Despite receiving an estimated N9tn in Federation Account Allocation Committee inflows in 2025, state governors are facing mounting criticism from labour unions, civil society groups and opposition parties over what many describe as a widening gap between soaring revenues and limited improvements in citizens’ welfare. FAAC allocations to states surged by over N2tn in one […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Ahead of the August 8 Governorship Election in Osun State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday, conducted a sensitisation programme for members of the 2026 Batch C of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) at the orientation camp in Ede. The exercise was aimed at preparing corps members for […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Suspected gunmen have reportedly abducted two residents of Ora-Igbomina, an Osun State community located along the boundary with Kwara State, raising fresh concerns over insecurity in the area The assailants reportedly struck at a private residence along Aran-Orin Road, Papa area of Ora-Igbomina, a few minutes before forcefully whisking the victims […]
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A total of 7,684 students will graduate at the 10th convocation of the Federal University of OyevEkiti, FUOYE, on Saturday. The number includes 7,396 undergraduate and 288 postgraduate students, according to the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Prof Abayomi Fasina. He disclosed the figure on Monday during a pre-convocation press conference ahead of the convocation ceremony. A breakdown […]
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By: Steve Otaloro Fifty years is not merely a measure of time. It is a solemn threshold between memory and meaning, a sacred pause where history exhales and the future gathers its breath. On the 3rd of February, 1976, Ondo State was etched into Nigeria’s evolving map—not as an accident of policy, but as a […]
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Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has set a new economic agenda to be pursued by the state in the next 50 years. He expressed optimism that the next fifty years would be driven by economic diversification, technology and innovation, human capital development, and strong institutions. The governor spoke at a public lecture themed “Ondo State […]
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Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, and a foremost lawyer, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, who chaired the Ondo at 50 Public Lecture in Akure, on Monday A foremost lawyer, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, has charged Yoruba elders and leaders to shelve their differences, which are normal, and take bold steps now to tackle the development and security […]
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L-R: Prof Oyedele, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Chief Wole Olanipekun, and Mrs Olu Verheijen, after the lecture themed “Ondo State: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” at the Culture and Events Centre (The Dome), Akure, on Monday The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Prof. Taiwo Oyedele, has called for a fundamental shift […]
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By Banji Ayoola What is my business with the faults of my neighbour, with his imperfections, with his sins? What is my business with the speck in his eyes? When I have my own shipload of faults to contend with. When I have my own weaknesses, and inadequacies hanging on my neck barring my ascent […]
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Dr Tunji Abayomi, SAN A foremost human rights lawyer and pro-democracy activist, Dr Tunji Abayomi, SAN, has said that pro-democracy activists from Ondo State deserve recognition in the golden jubilee anniversary celebration of the state’s creation . He spoke on Monday during his contribution at the Ondo State at 50 Public Lecture held at the […]
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