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Akeredolu accuses farmers of encroaching into forest reserves

Ihesiulo Grace 21 January 2020 0

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state on Tuesday said that about 138,000 hectares of the state government’s forest reserves have been encroached upon for farming in the state. Gov. Akeredolu, represented by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Adegboye Adefarati, made this known while

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Amotekun As Southwest’s Saddest Slide Into Medieval Leadership

Ihesiulo Grace 19 January 2020 0

Day break has caught some Nigerian leaders on the wrong side of history. Aspiring for public office is as easy as dreaming dreams. But the most difficult aspect of dreams is the consummation of its reality. Most Nigerians have found themselves on the leadership plane. But their actions and utterances depict a frustrating departure from […]

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Ondo 2020: PDP leaders endorse ex-Publicity Secretary as governorship aspirant

Ihesiulo Grace 14 January 2020 0

 Some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains in Ondo State, on Tuesday, endorsed Mr Banji Okunomo as a governorship aspirant, ahead of the 2020 governorship election in the state. Notable party leaders, including party executives, former local government chairmen and other stakeholders across the 18 local government areas in the state, converged on Okitipupa to endorse

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Akeredolu canvasses support for widows, dependants of fallen heroes

Ihesiulo Grace 13 January 2020 0

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has urged Nigerians to show support and empathy towards the widows and dependants of the country’s fallen heroes. Akeredolu, who was represented by his deputy, Hon. Agboola Ajayi, stated this on Sunday in Akure during a church service to celebrate the 2020 edition of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day. […]

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Ondo safer under Akeredolu, says council chairman

Ihesiulo Grace 3 January 2020 0

Chairman, Caretaker Committee, Okitipupa LGA of Ondo State, Mr Abayomi Adesanya, has said that the state is more secure under Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu. Adesanya made the assessment in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday on the sidelines of the presentation of his achievements in 2019 and expectations for 2020, in […]

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Ondo LG boss wades into NURTW crisis

Ihesiulo Grace 30 December 2019 0

The caretaker Chairman of Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo state, Abayomi Adesanya, on Monday intervened in the face -off among members of the Ilutitun branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). Adesanya said at the meeting he convened that he intervened in the matter because of an intelligence report he received […]

Crime

Ondo lawmaker condemns murder of Methodist Knight

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2019 0

Hon. Edamisan Ademola, a member of Ondo State House of Assembly, has condemned the murder of Sir Christopher Karigidi, a Knight of John Westley and Lay President of Methodist Church of Nigeria, Igbobini Diocese in Irele Local Government area. Some unknown gunmen, in the early hours of Dec. 2, shot the retired principal through the […]

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Police seek useful information on missing boy in Ondo

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2019 0

The Nigeria Police Force in Ondo state has called on the public to give useful information to the command that can lead to the rescue of a one-year-old boy, Kolawole Gold, who went missing in a church in Akure. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Mr. Femi Joseph, made the call in a […]

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Akeredolu’s wife criticises spate of single parenting in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 17 November 2019 0

Wife of Ondo state Governor, Mrs. Betty Akeredolu, has decried the rate at which many Nigerian men abandon the responsibility of training children to their wives alone. Mrs. Akeredolu said this at the weekend while declaring open the 2019 family conference organised by the Blissful Home Initiative in Ijapo Estate, Akure the Ondo state capital. […]

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Ondo SSG mobilises APC members for Akeredolu’s re-election

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2019 0

Secretary to the State Government (SSG) of Ondo state, Mr. Ifedayo Abegunde, has rallied support for Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s re-election, tasking party members to wake up from their slumber. At a meeting in his residence in Akure, Abegunde implored members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to close ranks and return Gov. […]

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Ondo partners CBN, SMEDAN to train 360 youths on entrepreneurship

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2019 0

The Ondo state government in conjunction with Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has started training over 360 youths on different business enterprise. The three-day entrepreneurship programme organised by the Ministry of Youths and Sports Development with SMEDAN started on Monday and would end on

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Tambuwal distributes 120 students bicycles under GTBanks’ Beat the Distance scheme

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2019 0

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Thursday gave bicycles to 120 students donated by Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) to four secondary schools in the state, to ease transportation for students. The scheme was launched at the Government Day Secondary School, (GDSS) Takatuku in Bodinga Local Government Area, Tambuwal urged other institutions to emulate GTB’s […]

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Thunder strikes 36 cows in Ondo state

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2019 0

There was a serious scare in Ijare town, a community in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State after a strange thunder struck and killed thirty-six cows. The herdsman was said to have led the cows to the top of a sacred hill known as Oke-Owa where the king of the community performs certain traditional […]

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Police recover kidnapped Ondo varsity lecturer’s official car

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2019 0

The Edo State Police Command on Saturday said it had recovered the official car of Prof. Gideon Okedayo, a lecturer with the Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH), Okitipupa who was kidnapped on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lecturer was kidnapped along with his driver in his official […]

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Weed out bad officers, Lawmaker tasks security agencies

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2019 0

The Deputy Chairman, House Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Rep. Adejoro Adeogun, has charged security agencies not to shield bad officers, but weed them out to ensure effective policing in the country. Adeogun, who made the call in an interview with journalists in Abuja, said though the percentage of bad officers was low, it […]

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NSCDC in Ondo State reads riot act to criminals

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2019 0

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo state Command on Tuesday warned criminals in the state to either desist from committing crimes or face the full wrath of the law. NSCDC state Commandant, Mrs. Christiana Abiakam-Omanu, read the riot act while parading some suspects for various crimes before newsmen in Akure. Abiakam-Omanu, who […]

Sports

Ranking series: Odunayo Adekuoroye wins gold, Blessing Oborududu bags bronze

Ihesiulo Grace 17 July 2019 0

Reigning Commonwealth champion, Nigeria’s Odunayo Adekuoroye, defeated Tetyana Kit of Ukraine 10-0 in the final to win gold in the 57kg category at the ongoing Yasar Dogu Ranking Series event holding in Istanbul, Turkey. Newsmen report that the World wrestling silver medalist, Adekuoroye defeated the 2015 World Championships bronze medalist and 2016 European championships

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TCN reiterates commitment to ending Ondo South blackout

Ihesiulo Grace 3 July 2019 0

Ukpono Ukpong – Abuja The Management of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has said that effort to improve the bulk supply of electricity to Ondo South and the entire Ondo State is in top gear. Reacting to an advertorial published by Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), in a national daily newspaper on Sunday, 23rd June, […]

Entertainment

Versatile Act, White Man Debut with My Story

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2019

Isaac Oguntoye – Lagos Nigeria’s music industry is no doubt one of the most competitive industries in the whole of Africa, as the industry keeps producing new talent. Another talented versatile act on the block is White Man who is originally known as Omotore Adebayo. The talented cool dude is signed under Money Making Machine […]

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Kayode Ajulo Comes Under Pressure as Ondo Guber Election Draw Near

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2019

Isaac Oguntoye – Lagos Call light skinned and cute looking cerebral legal practitioner, Dr. Kayode Ajulo a child of destiny and you will sure not be mistaking as its evident his life has been so tailored. Growing under the care of a father who ran a bookshop and a seamstress mother, little Kayode was exposed […]