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November 24, 2024

Investigation: How Kwara Electoral Body Suppressed Voters, Manipulated LG Election Results To Favour Ruling APC

104 By Salihu Ayatullahi, Toheeb Omotayo & Salihu Shola Taofeek In a two-month-long investigation, The Informant247 assembled evidence of several ‘electoral manipulations’ done by the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) during the September 21 local government elections. The report documents discrepancies in the election results, voter suppression and widespread disenfranchisement caused by shortages of electoral materials, […]

Breaking News , Ondo
July 14, 2024

Ondo Woman Finds Cleric Grinding Exhumed Body Of Her One-Year-Old Child

254 Aliyu was also present at the baby’s burial with the rest of the woman’s family. By Timileyin Akinmoyeje Aliyu, a self-proclaimed cleric in Omi-Ifon, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, has been caught grinding the exhumed remains of a one-year-old infant he should have taken care of, FIJ has learned. Aliyu was caught […]

Breaking News , Governance , Impact , Ondo
June 10, 2024

Gov Aiyedatiwa Orders Completion Of Owena Dam After TheInvestigator’s Report

446 The report, published on April 19, 2024, revealed the political intrigues and lack of will that stalled the completion of the project.  By Alaba Adeyemi Following an investigation by TheInvestigator titled “Despite Spending N5 Billion, 16 Years Later Owena Multipurpose Dam Remains Uncompleted”, the Ondo State Government has begun the process of continuing the […]

Breaking News , Economy/Business , Investigation , Ondo
May 10, 2024

Ondo State Government Sold Farmers’ Lands To Investors, Refused To Compensate Them Then Ignored Court Orders

316 Justice Aderemi Adegoroye who presided over the case granted the prayers. However, the Ondo State Government and SAO Agro Allied Services did not obey the orders. By Alaba Adeyemi On the 18th of April 2023, farmers in communities around the Oluwa forest in Ore Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State woke up to […]

Breaking News , Investigation , Ondo
April 29, 2024

Tales Of Woes Among Women Farmers In Southwest Nigeria As Security Agencies Fail To Protect Them

233 By Zainab Sanni and Alaba Adeyemi In recent years, food security in Nigeria has been threatened by incessant farmers-herders conflict, fueled by climate change. A key feature of this conflict is the targeted attack on farmers and their farmlands. According to the African Development Bank, Nigeria women contribute 70 percent of the total agricultural […]

Breaking News , Investigation , Ondo
April 19, 2024

INVESTIGATION: Despite Spending N5 Billion, 16 Years Later Owena Multipurpose Dam Is Uncompleted

701 TheInvestigator’s 2-month inquiry reveals the Ondo State Government secured a $169.72 million loan and received $5 million for the project expected to be completed in 2022. By Alaba Adeyemi Unveiling the mismanagement of funds and resources, TheInvestigator uncovers a saga of broken promises and governmental neglect spanning multiple administrations, shedding light on the dire […]

Breaking News , Investigation , Ondo
March 6, 2024

In Ondo, N30 Billion Araromi Seaside-Lekki Road Project Remains Abandoned

690 In the heart of Ondo State, Nigeria, lies the abandoned Araromi Seaside-Lekki Road project. What began with lofty aspirations and ceremonial fanfare has devolved into a saga of broken pledges and vanished contractors. Residents, once hopeful for economic revitalization, now lament the road’s stalled development and ponder its uncertain fate, Alaba Adeyemi of DNN reports. […]

Breaking News , Ondo
January 5, 2024

Akeredolu’s Corpse Arrives Nigeria From Germany

352 The late Governor’s remains were brought into the country from Germany, where he passed away. By Juliet Buna, Punch Newspaper The body of the late former Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON, has arrived in Nigeria. According to a post on the X handle of the late governor’s spokesperson, Richard Olatunde, […]

Breaking News , Governance , Ondo
December 31, 2023

Akeredolu Was Weak In Matters Involving His Wife — Ex-Aide

402 Odebowale, along with the Commissioner for Infrastructure, Lands and Housing, Aminu Raimi, and the Special Assistant on Photography to the former governor, Olawale Abolade, resigned following the death of Akeredolu in Germany on Wednesday. By Adekunle Sulaimon, Punch Newspaper Doyin Odebowale, the former Senior Special Assistant on Special Duties and Strategy to late Ondo […]

Breaking News , Ondo
December 30, 2023

FULL LIST: All Past Ondo Governors Dead Except Mimiko

391 Their passing on re-echoes the words of English poet and playwright, Williams Shakespeare, who described the world as a stage where each person plays his part and leaves. By Alao Abiodun, The Nation Newspaper The death of former Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on December 27, 2023, has once again depleted the giant elites of […]

Breaking News , Governance , News , Ondo
December 27, 2023

BREAKING: Ondo Governor Akeredolu Dies At 67

342 The former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) died at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday at a German hospital where he was receiving treatment. By FIJ Rotimi Akeredolu, Ondo State governor, passed away in the early hours of Wednesday, aged 67. Ondo State sources told FIJ Akeredolu’s death was confirmed by senior government officials. […]

Breaking News , Governance , Ondo
December 17, 2023

Ondo Acting Governor, Aiyedatiwa Suspends Akeredolu’s Chief Protocol Officer, Announces Replacement

355 By SaharaReporters Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the Ondo State acting Governor, has suspended the Chief of Protocol to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, Bola Alabi, and replaced him with the Deputy Chief of Staff, Olusegun Omojuwa. The state government said Alabi would return to his duty post when the governor returned from a medical vacation in Germany. This […]