the Ondo State capital, after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, the President of ASUU, Professor Ukachukwu Awuzie, said the Federal Government should be... (allAfrica.com)
Ondo Assembly asks govt to withhold council funds Jun 26, 2009
The state governor, following the verdict of an Akure High Court last Wednesday which declared the December 15, 2007 local council polls that produced the former chairmen as illegal, inaugurated the new political leadership in the 18 local councils of the state ... Former Chairman of Akure South local council and leader of the state branch of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Adedayo Omolafe, said the legal team of the dissolved council administrators filed the papers... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Varsity teachers go on indefinite strike Jun 23, 2009
Varsity teachers go on indefinite strike From Niyi Bello (Akure), Ifedayo Sayo (Ado-Ekiti), Iyabo Lawal (Ibadan), Alemma-Ozioruva Aliu (Benin City) and Emmanuel Badejo (Lagos). ANOTHER crisis has hit the Nigerian public university system as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday in Akure, Ondo State capital, after a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting at the Federal University of Technology (FUTA) declared "a total and indefinite strike" over what the union called "the... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Yar'Adua to unveil amnesty terms today Jun 18, 2009
Meets N'Delta govs, military chiefs From Madu Onuorah (Abuja), Kelvin Ebiri (Port Harcourt), Hendrix Oliomogbe (Asaba) and Julius Alabi (Akure). PRESIDENT Umaru Musa Yar'Adua will today meet with state governors of the Niger Delta and military chiefs on how to fast-track his peace-building process and the proposed amnesty to armed men in the region. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria not at war in N'Delta, says govt Jun 17, 2009
ICC open to litigation on crisis, says judge From Madu Onuorah, Lemmy Ughegbe, Kelechi Okoronkwo (Abuja), Kelvin Ebiri (Port Harcourt), Niyi Bello and Julius Alabi (Akure). A FIRM assurance has been given by the Federal Government to the world that Nigeria was not at war in the oil-rich Niger Delta where insurgents are fighting for a measure of local autonomy and greater control of the area's petroleum resources by its people. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Jailed Soldiers: U.N T Question Nigerian Armed Forces Chiefs May 31, 2009
The court, which sat in Akure, ruled on the matter after about nine months of trial. The ruling is believed to be subject to the confirmation by the Nigerian Chief of Army, who is the convening authority, and Le Roy, the top UN Chief for Peacekeeping, would be meeting the Chief of Army Staff next month to review the case. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Ten years old May 30, 2009
Page last updated at 10:27 GMT, Friday, 29 May 2009 11:27 UK. African viewpoint: Nigeria's freedom. (BBC News -- Africa)
Arewa backs action in Delta, S'South alleges genocide May 28, 2009
From John-Abba Ogbodo, Terhemba Daka (Abuja), Saxone Akhaine (Kaduna), Kelvin Ebiri (Port Harcourt), Niyi Bello, Julius Alabi (Akure), Willie Etim (Yenagoa) and Alex Olise (Lagos) NIGERIAN leaders and groups across the country yesterday took different positions on the ongoing military campaign against militants in the Niger Delta region. While some deemed it necessary, others accused the Federal Government of systematic extermination of a people. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Military offensive in Delta goes on, Senate probes May 21, 2009
Coalition seeks UN intervention From Kelvin Ebiri (Port Harcourt), Hendrix Oliomogbe (Asaba), Azimazi Momoh Jimoh, Lemmy Ughegbe (Abuja), Julius Alabi (Akure) and Iyabo Lawal (Ibadan) ... In a statement yesterday in Akure, Ondo State, the group's coordinator, Suffy Eleitu Uguoji, urged the government to exercise restraint and ensure a ceasefire. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: Private Radio Station Shut Down Over Ekiti Coverage May 12, 2009
Akure A few months after Channels Television suffered a similar fate, Adaba 88. 9 FM, a private radio station located in Akure, Ondo State capital, has been shut ... 9FM, a station in Akure owned by Mr Bola Tinubu, the leader of AC. For almost two hours he brazenly incited the people and kept urging them to reject the results of the just concluded election. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Police Want Acting Ekiti Speaker May 7, 2009
AKURE-FORMER governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Agagu, has congratulated Engineer Segun Oni of his victory at the re-run election in Ekiti state saying it was "the wish of the good people of Ekiti State." ... A letter made available to Vanguard in Akure by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation under Dr Agagu, Olorogun Eddy Olafeso, the former governor also saluted "the people of Ekiti who defied all nebulous propaganda to freely express for a noble man whose commitment to their... (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Life Sentence for 27 Soldiers Immoral - Lawmaker May 1, 2009
THE recent sentencing of 27 soldiers to life imprisonment by a military court martial sitting in Akure has been described as "unfortunate, demoralising, painful and a disingenuous way of instilling discipline in the military". Speaking to Vanguard in a telephone chat, member representing the Warri Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives, Mr. Daniel Reyenieju, stated that as a moral philosopher by training, he saw the sentencing of the soldiers as an action that would... (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Ekiti Electoral Official Agrees to Conclude Polls Apr 30, 2009
