A middle-aged-man, Sunday Samuel, has accused the Ondo State Trauma and Surgical Centre, Ondo Town, of negligence after his wife died during a surgical operation at the facility. The deceased, Fola, was reportedly diagnosed with breast cancer. The mother of four was thereafter placed on medication for about a month in the hospital ward before […]
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Pastor Kayode Olaniyi Ogundele has been appointed the new Ondo State Head of Service. He will succeed the incumbent Pastor John Adeyemo, who will be bowing out of service on August 2, 2022 upon his statutory retirement. Thus, Ogundele’s appointment is effective from August 3, 2022. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Olabode Olatunde, […]
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Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Thursday counseled an unwavering dedication to duty as he swore in four new permanent secretaries and two tutors-general in Ondo state. Among the new officers are Mr. Olusegun Omojuwa, Permanent Secretary, Local Government Staff Loans Board; Mrs Adenike Ogunsola, Permanent Secretary, Local Government Service Commission; Mrs Toyin Oni, Permanent Secretary/Accountant-General and […]
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Akeredolu at the scene on Thursday “I want to allay the fear of our people. Clearly, what happened here on Wednesday night was not an attempt to kidnap anybody because they went away with nobody. And we have in the premises over hundred people living there. “Yes, there were sporadic gunshots at the wall but […]
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SUBEB Chairman, Rt Hon Victor Olabimtan Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has refuted the information circulating that the board will be conducting screening examination to employ primary school teachers. The refutal was contained in a statement on Thursday by the board’s Head, Press and Information, Bisi Agboola. He said: “The information has been […]
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Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman ‘We pretended we were dead’ Two survivors of Wednesday’s attack on Craneburg Construction Company site in Owo, local government area, have narrated how they escaped death by the whiskers. As reported by The Nation, the two survivors, Rifum Lawrence, 50, and Abraham Opara, aged 45, are relatives from […]
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We’ve lost a committed progressive – Akeredolu Great loss to Akure, Ondo – Adegoroye We’re shocked, sad – APC A former Commissioner for Information in Ondo State, Prince Olu Adegboro, has passed on. He was commissioner in the Adebayo Adefarati administration. The All Progressives Congress, APC chieftain and an Akure prince reportedly died in the […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has alleged that the Oluwarotimi Akeredolu administration in the state has turned Akure, the state capital into a huge dumpsite having abandoned its waste disposal and environmental cleanliness responsibilities. In a statement by its State Publicity Secretary, Mr Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, the party said: “Akure, a city that attracted tourists […]
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Gunmen on Monday morning, attacked a police station in Akure, the Ondo state capital and killed a police inspector. Confirming this in a statement, police spokeswoman in the state, SP Funmilayo Odunlami, said: “On the 25th July, 2022 around 0100 am, hoodlums attacked Okuta Elerinla Division, in Akure. “Policemen who were at alert and alive […]
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Police Inspector General, IGP Alkali Baba Usman, has again brought succor to another set of widows of policemen in Ondo State Command. This came on the heels of his gesture few months ago when he donated N35 million to a set of policemen widows in the State. A statement by the police spokeswoman in the […]
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