All members of Ondo state House of Assembly decamp to PDP

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Barely 24 hours after Ondo state governor, Olusegun Mimiko formally decamped from Labour Party to the PDP, you can find reports today that members of the State House of Assembly have decamped from the Labour party to the PDP. More Details later.

Members of Ondo State House of Assembly Elects First Female Speaker

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Members of the Ondo State House of Assembly today May 27th elected Ms Jumoke Akindele  representing Okitipupa constituency II as the new speaker of the State Assembly. Pulling 13 votes, Ms Akindele who is an experienced lawyer emerged speaker after the election. She was Chairman, House Committee on Education in the house before her recent election.  The former speaker, Mr Samuel Adeshina Ajayi lost his battle to cancer in Feb 25th 2014 making the seat vacant for new leadership.

Ondo State Pastor Arraigned And Remanded In Alleged Kidnapping Case.

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A self-proclaimed Ondo State Pastor, Emmanuel Chigozie Okpara, was arraigned today and remanded in custody before a magistrate court sitting in Oke Eda, Akure, in an alleged kidnapping case.

The Pastor appeared in court with Evelyn Jonathan, 27, who is also facing charges of kidnapping and possession of weapons. Others responsible for the kidnapping still remain at large.

Pastor Chigozie is accused of complicity with a group of boys in the abduction of a two year old baby Bolanle Olowokere, the daughter of Engineer Bayo and Mrs. Blessing Olowookere in March of this year.

Authorities Reveal Child Manufacturer In Ondo State, 24 Suspects Caught

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A Baby factory has been uncovered in Ilu-Titun in Okitipupa council area of Ondo State by the state command of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS.  At least 24 suspects were arrested in connection with the illegal establishment.  Among those nabbed by the anti-trafficking detectives of the command included five pregnant women, five nursing mothers, five babies, two of which are less than a month old and eight men whose duty it was to impregnate the women.
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"APC launched in Ondo State!" - by: Rotimi Fashakin - January 8, 2014

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Tuesday, 7th January, 2013 marked a major milestone in the political history of Ondo State with the formal inauguration of the Harmonization committee of the All Progressive Congress (APC). The ceremony was supervised by the first executive governor of Ekiti State and interim National Vice-Chairman(sOUTH WEST) of APC, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo in Akure, Ondo State.