30 pm respectively in three batches of three big lorries, four pick-up vans and a Hilux bus with their leader in a separate official car en route Akure, passing through Ajilosun Street down to Irona Street in the state capital. Their mission and destination was not immediately known, but an unconfirmed security source told Vanguard that the presence of the soldiers in the state may not be unconnected with the present political logjam in the state. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Country Imports More Fuel to Tackle Scarcity Apr 30, 2009
In Akure, the Ondo State capital, commuters were stranded yesterday as the fuel scarcity bit harder with many motorists abandoning their vehicles at filling stations ... Pupils in different schools in the state capital lined the major streets of Akure metropolis as they trekked to their schools. (allAfrica.com)
Ex-U.N. peacekeepers get life in mutiny case Apr 29, 2009
Their attorney, Femi Falana, vowed to file an appeal at the Nigeria appellate court to challenge the judgment of the court-martial in Akure, Ondo state. "The soldiers have the legitimate rights to protest the illegal diversion of their allowances," Falana said. (MSNBC -- International)
How's he doing? Barack Obama's 100-day report card Apr 28, 2009
asieco chuks, Akure, Nigeria. The modern 100-day frenzy to 'get things done', even if they subsequently turn out to have not been thought through in any way, shape or form, brings inevitable comparison with the infamous saga of the Ouzelum Bird. (BBC News -- Americas)
27 soldiers get life sentence for mutiny Apr 28, 2009
Ishaya Bauka- led Court Martial sitting in Owena Barracks, Akure in Ondo State ... The protest which took place in the Owena Barracks of the 323 Artillery Brigade led to a closure of business activities around the Ondo Road, Akure location of the army formation as hundreds of soldiers blocked the highway and set up bonfires, singing war songs condemning their superiors ... Reading out the judgment yesterday, Bauka said Aliyu (freed) merely raised his hand when the former Commanding Officer of... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Council chiefs' sack reversible by court, says Mimiko Mar 23, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009. Monday, March 23, 2009. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Govt, Reps insist on due process over Ondo crisis Mar 20, 2009
Appeal Court sacks 30 Osun council chiefs From Mathias Okwe, John-Abba Ogbodo (Abuja), Iyabo Lawal (Ibadan), Tunji Omofoye (Osun) and Niyi Bello (Akure) ... " Falae, while speaking to The Guardian on phone in Akure yesterday, said: "It is wrong for the House to discuss the matter as such action could further compound the crisis and worsen the situation. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: Ondo Governor Dares Govt Mar 19, 2009
The governor spoke in Akure while swearing in the new Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Dr. Aderotimi Adelola and his Chief of Staff (CoS), Dr. Kola Ademujimi. The Federal Government had on Monday told the governor to follow the due process and allow the rule of law to prevail in the matter of the local government councils, following which the governor took the local government chairmen to court. (allAfrica.com)
PDP plots emergency rule in Ondo, says Mimiko Mar 18, 2009
Last Monday, Mimiko prayed an Akure High Court to restrain all the chairmen of the dissolved 18 local councils in the state from parading themselves as council helmsmen and particularly to forbid them from making any attempt to take over the administration of the councils, which the state government dissolved on March 4 ... Omolafe, who is the Chairman of Akure South Local Council, said "we never instituted any action against the governor on this matter. Our position has been and still is that... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Sacked Ondo council chiefs reinstate selves Mar 17, 2009
Mimiko appeals for calm From Niyi Bello and Julius Alabi, Akure ... The President was said to have been piqued by the alleged illegality of the council dissolution by the Governor Olusegun Mimiko administration predicated on non-compliance with a restraining injunction by an Akure High Court against the conduct of the December 15, 2007 local council polls that produced the executive and legislative arms of the 18 councils by the former Agagu administration ... 00 a.m., about five vehicles... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: Ondo, Yet Another Landmark Judgment Feb 26, 2009
So, from Akure to Okitipupa, Ore to Ile-Oluji, they spilled onto the streets. The people of Okeigbo, Owo, Ikare, Ondo, Ijare, and Idanre heard too. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: New Governor Announced in Ondo State Feb 24, 2009
com: Nigeria: Akure Agog As Mimiko is Pronounced Governor (Page 1 of 2). Nigeria: Akure Agog As Mimiko is Pronounced Governor ... Lagos Akure, the Ondo State capital, and some neighbouring towns erupted in jubilation yesterday as the news filtered in that hard-fighting Labour Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate in the April 14, 2007 election in the state, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, had been pronounced the governor of the state. (allAfrica.com)
Mimiko takes over in Ondo, vows not to fail Feb 24, 2009
He said based on the findings of the panel, the election of the contested wards of Akoko North-East, one out of 10 wards of Ose, four wards of Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo, five wards of the 11 wards of Odigbo and some wards of Akure North had been nullified. Nabaruma said there were no disputes on the results of the election in areas not mentioned by Mimiko in his petition meaning that the results of the exercise was accepted by all parties. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: Anxiety in Ondo State Over Guber Appeal Verdict Feb 20, 2009
Lagos Anxiety mounts in Akure, the Ondo State capital, and other major towns in the state as the Court of Appeal sitting in Benin-city delivers judgment on Monday in the state gubernatorial tussle ... At a meeting summoned by the Deji of Akure, Oba Oluwadare Adesina, leaders of PDP and LP promised to maintain peace before, during and after the judgment. (allAfrica.com)
