Ondo Deputy Governor Celebrates Engr Abiola Bello At 50

Ondo State Deputy Governor, Dr. Olayide Adelami, has felicitated Engr. Abosede Abiola Bello on the occasion of her 50th birthday. At a thanksgiving service held in her honour at the Chapel of the Holy Trinity, Bishop’s Court, Owo, on Sunday, he described her as a kind-hearted woman whose passion for the development of her immediate […]

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APC recommits to responsible governance in Ondo

… also to strategic security, people-oriented development The  All Progressives Congress (APC), has recommited itself to responsible governance,  strategic security, and people-oriented development in Ondo State. Besides, it assured the people of the state of its firm commitment to transparency, accountability, and prudent resource management. It renewed these commitments on Tuesday in a statement by […]

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Aiyedatiwa appoints 32 new permanent secretaries

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has approved the confirmation, and appointment of 32 new Permanent Secretaries in the State Civil Service: A statement by the governor’s spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan, listed the new permanent secretaries as: 1. Mrs Tayo Ogundare 2. Mrs Morayo M. Bayo-Philip 3. Adeyemi Sule 4. Mrs Olufunso Tunji-Omoniyi 5. Olanrewaju Abiodun 6. […]

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Funke Kumuyi Hails Aiyedatiwa’s Gender-Sensitive Governance, Seeks More Women in Elective Offices

APC chieftain, Hon Funke Kumuyi An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Ondo State, Hon. Funke Kumuyi, has commended Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, describing him as a gender-sensitive leader committed to empowering women through strategic appointments in his administration. She made the remarks during a radio interview reviewing the just-concluded 50th anniversary celebration of the state, […]

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Ondo marks golden jubilee with colourful carnival

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the people of Ondo State to deepen unity, strengthen democracy and fully harness the state’s abundant human and natural resources to secure sustainable development over the next 50 years. He made the call on Tuesday at the grand celebration of events marking the 50th anniversary of the creation […]

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Ondo @ 50: Nothing to celebrate – Yetunde Adeyanju

Former Commissioner for Community Development and Cooperatives Services in Ondo State, Mrs Yetunde Adeyanju A former commissioner for community development and cooperatives services in Ondo State, Mrs Yetunde Adeyanju, has regretted that there is nothing to celebrate in the 50-year journey of Ondo State Rather, Adeyanju, who served in the Olusegun Mimiko administration, said the […]

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Ondo @ 50: Aiyedatiwa hails founding vision, charts inclusive path for next 50 years

Ondo State Governor, Dr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has called on the people of the state to renew their commitment to unity, hard work and collective responsibility. Simultaneously, he reaffirmed his administration’s resolve to build on past achievements and chart a bold, inclusive path for the next fifty years of the Sunshine State. He made the call […]

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Full text of Aiyedatiwa’s Ondo @50 statewide broadcast

Today, history pauses, if only for a moment and invites us to stand still at the confluence of memory and destiny. With hearts lifted in profound gratitude to Almighty God, it gives me great delight to address you on this momentous day as Ondo State marks 50 remarkable years of existence: fifty years of aspiration […]

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Tinubu greets Ondo at 50, praises state’s resilience, commitment to nation’s development

Mimiko, Oyebanji seek unity, forgiveness – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has felicitated with the Ondo State  Government, and People on the 50th anniversary celebration of the state’s creation. He described the state’s journey so far as a testament to resilience, enterprise and unwavering commitment to national development. His goodwill message was delivered at the Ondo […]

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Ondo State @ 50: A Golden Testament of Identity, Resilience, and Destiny

By: Steve Otaloro Fifty years is not merely a measure of time. It is a solemn threshold between memory and meaning, a sacred pause where history exhales and the future gathers its breath. On the 3rd of February, 1976, Ondo State was etched into Nigeria’s evolving map—not as an accident of policy, but as a […]

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