The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has finalised arrangements to conduct primaries for aspirants eyeing councillorship and chairmanship tickets on its platform. The two days event lated for today, Monday, February 3rd and Tuesday February 4th, 2020 would avail each councillorship aspirant the opportunity to gauge his or her level of popularity with […]
Ondo State Governor, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu, has told the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that he is the only person in the state with the pedigree and charisma to secure huge votes for the party and win the state in the next election. The governor told journalists in Abuja that if the APC […]
The Ondo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says it will not handpick any candidate for the party in the forthcoming council poll in the state. Chairman of the APC in the state, Ade Adetimehin, stated this on Thursday during a press briefing in Akure. The state Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) has fixed […]
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 inaugurating the newly reconstituted state task force on farmers in government forest reserves […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 Wednesday. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 silver […]