Akeredolu condoles late information minister, Alex Akinyele’s family

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has condoled with the immediate family, Ondo Kingdom and indeed the of the State over the passage of High Chief Alex Akinyele, a former Information Minister. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo, said: “Late Alex Akinyele was a man of many parts who […]

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Epileptic power supply cripples Ondo

The epileptic power supply in Akure, and by extension the whole Ondo Sate has  continually challenged the capability of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company to provide uninterrupted power supply to consumers and the need to look for an alternative source of power supply in the State. We note that the problem has  obviously graduated from […]

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Deji summons pastor over missing child

Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, has summoned a prominent pastor in his domain to his palace following the mysterious disappearance of a one year old boy allegedly from his church last Sunday. The summon is part of the monarch’s royal intervention to stave off trouble and unravel the circumstances surrounding the boy’s sudden […]

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Akeredolu receives implementation plan on Ondo deep seaport

Ondo State is at the verge of having a Deep Sea Port, called Port Ondo, following the presentation of the Outline Business Case (OBC) on the Deep Sea Port to the Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN. The OBC comprehensively stated the Project Implementation Plan for the proposed Port of Ondo. The presentation was made by the […]

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Ondo to get modern veterinary hospital

Plans are underway to build a modern veterinary hospital complex in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Already, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has approved the construction of the facility and that money should be released as soon as fund is available. Commissioner for Agriculture, Asiwaju Adegboyega Adefarati, who disclosed this, noted that continuous training of veterinary […]

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Okitipupa, Ilaje, Ese Odo, Irele councils to float disaster response centres

By Martins Fasusi, Okitipupa Chairmen of Littoral Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Ondo State have reached an understanding with a Norwegian organization, IFRP, to establish four Littoral Disasters Response Centers in their respective areas. This was done in a swift response to the unprecedented flood disasters that have sacked several communities including some Local Government […]

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Akoko people cry out over bad roads

People of Ajowa, Ikaram, Erusu and Arigidi Akoko, all in Akoko NorthWest local government area of Ondo state, have cried out to government and the appropriate agencies to bail them out on the abandoned Ajowa/Ikare road project. Indeed, residents of the communities have lamented that the deplorable condition of the abandoned sections have continued to […]

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Okitipupa crawling race competition: Oluwafemi emerges winner

By Martis Fasusi, Okitipupa Toddlers in Okitipupa Local Government on Wednesday put their crawling skills to the test in a crawling race competition organised by the wife of the Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu  as part of activities for the upcoming  State Women conference. The competition which took place at the Local Government Secretariat […]

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Ondo LG staff school begins HND programme

Ondo State Local Government Staff Training School, Itaogbolu has started running programme leading to the award of the Higher National Diploma, HND, It is running the programme in conjunction with Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, RUGIPO, through the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the state owned institution early this year. These were disclosed by the […]

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We have nowhere to go, Akungba flood victims lament as quit order expires

High rent, poverty and lack of alternative accommodation are frustrating compliance with government evacuation order on residents of buildings along the canal of Akungba, in Ondo State, where a 400 level student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Doyin Boluwaji was recently swept off by flood. The State Government had, following the incident, issued the order […]

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