Anxiety as gunmen kidnap three church members in Ondo

There was a palpable anxiety as gunmen again kidnapped three members of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident occurred on Monday evening while the victims were returning from a Bible study session at Kasemola area inside the Ogbese axis. According to reports, the kidnappers struck […]

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Ondo debunks alleged fraud in teachers’ recruitment 

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa  Ondo State Government  has debunked alleged fraud in the latest teachers’ recruitment, stressing that the exercise followed due process. In a statement by the Head of Service,  Bayo Philip, it said:  “It has come to the knowledge of the Office of the Head of Service that, some unsuspecting job seekers […]

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Oyemekun Grammar School Akure 86/87/88 alumni set commissions 2025 project

The 86/87/88 alumni set of Oyemekun Grammar School, Akure Old Students Association, has commissioned three classrooms and a staff room within the school premises which it renovated as this year’s project. Known as the Legacy Team, the alumni set is led by Otunba Alabi Alaba. A statement by the spokesman of the Legacy Team, OGSA […]

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Sunshine Stars FC regrets relegation, promises bounce back

Sunshine Stars Football Club of Ondo State has promised to bounce back soon as it applogised to its famsbover it’s recent relegation. In a statement by Isaac Afolabi, the *Media Officer, it wrote: “The Caretaker Committee of Sunshine Stars Football Club of Ondo State wishes to officially express deep pain and tender a heartfelt apology […]

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Akure youths petition Aiyedatiwa over residents’ hardship on abandoned road projects

Akure youths have petitioned the Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa over the hardship being experienced by people due to the abandoned road and infrastructural projects spread across the state capital. In a notice of public protest to the office of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, they lamented that “residents of Akure, the Ondo State Capital, have endured […]

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We’re committed to FUTA Teaching Hospital take-off – Aiyedatiwa

Umoh, Aiyedatiwa  Reps seek governor’s further support for project  Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has stressed his government’s commitment to the successful take-off of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) Teaching Hospital, Akure. He spoke on Sunday while receiving members of the House of Representatives Committee on Federal Health Institutions at the Government House, […]

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Why Aiyedatiwa’s election should be nullified – Agboola, PDP, SDP, ADC

The Ondo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Akure was asked on Saturday to nullify the victory of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa in the November 16, 2024 election. Four petitioners including a former Deputy Governor and the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in the election, Hon Agboola Ajayi; the PDP; Social Democratic Party, SDP; and African […]

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Ondo judiciary complex will be completed on schedule – Aiyedatiwa

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Saturday expressed satisfaction with the quality and level of work done on the ongoing construction of the new Ondo State Judiciary Complex in Akure. His spokesman Ebenezer Adeniyan, said in a statement that he was on an unscheduled inspection visit to the project site at the High Court Complex […]

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Aiyedatiwa’s election: Tribunal fixes June 4 for judgment

The Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting on Akure will deliver its judgement on June 4, 2025, in petitions challenging the victory of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa in the November 16, 2024 poll. The three-member panel, headed by Justice Benson Ogbu, on Saturday said that the tribunal would give its verdict on all the petitions […]

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Foundation awards scholarships to Ondo pupils

The Lanre Briggs Foundation has awarded fully funded university scholarships to 22 students of Imade College, Owo, Ondo State. Founder of the Foundation, Mr. Olanrewaju Briggs, said the gesture was driven by the growing inability of many parents to afford university education for their children and wards. He lamented that many brilliant students often dropped […]

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