Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has allayed the fears of residents over a confirmed COVID-19 case in the state and has enjoined them to abide by the laid down precautionary measures. The state government announced a confirmed case of the virus on Friday. Akeredolu spoke in Akure on Saturday in a live broadcast at […]
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Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN,on Saturday, announced the appointment of a seven-man committee of eminent professionals of the state origin to, amongst others, raise and manage resources in cash, or in kind from individuals; group of individuals to be used to complement the efforts of the state government on the coronavirus in the state. […]
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Ondo state on Wednesday shut land and sea routes with its neighbouring states of Ekiti, Osun, Kogi, Edo and Ogun states to shield the state away from the rampaging coronavirus. Also, the state government declared a three-day period of fasting and prayers commencing from Thursday, 2nd to Saturday, 4th to seek the face of God […]
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Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has directed the immediate fumigation of major markets and motor parks in the state in a bid to shut out the rampaging coronavirus from the state. He handed the directive to the committee on Sanitation and Traffic Rules after he signed the Public Health Regulations Order. A statement on […]
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The Parents Teachers Association, PTA, in Ondo State has called on parents to ensure that their children and wards are well taken care of by obeying government laid down rules in the stay at home directive in support of the fight against the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. Its chairman in the state, Chief Abimbola Omoloja gave […]
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Victims of the explosion which rocked Eleyewo, near Akure the Ondo State capital early on Saturday morning, have asked both the state and federal governments to rebuild their houses which were destroyed. They were led by the Royal Father of the community, the Olu of Eleyewo, Chief Boboye Ojo Adekunle, who appealed to government to […]
Continue ReadingOpposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called for investigation into the explosion that rocked Akure, Ondo state capital early Saturday morning. The party in a statement through its spokesman, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, expressed apprehension and shock over the explosion that injured many and destroyed numerous houses. It charged the Federal Government to immediately set up […]
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The explosion that rocked Akure, the Ondo State capital early this morning, Saturday March 28, was caused by a faulty vehicle transporting explosives to a storage facility in a neighbouring state. Confirming this at the scene of the incident few hours ago, the governor told reporters that the vehicle broke down while in transit along […]
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Ondo State local government elections scheduled to hold on April 18, 2020, has been postponed indefinitely over COVID-19. Chairman of the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission, ODIEC, Prof Yomi Dinakin, had last week insisted that the council polls would hold despite the threat of spread the virus spread. Dinakin said arrangements would be made to […]
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Rotimi Akeredolu. Photo; TWITTER/ROTIMIAKEREDOLU A few days to the unveiling of Unity Group’s consensus candidate, most of the camps within All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, including that of the incumbent governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, are on tenterhooks. Unity Group has been a political thorn in the flesh of Akeredolu shortly after he was sworn in […]
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