Akeredolu swears in Amotekun commander as cabinet member

In appreciation of its performance and to underscore the importance placed on the role of the local security outfit in maintaining security in Ondo State, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has sworn in the state’s ,Amotekun Corps commander, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, as his Special Adviser on Security Matters. He swore the security chief in as a member […]

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Tinubu’s networth, bullion van and other matters

By Yekini Olugbenro Each time Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu makes a move to advance his political interests, his traducers come out of hiding, red-eyed and begin to spin all sorts of outlandish tales by moonlight to deceive their gullible audience and cast a dent on the man’s personality. That has been Asiwaju’s cross to carry […]

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Akeredolu salutes as soldiers return to correctional centres duty posts

Soldiers have returned to their correctional centres  duty posts in Ondo State, a development which delights Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, who has openly welcome the return. The return is coming few days after the governor raised an alarm that withdrawal by the Nigerian Army of soldiers from correctional centres across the state was encouraging jail breaks […]

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Criminals who attacked Omolege community will be arrested, punished, Akeredolu vows

Commends Amotekun, other security agencies on crime reduction Alarmed by the violence and destruction unleashed on Omolege, a serene agrarian community in Ose Local Government area of Ondo State by unknown gunmen, the state Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has vowed that the perpetrators would not go unpunished. Similarly he promised that the arsonists when arrested will […]

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Crisis brews in Ondo PDP as chieftain sues Mimiko on party’s leadership

Party disowns claimant, says court action a rude shock  The immediate former governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has been dragged to court by an aggrieved chieftain of the party in the state and Coordinator of People’s Democratic Party Support Group (PSG), Mr Bode Obanla, who asked the court to bar the ex-governor from […]

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OAUSTECH debunks alleged contract racketeering

The Management of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, has debunked alleged contract racketeering in the institution as “social media posts being circulated by some sensational media outfits who are out to tarnish the image of our University for no Justifiable cause.” In a rejoinder signed by the institution’s Registrar, Mr G. […]

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Bloody attack, killing of 3 by rampaging herders: Akeredolu at Omolege, vows to punish perpetrators

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has vowed to arrest and punish the criminal suspected Fulani herdsmen who killed three persons, ransacked and burnt many buildings at Molege community of Ose local government, the popular and most thriving yams depot  of the state on Thursday. He spoke the vow on Sunday during his visit to the […]

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Ondo Govt, PDP trade tackles over anti-corruption bill

Bill a hasty attempt to shield Akeredolu’s family from investigation – PDP PDP needs help to be off ignorance radar – Govt Ondo State Government and the state’s chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are trading tackles over the anti-corruption bill before the state’s House of Assembly for passage into law. While the PDP described […]

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OPC scores Akeredolu high on security, calls Amotekun his best achievement

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, middle; Amotekun Corps Commandant, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye; and another top officer of the local security outfit Vows to complement Ondo govt security apparatus  Yoruba regional freedom agitation group, Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) led by the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Abiodun Gani Adams, has vowed to to complement Ondo State […]

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Akeredolu says soldiers’ withdrawal from correctional centres encourages jailbreaks

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has raised an alarm that withdrawal by the Nigerian Army of soldiers from correctional centres across the state is encouraging jail breaks which have recently been on the rise. The governor, who received a full briefing of the situation from the Commissioner of Police, Oyediran Oyeyemi, was worried about the […]

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