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The Ondo state chapter of the main opposition party, (PDP) has frowned at a move by the ruling party, APC, Ondo state chapter to support the reelection of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state. The Chairman of the party in Ondo State, Engr. Ade Adetimehin, had on Tuesday dropped the hint in Akure, when he led the State Working Committee in a parley with the leaders of Igbo, Hausa, and Ibira communities, at the State Secretariat, that a committee had been constituted to help in getting Bello reelected in next month’s governorship election. Adetimehin said Ondo APC would constitute “a comprehensive committee of members of the State Executive Committee, and representatives of the various communities in the State that will join our brethren in Kogi State.” But reacting, a press statement by its spokesman, Zadok Akintoye laments that the step by the Ondo APC will amount to waste of state scarce resources. Below is the full text of the Statement; ONDO STATE PDP PRESS STATEMENT. RE: ONDO APC SE...

A crisis of confidence is tearing apart the Promise Land Prophetic Ministry in Shasha, Akure following allegations and counter allegation of fetish deals and practices.     The church, a breakaway faction of the Christ Apostolic Church Promised Land was embroiled in crisis following an allegation by former member and minister that fetish objects were planted in the bowel of the church      The church came under Public scrutiny recently when the former member, Evangelist Abiodun John raised dust in a petition that a placenta and human corpse were buried in the church.    The petition which compelled detectives to dig the altar reportedly found nothing incriminating.     The Founder of the Promised Land Prophetic Minister, Pastor Gbenga Akinbiyi told Journalists in Akure yesterday that his accusers were jealous of his huge success and trying to pull him down     Akinbiyi obviously rattled by the allegation coming from a conf...

The Ondo state Police command say investigation is still ongoing over three students of the State School of Health Technology, Akure, for allegedly gang-raping a year one female school mate last week. The suspects who are; Aderoboye Damilola, Eyitayo Charles and Blessing Michael, may be charged to court next week. The command however disclosed that the suspects who are still in the police custody, will soon be arraigned in court for proper prosecution...  The trio, according to the spokesperson of the state police command, Femi Joseph will be charged to court to serve as deterrent to those with criminal tendencies. The three suspects were said to have committed the crime at the residence of the girl’s boyfriend along Akure-Oda road, last week Joseph said, ” We are going to charge the three suspects to court. We are still investigating the matter” Source:Precisionng.Com 0 7

Wolverhampton secured three away goals as they beat Torino 3-2 in Turin to take the lead after the first leg of the Europa League qualifier. An own goal from Torino star Bremer and one goal each from Diogo Jota and Raul Jimenez secured the first leg advantage for Wolves and they will look to build on that in the second leg at home next week. Results in full… Europa League Qualifier FC Astana 3-0 BATE Borisov Ararat Armenia 2-1 F91 Dudelange Malmoe FF 3-0 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Suduva 0-0 Ferencvaros Feyenoord 3-0 Hapoel Beer Sheva Ludogorets Razgrad 0-0 Maribor FC Koebenhavn 3-1 Riga FC AEK Athens 1-3 Trabzonspor Legia Warszawa 0-0 Rangers AZ Alkmaar 1-1 Royal Antwerp FC FCSB 0-0 Vitoria de Guimaraes Gent 2-1 Rijeka PSV Eindhoven 3-0 Apollon Limassol Strasbourg 1-0 Eintracht Frankfurt SC Braga 1-0 Spartak Moscow Celtic 2-0 AIK Linfield 3-2 Qarabag FK RCD Espanyol 3-1 Zorya Luhansk Partizan Beograd 2-1 Molde Slovan Bratislava 1-0 PAOK Thessaloniki FC Torino 2-3 Wolverhampton Matches conti...

A 30-year-old Headteacher of a private school in the Kuje area of Abuja has been arrested by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons for allegedly raping a six-year-old pupil of the school.  Identified as Shedrach Nwekeagu, the suspect allegedly started by inserting a finger into the minor’s private part before raping her a week later. The man was said to have been arrested after the victim opened up to her father after he noticed blood stains on her underwear.  Head of Press and Public Relations Unit of NAPTIP, Stella Nezan, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Thursday. The statement read, “Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons have arrested 30 years old Shedrach Nwekeagu for allegedly raping a six-year-old school pupil. “The suspect is the Headteacher in one of the private schools in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. “According to the victim’s father who reported the matter to NAPTIP...

Celtic have crashed out of the Champions League after being beaten by Romanian side Cluj 5-4 on aggregate in the third qualifying round. The match ended 3-4 loss to Celtic in the second leg last night and following a 1-1 first leg draw, the tie gave a 4-5 aggregate loss for the Scottish side. Results in full… Champions League Qarabag FK 0-2 APOEL Nicosia Rosenborg 3-1 Maribor Dynamo Kyiv 3-3 Club Brugge FC Koebenhavn 1(6)-(7)1 FK Crvena Zvezda Ferencvaros 0-4 Dinamo Zagreb Ajax 3-2 PAOK Thessaloniki FC LASK 3-1 Basel Olympiacos 2-0 Istanbul Basaksehir Celtic 3-4 CFR Cluj FC Porto 2-3 FC Krasnodar Europa League Nomme JK Kalju 0-1 F91 Dudelange Linfield 3-2 Sutjeska Dundalk FC 1-3 Slovan Bratislava Matches continue today and it’s the UEFA Super Cup between Liverpool and Chelsea in Istanbul today. It’s the match between the winner and Champions League and Europa League for the previous season. Fixtures in full…. Super Cup  Liverpool Vs Chelsea 8:00pm Europa League Atromitos Vs Legia W...

The Executive and entire members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ), Ondo State Council have joined well-meaning Nigerians to celebrate this year’s Eld-el-Kabir with Muslim faithful across the state and beyond. Ondo NUJ therefore urges every Nigerian to use this festive period to reflect on serious security challenges facing the nation and the need for Muslims to ceaselessly pray for a peaceful coexistence in the country. A Sallah Message issued in Akure by the State Chairman of the Union, Comrade Adetona Aderoboye, indicates that while celebrating, political leaders should not forget various economic hardship and insecurity confronting the citizenry which have been aiding criminal activities. The NUJ Chairman who commends journalists and media organizations in Ondo State for their steadfastness and professionalism in reporting happenings in the state, urges them to sustain such for overall growth of the state. The Pen Professional Body also appreciates Governor Oluwarotimi Ake...