Osun PDP condoles Ondo counterpart over chairman’s death

Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has extended its heartfelt condolences to the entire Ondo State PDP family on the passing of its State Chairman, Hon Fatai Adams. It said his “sudden demise is a great loss not only to the PDP family in Ondo but also to the entire political landscape […]

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Ondo PDP chairman Adams dies

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State, Hon Fatai Adams, has passed on. This was confirmed in a statement on Wednesday by the party’s state spokesman, Hon Kennedy Ikantu Peretei. According to the statement titled “Ondo PDP Mourns State Chairman, Fatai Adams”: “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ondo State Chapter wishes […]

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Diran Iyantan to Tinubu: Ensure use of biometric data-gathering method in 2024 census

The immediate past Commissioner representing Ondo State on the board of the National Population Commission (NPC), Prince Diran Iyantan has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure that biometric data gathering is used in the proposed 2024 census in the country. He spoke in Akure the state capital, where he formally declared his intention to […]

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Ondo to recruit teachers soonest – Olabimtan

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa Ondo State Government will recruit teachers soonest to redress the worrisome teacher shortage in public schools statewide. The Executive Chairman Of Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board, ODSUBEB, Rt Hon Victor Olabimtan, stated this in Akure at the maiden edition of the Meet the Media programme organised by the Board  […]

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Ondo not owing workers salary – Govt

Ondo State Government on Thursday declared that it is not owing workers salary contrary to what it described as misinformation by a presidential official. It said in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan: “Our attention has been drawn to an interview on The Morning Brief on Channels Television, […]

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Ondo governorship race: Retired army general Ohunyeye unveils 12-point agenda

By Banji Ayoola A retired army general aspiring to contest the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State, Brig Gen Felix Olamide Ohunyeye, has unveiled his 12-point agenda. The agenda which he has woven within the acronym  “New AGE”, with which he plans to rapidly transform the economy of the sunshine state to the pride of […]

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OSEPA condemns styrofoam for serving food, starts sensitisation campaign

By Banji Ayoola 0ndo State Environmental Protection Agency, 0SEPA, has alerted the public of the danger of the use of styrofoam for serving food as it embarks on a sensitisation campaign to the nooks and crannies of Akure, the state capital. A statement by the agency’s spokesman, Mr’Bisi Agboola, said the campaign is to warn […]

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Akoko bye-election a rape on democracy – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the Akoko bye-election which held at the weekend in Ondo State as a shameless rape on democracy by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. In a statement by its spokesman in Ondo State, Hon Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, the PDP said its lawyers are studying the results announced by […]

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Fasoranti blesses Iyantan’s governorship bid

Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti has blessed Hon. Diran Iyantan and expressed his well wishes for his governorship ambition. Iyantan, a brother to the departed former Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Barrister Afolabi Iyantan, and a former Federal Commissioner at the National Population Commission, NPC, is aspiring to fly the flag of the ruling All […]

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Adelami sworn in as Ondo deputy governor

pledges total loyalty An ex-deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, Chief Olayide Owolabi Adelami, was sworn in on Thursday as the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, pledging absolute loyalty to his principal, Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa. The State Chief Judge, Justice Olusegun Odusanya administered the oath of office to the Deputy Governor at the event […]

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