Category: Ondo State

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has described the controversy over the appointment by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of his son, Babajide,  as Director General of a state agency as needless. It said it nominated the governor’s son for the office “on the strength of his relentless contribution to the overall success of the APC in […]

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has nominated 14 commissioner and seven special adviser designates to assist in running the affairs of the state. He also named his son, Babajide, as the Director-General of Performance and Project Implementation Monitoring Unit (PPIMU). In a statement by the Information and Orientation commissioner, Mr Donald Ojogo, on Tuesday, the […]

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday criticised the recent appointment of Babajide Akeredolu, a biological son of Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu as the Director General of Performance and Project Implementation Monitoring Unit (PPMIU), as a a “flagrant abuse of office and affront” on the people of the state. In a statement by its […]

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has nominated 14 commissioners and seven special advisers designate to assist in running the affairs of the state. This was disclosed by the state’s commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo, in a statement in Akure. He said that the names of the nominees would soon be forwarded to […]

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has said the state would soon begin exporting tomatoes and other crops following investments in the agricultural sector. He said the 83 tons of cocoa harvested last year was the highest recorded in the state in 15 years. Speaking through his Special Adviser on Agriculture and Agric-business, Mr Akin Olotu, […]

It’s cheap blackmail  – Akeredolu Timber merchants under the aegis of Ondo State Concerned Timber Merchants, OSCTIM, has raised alarm over an alleged clandestine plot by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to siphon all resources of the state before leaving office by February 2025. This came barely 48 hours after the state government lifted the ban on […]

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu said that his administration has uncovered a grand plot to blackmail his son, family members and the State Government with fabricated details and spurious allegations. He was reacting to allegations by the Ondo State Concerned Timber Merchants (OSCTIM) that the State Government planned to hand over the state forest reserve […]

Secondary school pupils trying to enter one of the free school shuttle buses in Akure, the Ondo State capital, before the buses ‘disappeared’  The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State has criticised Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for alleged maladministration. In a statement by its spokesman in the state, Mr Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, the party alleged […]

History was recorded in Imoru kingdom, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State on Thursday, as people from all walks of life gathered to witness the turning of the sod of a modern palace for the ancient community. The ceremony was performed amid fanfare and glamour, devoid of any encumbrance. During the carnival-like event, the […]