Category: Ondo State

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 […]

Some of the suspected bandits and the recovered over 500 assorted weapons The Commander of the Ondo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, speaks about the recent activities of the corps in tackling banditry in the state in this interview with Peter Dada. It has been over a year since […]

Ondo State Government on Friday lifted ban on forestry activities in the stste. This was contained in a statement by the Information and Orientation commissioner, Mr Donald Ojogo, which said the lift will take effect from Monday November 15. The statement said: “This is to announce to the general public, especially stakeholders in the forestry […]

Ondo State Goveror Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has employed 35 engineers, architects, land surveyors and other professionals into the state workforce. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Richard Olatunde, made this known on Friday in a statement titled, ‘Gov Akeredolu Recruits 35 Engineers, Other Professionals.’ The State Commissioner of Works, Raimi Aminu, stated that such employment was […]

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has said criminal herdsmen and miscreants have been chased out of forested reserves. He said he had through registration of farmers and herdsmen ensured that criminal herdsmen no longer lived in the forest. Akeredolu spoke yesterday while presenting instrument of appointment and staff of office to the monarch of Irese […]