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  • AAUA final year student commits suicide after church vigil

    AAUA final year student commits suicide after church vigil

    A 500-level student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba (AAUA), Ondo State, Ayandare Modupe, has committed suicide.

    Ayandare, the President of the Department of Agronomy, was said to have committed the act about 4am after attending a church vigil.

    Her body was found beside the church around Sportless Villa.

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    Spokesman of the Students Union Government, Olaogbebikan Noble, in a statement, said the student’s body was in agony over the incident.

    According to the statement, “The law enforcement agency has been informed and all hands are on deck in getting to the root of the situation. Be rest assured that justice will be served and the law enforcement agency will do a thorough investigation.”

  • 23 ‘special’ students get scholarship

    To ensure that no student drops out of school on account of financial and physical constraint, the management of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba, Akoko, has awarded N1.150 million worth of scholarships to 23 students. They were given N50,000 each.

    The scholarship scheme was part of various supports measures given to students by the Students’ Support Centre of the university. The scholarships were given to the physically-challenged students.

    Presenting cheques to the beneficiaries, the Vice Chancellor, Prof Igbekele Ajibefun, who was represented by his Deputy (Academics), Prof Francis Gbore, reiterated the institution’s commitment to assist the awardees.

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    Responding on behalf of others, a 400-Level student of the Department of Mass Communication Boboye Adeusi, appreciated management’s kind gesture. He appealed for the scheme’s continuation, which he described as a model and ideal initiative that should be emulated by other institutions.

    Earlier, Students’ Support Centre coordinator, Dr Adediran Ikuomola, said the institution values all students as demonstrated through the scholarship. He said the centre would continue to work on the challenges faced by the students and explore more creative ways to make the centre more functional.

  • MFM FC bus accident: We are safe and sound – Media Officer

    MFM FC bus accident: We are safe and sound – Media Officer

    The Media Officer of MFM FC, Olawale Quadri said on Sunday that the team was safe and sound after they were involved in an accident at Akungba, Ondo State.

    Reports say that the Lagos bound MFM FC players and official were returning from Jos after the Match Day 5 fixtures of the Nigeria Professional Football League ( NPFL ).

    The Olukoya Boys, however, lost to the incumbent league winners Plateau United by a lone goal courtesy of a second-minute strike by Tosin Omolyele.

    Quadri said though the bus conveying the team was badly damaged,  most of the players escaped unscathed.

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    “The accident was unfortunate, but we thank God that no one sustained serious injury. I have read some reports that our coach was injured, nothing of such happened.

    “We are safe and sound; we are presently in a hotel in Akure so that we can take off from there after some time so that the players can also have some rest.

    “Some of the players that sustained minor injuries are being taken care of and they will join the rest of the team; we thank God for his protection.

    “We hope to resume the journey as soon as possible and we also thank our fans too for their support and prayers, he said.

    NAN

  • Massive turnout as voting begins in Akoko

    Massive turnout as voting begins in Akoko

    Voting in the governorship election has started in Akungba, Akoko Southwest in Ondo State.
    The process of simultaneous accreditation and voting has been peaceful.

    In Unit 006, Ibaka Town Hall in Akoko Southwest, there is a long queue of voters.

    Voting started at exactly 8am in the unit which has 550 registered voters.

    In Salami Street, Unit 011, Ward 5, Ikese, voting began at about 8.30am.

    In most of the units visited, electoral officers arrived early with voting materials.

    As at 7.40am, voting materials had arrived the Unit 013 in Ayepe III (Holy Trinity Area), Ward 7 in Akoko Southwest.

    However, in Units 16 and 17 of Ward 5, no materials of electoral officers were present when our reporter visited.

    Three policemen and two men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said they were still awaiting the arrival of the officers and materials. ‎

  • Akungba mayhem: NANS cautions Mimiko

    Akungba mayhem: NANS cautions Mimiko

    ReactionS continue to trail last Wednesday crisis among Labour Party (LP) supporters in Akungba Town of Ondo State. Two youths allegedly lost their lives in the fracas that followed a visit to the town by Governor Olusegun Mimiko.

    The latest comment on the matter came from the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Zone D. The studdent body while decrying the incident, called on the governor of the state to be careful with the way he carries out his electioneering campaign.

    In a statement signed by Olufemi Metufo, the Director of Publicity for Zone D NANS, the organisation condemned any type of political campaign that will lead youths to attack one another for whatever reason.

    The student body said it is more worrisome because report had it that the youngsters were fighting over a large sum of money allegedly doled out to them by Mimiko after his campaign speeches.

    “For us at NANS Zone D, it is no longer comfortable to fold our arms while some politicians plan to burn down the region. The incident that happened in Akungba on Wednesday is indeed a sad commentary of the relationship between politicians and youths.

    We wonder what mannner of campaign should lead to youth to attack one another with dangerous weapons. When you consider the information that the crisis was over a large sum of money doled out to these youths by the governor after his speech, then it becomes more worrisome.

    The incident is a confirmation of our earlier position that the government in Ondo State is not youth friendly. A government that has refused to empower the young ones now give them money to act as political thugs. It is a shame and we want it to stop,” Metufo said.

    NANS also told Governor Mimiko to ensure that such incidents do not happen during his campaign again.

    “Be that as it may, it is our position that the governor of Ondo should henceforth prevent the killing and maiming of youths in the name of election campaigns. We refuse to sit down and watch lives being wasted by politicians,” the statment said.

    Metufo said the association will not shy away from the need to take action against the governor and his party in the event of any other bloody occurence anywhere in the state.

    “In the event of any other bloody occurence at Mimiko’s campaign location anywhere in the state, NANS will not hesitate to take necessary and immediate action against the governor and his party,” he said.