Ondo assembly moves to regulate private medical practice

goes tough on indiscriminate parking A bill to amend the law to make provision for the inspection of private health institutions, establishment of private health institutions’ registration unit and for other purposes incidental thereto or connected therewith, has been committed to the Health Committee of the Ondo State House of Assembly, ODHA, for scrutiny. A […]

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Nigerian leaders should build strong, viable economy – Akeredolu

Ondo state Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, said the task before the leadership of the country is to build a strong and viable economy that would generate a prosperous, progressive and dignified life for the good of the country and the State. Akeredolu in his speech yesterday in Akure at the 59th independent anniversary Celebration believed […]

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PDP says it will sack Akeredolu in 2020 as national vice chairman, Eddy Olafeso joins Ondo guber race

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has vowed to sack the incumbent Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, from power in the forthcoming governorship election in the state next year, even as the party’s National Vice Chairman, Olorogun Eddy Olafeso, formally declared his intention to contest the election. Akeredolu, who would be contesting for his second […]

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PDP will sack Akeredolu in 2020 – Faboyede

People’s Democratic Party, PDP, chairman in Ondo State, Engineer Clement Faboyede, has said that his party would sack the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2020 governorship election. Faboyede, who gave the assurance that the party is putting its house in order ahead of the upcoming election next year, said that the party’s primaries, which […]

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Ajibefun: Celebrating excellence and builder of two best institutions

By Kolawole Adams  The recent ranking of Adekunle Ajasin University as the best state university in webometrics attracted my attention to this subject. And I believe same news must have done the same for many elsewhere, causing people to wonder why a university in the obscure part of far Ondo State! But I believe excellence, […]

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Ajibefun is leaving behind an excellent Ajasin University

By Williams Akolade Before the fifth Vice Chancellor of Ondo State owned Adekunle Ajasin University was announced  in January 2015, not many had anticipated that the ball would be passed to Professor Igbekele Ajibefun, the former Rector of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, not even Ajibefun himself. At best, about the time, the professor had considered […]

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Ondo APC battles to mend cracks ahead 2020 guber race

Despite efforts to tame rough edges within the All Progressives Congress (APC), to soften the grounds for Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s second term bid, there is still a minority within the party that is bent on denying him the ticket of the party by whatever means. There are cracks within the ruling party, and as ingenuous […]

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Ondo automates retirement benefits payment

As part of the reform agenda of the Ondo State Government to reposition the State Civil Service for excellent service delivery and make bureaucratic processes less cumbersome, the state government would soon commence automated system of processing documents of Pensioners for their retirement benefits. To this effect, the State Information Technology Agency has developed a […]

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Thunder wrath: ODSG moves to prevent epidemic at Ijare

Olujare speaks, explains reasons behind disaster Ijare, the  sleepy agrarian town  in the Ifedore local government area  of Ondo State where thunder struck dead 36 cows on a sacred hill last Saturday has become a Mecca of sort as awe struck people continue to throng the town. Yesterday, the community was almost jampacked by visitors, […]

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AAUA VC, Ajibefun calls for e-registry, less paperwork

Vice Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun, has called on the administrative staff of the Institution to embrace electronic registry to ensure prompt service delivery and less of paperwork. Ajibefun, who gave the advice while declaring open a workshop organised by the University’s Chapter of the Association of Nigerian […]

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