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Akeredolu’s cenotaph of controversy: A rejoinder

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2025

By Bolanle BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 (Published in my ON THE LORD’S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper of Sunday, 13 July, 2025). My phone rang on Thursday, 26 June, 2025 and a long-standing friend was on the line. “I know you are from Owo”, he began. “And I know you

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Vox populi: Akeredolu’s cenotaph of controversy

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2025

By Bolanle BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 (Published in my ON THE LORD’S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper of Sunday, 6 July, 2025). What a cenotaph! And what a controversy! What memories – bitter and sweet – of the dead! And what engaging scuffles among the living! In all of these, however, we learn […]

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Revisiting Akeredolu’s cenotaph of controversy

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2025

By Bolanle BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058. I was not surprised when I learnt of the pulling down of the Memorial Park or cenotaph erected at the ancient town of Ogho (Owo) by the late governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu: The cenotaph was erected in honour of the victims of the terrorist attack […]

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Akeredolu, Aiyedatiwa and a dicey peace deal

Daily Dispatch December 5, 2023

By Zainab Suleiman Okino The lingering political crisis in Ondo state over Governor Rotimi Akerodolu’s health appeared to have thawed last week when President Bola Tinubu waded in to find an acceptable and amicable settlement. Despite the “good intentions” behind the president’s engagement with the warring parties, some of the clauses in the adopted resolutions […]

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Akeredolu, APC putting Buhari under pressure — PDP

Daily Dispatch October 5, 2020

The PDP National Campaign Council for Ondo Governorship Election said it has reviewed all prospects relating to the October 10, 2020 Ondo State governorship election and affirms that its candidate, Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), enjoys the greater support of the overwhelming majority of the people and indisputably in good stead for victory on Saturday. The party […]

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Breaking: Governor Akeredolu tests negative to COVID- 19

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2020

Ondo state Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has tested Negative for COVID-19. Governor Akeredolu in a state wide broadcast on Monday said after spending days in isolation, Doctors confirmed him negative after running the test twice. The result came five days after he tested positive to COVID-19 Akeredolu urged residents of the state to always take precautions […]