Akeredolu pledges help for Akungba crash victims

By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has pledged to help victims of Saturday’s road crash at Ibaka, Akungba Akoko, in Akoko South-West Local Government Area, that claimed at least 16 persons on Saturday. The Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, had confirmed the casualty figures in a statement on Sunday by the […]

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Jegede challenges Akeredolu’s election at tribunal

By Banji Ayoola The candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, has approached the tribunal challenging the victory of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, at the exercise on the basis of alleged massive irregularities including vote-buying and intimidation of his party supporters. Akeredolu, the […]

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Akeredolu, Abiodun condemn Igbo ‘quit notice’ video, say it’s senseless

Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has described a video that has gone viral, giving quit notice to the Igbo people to leave Yorubaland, as senseless and one capable of causing destabilisation in the country. A group, Young Yoruba for Freedom, in a viral video had told the people of Igbo extraction residing in the […]

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Ondo SUBEB, state radiovision offices burnt

A ‘mysterious’ fire outbreak has razed the Ondo State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) office at Oke Eda, Akure, the state capital. Reports had it that the fire outbreak started at about 11 pm on Sunday. The building, which also occupies the marketing office of the state Government-owned Radiovision Corporation was affected by the fire. The […]

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Agagu varsity directs workers to resume work on October 19

Vice Chancellor, Prof Roberts Ogunduyile The Management of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State, has directed all teaching and non-teaching staff of the institution to resume duty on Monday, Oct. 19. This directive is contained in a statement, signed by Mr Idowu Omowole, the acting Registrar of the institution, and […]

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Yaayi-Akorede hails peaceful conduct of Ondo election

By Shefiu Adeyemo The Chief imam of Akure kingdom Dr. AbdulAkeem  Yaayi-Akorede has commended both the electorate and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the peace that reigned during and after the Ondo  state gubernatorial  election that held last Saturday.                      He said this in […]

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Jegede condoles with Makinde on mother’s death

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP), governorship candidate in Ondo State, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, has described the death of Madam Abigail Makinde, mother of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, as a great loss for both the people of Ondo and Oyo States. In a statement by the Head, Media Research, Eyitayo Jegede Campaign Organisation, EJCO, […]

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