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Ekiti pensioners go spiritual over unpaid benefits, appeal to Gov. Oyebanji
By Boye Oyeyemi – Pensioners in Ekiti State have called on Governor Biodun Oyebanji to release their monthly union deductions to enable the body to meet its administrative and welfare obligations. The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) in the state, Temitope Popoola, made the appeal during a special prayer session held to commemorate this year’s Pensioners Day…
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End protracted ASUU strike at AAUA – SUG President Ologbon urges Aiyedatiwa
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Students’ Union President of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Comrade Salami Akeem (Ologbon), has appealed to the Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, to urgently intervene in the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), AAUA chapter. In a statement made available to WESTERN POST, Akeem said the lingering strike that has…
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Christian genocide and the conspiracy against Nigeria, by Femi Fani-Kayode
I listened attentively to the words of @billmaher & @CNN’s @VanJones68 who have both accused Nigeria of indulging in “Christian genocide” and pondered on them deeply. If, as a Nigerian, their words and narrative do not concern you or scare you then, as @realDonaldTrump would say, you cannot be a very bright bulb. When one adds their words to the…
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Aiyedatiwa orders urgent repairs on Akure–Idanre road after outcry
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Government has begun emergency palliative work on the Akure–Idanre (Oke Aro) Road, barely 48 hours after Prophet Samson Oluwamodede decried its deplorable state. Commuters expressed relief on Saturday as contractors returned to the site with heavy equipment to fix failed sections of the road, which links several communities in Akure South Local Government…
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Ondo: Police arrest 10 over violent attack on monarch
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested ten suspects over a violent attack on the Igoba community in the Akure North Local Government Area, where gunmen allegedly attempted to assassinate a traditional ruler and robbed residents. The police spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola, said in a statement on Saturday that the incident occurred on October 2,…
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Ekiti 2026: Aiyedatiwa drums support for Oyebanji’s re-election
By Boye Oyeyemi – Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has urged the people of Ekiti State to rally behind Governor Biodun Oyebanji for a second term in office, saying continuity is key to sustaining the development strides already recorded under his leadership. Aiyedatiwa made the appeal on Friday at the funeral of High Chief Mathew Okunola, father of Justice Oyebisi…
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Ekiti Police Command begins enforcement of tinted vehicle regulations
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ekiti State Police Command has announced the commencement of full enforcement of the Vehicle Tinted Glass Permit across the state. According to the Command, the enforcement, which began on October 2, 2025, is in line with existing regulations and the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun. Police Public Relations Officer, SP…
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ASUU decries dilapidated infrastructure at Adekunle Ajasin varsity
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) chapter, has raised the alarm over what it described as the collapse of infrastructure in the institution due to years of poor funding by the Ondo State Government. Chairperson of ASUU in the university, Dr Boluwaji Oshodi, told reporters in Akure that the neglect…
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Youths attack monarch during New Yam Festival, strip wife naked
By Boye Oyeyemi – Tension gripped the Idogun community in the Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State on Friday when some youths allegedly assaulted the Onidogun of Idogun, Oba Moses Bakare, his wife, and his son, Prince Victor Bakare. The incident reportedly happened at the Ishara quarters of the town during the New Yam Festival when Prince Victor, who…
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Ondo govt applauds LG chairmen for grassroots development
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs has applauded the 18 local government chairmen of the state for keying into the grassroots development of the current administration in the state. The Ministry’s Commissioner, Alhaji Amidu Takuro, stated this in Akure at a news briefing on the just-concluded inspection of 18 local government areas…
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