Category: Ondo State

By Banji Ayoola The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State has congratulated the people of the state over the approval of the long-term Deep Seaport Project in the state. The project, initiated by the PDP administration of the late Dr. Olusegun Kokumo Agagu in 2004, was on Wednesday, approved for implementation at a meeting […]

By Banji Ayoola At last, the Federal Government on Wednesday approved the establishment of a deep sea port in Ondo State. The approval, which Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu described as cheering and a parting gift by President Muhammadu Buhari, was given at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council, held at the State House in Abuja. […]

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has unveiled a multi-billion naira aerotropolis project sited at Oba Ile Community in the Akure North Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the project is in partnership with the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria and a private firm, the Ala Resort Limited. Akeredolu, who was represented […]

By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has condemned an advertorial jointly signed and placed by a former Senator and Minister of State for Niger Delta, Chief Tayo Alasoadura, and the out-going Deputy Majority Leader in the Senate, Senator Ajayi Boroffice, accusing him of engaging in alleged anti-party activities. The duo, in the said […]

The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State, has asked Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to curb the alleged excesses of the local security outfit, the Amotekun Corps. In a statement titled “Akeredolu needs to call Amotekun to order”, by its State Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, the party called for an immediate investigation into some […]

By Banji Ayoola The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State will participate in the forthcoming Local Government Election, which is scheduled by the state’s Independent Electoral Commission, ODIEC, to hold on December 16 this year. The party’s state chairman, Hon Fatai Adams, who made this declaration on behalf of the party at a press […]

An Ilaje oil producing community in Ondo State Ondo State House of Assembly says that the 2023 budget for the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC) will improve the well-being and standard of oil-producing areas. Mr Akintomide Akinrogunde, the Chairman of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, stated this on Thursday at […]

Aiyetoro Community • Inhabitants in disarray, say over 10 kilometres already lost to ocean • We’ve been abandoned by govt, oil firms, dwellers say • It’s a huge project, we cannot handle it alone – Ondo govt Located on the frontlines of climate change and exploration activities of oil firms, Ayetoro, a coastal community in […]

The member-elect of the House of Representatives for Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency, Prince Okunjimi Odimayo, has prayed that Nigeria witnesses an economic breakthrough during the incoming Asiwaju Bola Tinubu administration. While celebrating the Eid-el-Fitr with the Muslims in a message, he also prayed that the nation will experience peace and prosperity, saying: “As Nigerians, we pray […]

The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo state capital, on Wednesday, validated the nomination of Adegboyega Adefarati as the candidate of the House of Representatives for the All Progressives Congress at the last February 25, 2023, election. The State High Court earlier nullified the candidacy of Adefarati as the court dismissed the primary of […]